EPCOT’s Food and Wine Festival is Just Around the Corner

Can’t decide on dessert? Get 3!

Get your appetite ready to sip, savor and stroll because the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival is returning to Walt Disney World Resort July 14 through Nov. 19. Yup, that’s right – this year’s festival of food begins in just a month and is 4 months long! Read more

Top 10 Tips for Summer Air Travel

While the calendar says we still have a few weeks before summer officially starts, the fact is that once Memorial Day arrives, the “summer travel season” begins. And what a season it is going to be! After two pandemic summers, those who have had limited/no travel since 2019 are raring to go: a Washington Post-Schar School poll found that 72 percent of Americans say they will “definitely” or “probably” go on a summer trip this year.

If you’ll be one of those happy travelers – especially if you’ll be flying – things may be different from the last time you boarded a plane. Here are 10 ways to be prepared for air travel before you even leave for the airport. Read more

5 Tips for Saving on Gas for Your Summer Road Trip

With Memorial Day signaling the beginning of the summer travel season, a lot of travel discussion at the moment is centering around road trips – and specifically the cost of the gas that will fuel those road trips.

While we can’t do much about the price of gas, there are some things we can do to minimize the pain to our wallets (sort of). Here are my top 5 tips to help you do just that. Read more

What is Included on a River Cruise?

Neuschwanstein Castle – the famous fairy-tale castle that inspired Walt Disney – is one excursion available on a romantic Danube river cruise.

One of the many benefits of sailing on a river cruise, is that so much is included, guests find that they are getting a tremendous value for the price. And since it is all included in the cruise fare, it’s all paid for in advance, so no worries about extra expenses throughout the trip.

Let’s take a look at what you’ll typically find included with your river cruise fare. Read more

River Cruising: Small Ships, Big Experiences

Exploring the Rhine River on the Avalon Visionary

If you love the idea of cruising, but the typical ocean-going mega cruise ship experience is just too large and too overwhelming, the good news is that river cruising may be the perfect solution. With smaller ships, river cruising offers a more personal and intimate experience that a large ocean cruise can’t possibly match, and yet you still can unpack once and see the world! Read more