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Celebrating Your Anniversary: Finding Romance – and Value – on Vacation

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Planning a romantic vacation for a special anniversary can be a wonderful way to celebrate such a milestone and whether you’re looking for an all-inclusive tropical island, a secluded mountain getaway – or even something that seems less “traditionally romantic” – there are many options for the perfect vacation filled with romance.

There’s a lot that goes into deciding where to go though. Of course, whether you’re looking for beaches or mountains, or “something else” is a start, and will be one of the first things your travel agent will want to know. When you want to travel is another obvious consideration. But after those two things, the next big things to discuss usually center around variations of the following:

  1. What can we do there?
  2. What is included and what isn’t?
  3. What is the cost?

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When is the Best Time to Vacation in 2021?

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Hooray, you’re thinking of planning a vacation this year (since you missed out on traveling last year)! You know that now is the perfect time to plan and book your trip for 2021, you’ve got a destination (or 2) in mind, and you’re familiar with their cancellation policies should something come up to change your plans. So what’s next? Deciding when you want to go!

“But Nancy, I’m not sure when the best time is for me to take my vacation this year. Is one time of the year better than another?” I hear your question loud and clear, because it’s one I get asked all the time. So, let’s chat a bit about that today. Read more

Ready to Book Your 2021 Vacation? Here’s What You Need to Know About Cancellation Policies

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I think we can all agree that having something to look forward to right now is needed more than ever, so while we are in the opening days of 2021, there are many folks that are thinking vacations. Even if they don’t expect to travel until the summer, fall, or later, travel is so high on the list of things we missed last year, that the urge to start planning a trip – now – is huge! Read more

Covid Tests, Quarantine, and Planning Travel

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If you are thinking about any kind of travel – even if you’re looking at later into 2021 – chances are that how the current pandemic situation will affect those travel plans has crossed your mind. Even with the welcome news that vaccines are on the way, we know that it will be a number of months before we can all get back to “pre-pandemic” travel. So with all of that in mind, let’s talk today about COVID tests, quarantines, and travel – and what you need to know. Read more

See the USA: The Wild – and Amazing – West

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There are a variety of ways to experience all that “western” America offers. Whether you’re looking to explore some of the incredible national parks throughout this part of the country, learn about the role that Native Americans played in U.S. history, experience “cowboy” life on an actual dude ranch, or check out great food and fascinating culture in one of several vibrant cities – there’s enough to see and do to fill a dozen vacations! Here are some great ways to see the amazing American west! Read more