When considering a multigenerational vacation destination Cancun may not be the first place that comes to mind. After all, Cancun is a well-known party destination. But move just a bit out of the city’s hotel zone and you will find the Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres Resort and Spa provides a…
For years people have been telling me I am an adventure traveler. But what is adventure travel?? How do you know if you have the right to call yourself an adventurer? Do you meet the criteria for adventurist? Better question. Who decides?? Now that we have established that there are…
Autumn arrives in mid-September in Cecil County MD (although not officially) with a chill in the air almost as if on cue for the start of Milburn Orchards’ Fall Festival Weekends. Every Saturday and Sunday through the end of October, Milburn Orchards hosts a different themed event. This seven-weekend affair…
With New Jersey being known as the Garden State it only stands to reason that local produce and Farmers’ Markets would be popular in South Jersey beach communities, also known as “Down the Shore.” And it seems that most of the beach communities in South Jersey have a Farmers’ Market…
At the southern-most tip of New Jersey sits Cape May, the Nation’s Oldest Seashore Resort, which bears the distinction of being a National Historic Landmark. Shaded streets lined with Victorian homes and functioning gaslights are the hallmark of this seaside retreat. Updated: Originally posted on Gypsytales01.wordpress.com on July 6, 2011.…
Most people have no idea why New Jersey is known as the “Garden State.” Typically, when people think of New Jersey they automatically think of it as an extension of New York City. For those of us of a certain age, the joke by Joe Piscopo and SNL comes to…
If you travel to the Yucatan Peninsula you will find the region loaded with Mayan ruins and steeped in culture. You will also find oodles of all-inclusive beach resorts. You may, in theory, love the idea of an all-inclusive. However, the argument I often hear against all-inclusive is that they…
When we headed out for our Coba Mayan Encounter Tour with AllTourNative, I knew we would be visiting Coba, swimming in cenotes, ziplining and more. What I didn’t know was that I would get such an education during this Mayan adventure. And it turns out there was an awful lot…
