Category: Unique Vacations
Find Your Inner-Self on a Surfboard!
We’ve found a terrific and unique Costa Rican adventure designed especially for women that combines the peacefulness of yoga with the exhilaration of surfing in a gorgeous beachfront setting. Dive into the waves, dive into the rainforest, dive into luxurious villas , dive into your inner rhythms, and emerge with a new outlook on life. [...]
So You've Always Wanted to be a "Survivor" – Well, Here's Your Big Chance!
The daydream of surviving on a gorgeous desert island looms large in most of our imaginations. Let’s face it, that’s why Survivor, Robinson Crusoe and the current CDW Computer TV commercials are such an enormous success. But while the TV networks tempt us with scripted tropical adventures, the possibility of participating in such a complete [...]
Rent The Thatched Roofed Cottage of Your Dreams
If you are a devoted reader of historical novels, where heroins reside in charming stone cottages with thick thatched roofs looking out on valleys of wildflowers…. you’re going to smile from ear to ear when you take a look at this wonderful website. UnderTheThatch.com is an online resource offering unusual self-catering holiday accommodations in Wales. [...]
Online Travel Auctions That Benefit Charities
Travel well while doing good! We all know about Priceline, Hotwire and Luxury Link, where you bid for travel arrangements, but here’s a different angle on these traditional travel auctions. Several online auction sites offer top notch travel experiences for the benefit of charity. It sort of reminds me of attending a local charity auction [...]
Ultimate Vacation Weekend For You and Your Gorgeous Dog
Just be sure to bring along your sense of humor!! If you’d rather spend time with your dog than most of the people you know… have we got a vacation destination for you! The canine friendly folks at luxury Paws Up Wilderness Resort in Greenough Montana are hosting their annual “Wine and Bitch”Weekend from November [...]
Fall Is The Perfect Season To Stay In A Tree House Hotel
Ever since you were a kid clambering up to your private tree house (whether attached to a swing set, or hand crafted by your Dad), the appeal of living among the rustling tree tops has been compelling. (Or was it the visions of imaginative carefree living we all saw in Swiss Family Robinson?) As the [...]
Museum, Aquarium and Zoo Sleepovers Are All The Rage For Family Adventures!
Have you ever heard a lion snore, or wandered among sleeping dinosaurs? A new trend has taken hold in museums, zoos and aquariums across the United States – party sleepovers, aimed at fun and learning for the whole family. Just take a look at this picture from the Tennessee Aquarium to see how enchanting the [...]
A Bullring Becomes One of World's Most Beautiful Hotels!
Download Ravel’s ‘Bolero’ onto your ipod and head off to Zacatecas Mexico to experience the hauntingly beautiful Quinta Real Zacatecas Hotel – a once in a lifetime architectural experience. Located in central Mexico between Durango to the North and Guadalajara to the South, Zacatecas is ringed by magnificent mountains and has charming narrow streets undulating [...]
Ritz-Carlton Introduces Voluntourism Programs For Their Guests
I guess you could call this ‘doing good while doing well’. The Ritz-Carlton chain has introduced imaginative volunteer programs in all of its 70 properties worldwide. Leading the way with volunteer programs in the hotel industry and taking voluntourism to a new level is the Ritz Carlton goal. Their “Give Back Getaways” offer hotel guests [...]
Not Enough Excitement In Your Life? – Go Chase A Tornado!
OK, so I’m reading a travel industry article about a tour company offering Storm Chasing Adventure Tours for “ordinary people looking for an adrenaline rush” – and I’m thinking… ARE YOUR KIDDING ME – these people have GOT to be out of their minds! I’m freaked out just watching these huge destructive storms on TV, [...]
