I just heard back from a friend of mine who went to the N’awlins Jazz event who told me, “Boy, did you miss out! It was FANTASTIC!” He said there was such a level of excitement and energy in the French Quarter, that it almost felt like the good ol’ pre-Katrina days. After all his…
by Patti Mangan This brand new Casa Andina – Private Collection is very nice and so new – the cab drivers are not aware of it. Just off the Miraflores Parque Kennedy on La Paz – it’s a great location for siteseeing. Tell the driver it’s a renovation of the original Cesars if he seems…
Next stop:Sky Dive Deland, a highly revered skydiving facility, is filled with elite members of an award winning sky-diving team. Also, we found out that Deland actually developed the tandem method which allows novice jumpers to experience the thrill of skydiving while safely harnessed to an instructor. (Word on the street is that Tom Cruise…
Honestly, this was the most comfortable bed I have ever slept in! I wanted to give you a peek into the way I travel, so enjoy:
My father has a saying that he has been using since I could walk — I think he learned it from one of his Puerto Rican friends. It goes something like this, “I was just sitting there, minding my own business, when…. (fill in the blank with my dad’s next great tale of international intrigue.)…
I wanted to get away, really get away. Because my passport was lost in the halls of the National Passport Center, going somewhere far, far away was not an option. Then, I started thinking, and remembered that Puerto Rico did not require passports. Because of their status with the good US of A, all American…
Omigosh, dreamy trip!! They say the Derby isn’t the race–it’s the whole week or more of festivities leading up to the event. They were like totally right! I’m here on the fabulous Jane Dempsey’s Kentucky Derby Junket. Her family has been running Derby tours for over 60 years, and having grown up in the horsey…