The travel business has certainly picked up. Although I am happy about the boost in business, it has come at the expense of my time to write! Oh well…..New Year’s resolutions are for next month! For now, I am happy to write my Thanksgiving “thankful” introspection. As a travel planner, Read more…
Below is Part 3 in my Spring/Summer ode to our 2006 Family Cross Country trip. The format is a blend of illustrative writing in the present, and excerpts from my journal that I kept during the two month journey. DISCLAIMER: This one is a bit long, as I am covering Read more…
I planned our cross country trip in 2006 with the primary goal to open our family’s eyes to life beyond the Delaware River. I wanted us to truly get to know our country, both its physical landscape and its people. Many times during the first couple of weeks of the Read more…
My husband and I have become weary of this past year’s stay at home lifestyle. Two of the casualties of this time have been our wine cellar, and our waistlines. Perhaps you feel the same? It’s time to start planning your escape….and an opportunity to restock the cellar. Christopher Cree Read more…
A PERSPECTIVE FROM OUR FAMILY’S CROSS COUNTRY TRIP IN THE SUMMER OF 2006 Fifteen years ago, I sat in this exact spot, pouring over final details for our upcoming summer cross country trip. It seems like yesterday, except that now, my house is too quiet. Our four sons are out Read more…
Many of my clients are asking.”Where can I go now?” Sadly, I am not comfortable with sending them to most destinations out of the country. Jamaica, however, in particular Round Hill Resort, is currently an oasis…a place that I feel completely comfortable sending my clients. It is now….and always will Read more…
Over the years I have been fortunate enough to spend time at some beautiful properties. There are many types of lodgings dotting the landscape around ski resorts…..from classic B and Bs, to AirBnBs, to slopeside condos, to iconic resort style hotels…This page pays homage to my favorite mountain retreats. Stein Read more…
The benefits of an annual family ski vacation
Captiva, Florida came to my family as a magical surprise, and over the years turned into a tradition that embedded itself as one of our sons’ fondest childhood memories. Below is our story, and a wonderful depiction of a special island. And then there were six……I have been thinking of Read more…
Long before I read “Last Train to Paradise”, the story of John Flagler’s ill fated railroad project from Florida’s mainland to Key West, I was deeply intrigued with the Florida Keys. I needed to take a road trip….. I am optimistically thinking ahead to our annual holiday Key West trip. Read more…