Puerto Vallarta Trip Report - August 30th - September 6th, 2013

I (48) last visited Puerto Vallarta in June 2004 with my son (we stayed at the Grand Marival in Nuevo Vallarta that trip).  This time I went with a good friend (37) from work.  We knew it was rainy HOT & HUMID season there but we just wanted to get away and enjoy a 5-star resort.  Quite honestly, as time inched closer, I was really uncomfortable with the hot and humid thoughts that continually occupied my mind.  I swore after last visit, I would NEVER return in summer, but never say never, right?

Cincinnati Trip Report - May 26 - June 2, 2013

The friend I was going to visit in Ohio, I met when I was twenty-one (1986) on a Caribbean cruise, my first adventure on a ship on the ocean.  She was in the Army and on her honeymoon and I spent some time on the cruise with them.  Her and I wrote letters for years and were always in touch.  We have exchanged visits a few times as well.  We have remained good friends all this time, now twenty-seven years later.  When we talk or see each other, time stands still and we're as close as we've always been.  I consider her a true friend and am happy she is a part of my life.

New Orleans Trip Report - April 21 - 28, 2013

Do I need an excuse to return to New Orleans?  NO!  I have been pining to return since my last visit in Nov. 2010 (my first blog post too).  So, an invite from the people I cruised with last year in April was taken seriously and I told them I would join.  I ended up not doing the cruise portion because my friend(?) bowed out of doing this trip altogether after committing to it, and she was to be my roommate. She was also paying half so that hurt me financially.

Nashville Trip Report - April 16 - April 21, 2013

I so much liked the new friends I met on my Alaska cruise last September that live in Nashville, I decided to add Nashville to my itinerary when I was going back to New Orleans in April.  I wanted to see them again and I've always wanted to see Tennessee so this seemed like a good plan.