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August 8, 2010 at 7:14 pm · Filed under information, tidbits, travel, vacation
This Tidbit is 4 Sunset at the Palms in Negril. ( All Inclusive )
We were in Negril Jamaica not long ago and the resort we stayed at was fantastic. I found it quite by accident, the line that caught my eye when I was researching resorts ” Spend your vacation in a treehouse”.
Sunset at the Palms is quiet, clean, good food and the best for me were the daybeds on the balconies. Each bungalow only had 2 rooms, no matter where you were you were unable to really see anyone’s area.
This resort is more for the vacationer that just want’s good food, service and to be able to relax at a very reasonable price. I read all the reviews on Trip Advisor prior to booking and all but 1 was right on the money.
At this point I am just going to let the pictures speak for themselves.
Please feel free to leave me a comment if you would like further info.
Have a wonderful and safe adventure
Jaye
April 14, 2010 at 2:00 pm · Filed under INFORMATIONAL, fees, information, tidbits, travel, vacation
This Tidbit is 4 the $29.00 specials on Jet Blue.
Please check out all the great specials on Jet Blue, you might just be able to do a quick getaway for almost nothing. I have included a link or you can just click on the Jet Blue logo in the right hand column. Now Jet Blue is also offering a FREE checked bag!!
First Checked Bag Free at JetBlue!
Have a safe and wonderful trip.
Jaye
March 8, 2010 at 12:13 am · Filed under information, tidbits, travel, vacation
This tidbit is to apologize for anyone who may have tried to access my site the last few days. I have been having a few server problems. I hope that it has been resolved at this point.
The departure date for Jamaica at this time is Mar 15th!!
Yeah!! I hope to be able to keep you all up on the beautiful beaches ,sunsets and the resort that we are staying at Sunset at the Palms in Negril Jamaica. If I do not have Internet access I will have pictures and stories when I return.
I am going to have a safe adventure
Jaye
December 15, 2009 at 6:59 pm · Filed under INFORMATIONAL, tidbits, travel, vacation
This tidbit is 4 the romance in your life, or if you want to have romance in your life. The romance of travel… Here are ten places where I have bec This tidbit is 4 the romance in your life, or if you want to have romance in your life. The romance of travel… Here are ten places where I have become starry-eyed, beguiled and bewitched by the moment, the place and the person with me. I dare you to visit and not fall in love!
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Undeveloped, unspoiled and cloaked in emerald green rain forest, the mother island of St. Vincent also boasts an archipelago necklace of pristine tropical islands for the most perfect get-away-from-it-all experience. This is the spot we have chosen to renew our wedding vows after 30 years of marriage.
Treetops Lodge, Kenya
There is something wonderfully powerful, primeval and romantic about staying up all night together in this atmospheric old wooden lodge built on stilts among the trees overlooking a waterhole and watching the nocturnal activities of the animals of the African plains. This is where Elizabeth arrived as a princess and departed as Queen Elizabeth II in 1952.
Heidelburg, Germany
Imagine an ancient castle ruin standing atop a wooded hill overlooking a medieval university town, with the Neckar River meandering through the town, old cobbled streets, quaint taverns, marketplaces and coaching inns dating back centuries…We wandered the streets just soaking up the atmosphere.
Kashmir, India
Once upon a peaceful time in this Shangri-La land, I stayed in blissful peace on a Victorian houseboat on Lake Dal beside a medieval town, with the Himalaya perfectly mirrored in dazzling waters…and I was lost to the magic of Kashmir. One day it will be possible to visit again and I will return with the love of my life.
Taj-Mahal, India
I was so prepared to be disappointed with the Taj…and yet was blown softly away on the river breeze when I first saw it, by moonlight, from a distance. Close up, the love affair deepened. It is, quite simply, the perfect architectural embodiment of love and everyone should write it down now on their Bucket List if it isn’t there already.
Moorea, French Polynesia
A thatched hut built on stilts over the warm waters of a turquoise lagoon, a tiny verandah over the natural aquarium around us, and steps that led us gently into the clear warm waters…heaven on earth…well, heaven on water really I guess – but heaven nonetheless!
Cambridge, UK
OK, so this is a very personal choice…it’s where my romantic fate was sealed, arm-in-arm together on the medieval Magdalene Bridge as the moon’s reflection rippled across the River Cam and the spires of King’s College Chapel were silhouetted in the distance…I placed a ring on the finger of my girlfriend that is still there over thirty years later
Le Château Frontenac
Our very own romantic hot spot: winter or summer, this castle-like hotel occupies an eminence in between The Citadel and Old Quebec in Quebec City and epitomizes the chic grandeur of our most beautiful Canadian city. This was where I took my wife for our first romantic weekend getaway when we arrived in Canada.
Tuscany, Italy
Romance spices the Tuscan air, infuses the Tuscan wines and hangs miasma-like in the early morning mists that often surround the hill-top villages; stay in a castle, a villa or a farmhouse and let the essence of Tuscany seep into your soul! We stayed in the Villa Pitiana, a converted Benedictine Monastery on a hilltop outside Florence with views that went on forever.
Frégate Island, Seychelles
A 20 minute flight from the main island of Mahé, itself an island speck in the Indian Ocean, this tiny island boasts a single luxury lodge, unique flora and fauna and perfect granite coves all to yourself. If you ome starry-eyed, beguiled and bewitched by the moment, the place and the person with me. I dare you to visit and not fall in love!
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Undeveloped, unspoiled and cloaked in emerald green rain forest, the mother island of St. Vincent also boasts an archipelago necklace of pristine tropical islands for the most perfect get-away-from-it-all experience. This is the spot we have chosen to renew our wedding vows after 30 years of marriage.
Treetops Lodge, Kenya
There is something wonderfully powerful, primeval and romantic about staying up all night together in this atmospheric old wooden lodge built on stilts among the trees overlooking a waterhole and watching the nocturnal activities of the animals of the African plains. This is where Elizabeth arrived as a princess and departed as Queen Elizabeth II in 1952.
Heidelburg, Germany
Imagine an ancient castle ruin standing atop a wooded hill overlooking a medieval university town, with the Neckar River meandering through the town, old cobbled streets, quaint taverns, marketplaces and coaching inns dating back centuries…We wandered the streets just soaking up the atmosphere.
Kashmir, India
Once upon a peaceful time in this Shangri-La land, I stayed in blissful peace on a Victorian houseboat on Lake Dal beside a medieval town, with the Himalaya perfectly mirrored in dazzling waters…and I was lost to the magic of Kashmir. One day it will be possible to visit again and I will return with the love of my life.
Taj-Mahal, India
I was so prepared to be disappointed with the Taj…and yet was blown softly away on the river breeze when I first saw it, by moonlight, from a distance. Close up, the love affair deepened. It is, quite simply, the perfect architectural embodiment of love and everyone should write it down now on their Bucket List if it isn’t there already.
Moorea, French Polynesia
A thatched hut built on stilts over the warm waters of a turquoise lagoon, a tiny verandah over the natural aquarium around us, and steps that led us gently into the clear warm waters…heaven on earth…well, heaven on water really I guess – but heaven nonetheless!
Cambridge, UK
OK, so this is a very personal choice…it’s where my romantic fate was sealed, arm-in-arm together on the medieval Magdalene Bridge as the moon’s reflection rippled across the River Cam and the spires of King’s College Chapel were silhouetted in the distance…I placed a ring on the finger of my girlfriend that is still there over thirty years later
Le Château Frontenac
Our very own romantic hot spot: winter or summer, this castle-like hotel occupies an eminence in between The Citadel and Old Quebec in Quebec City and epitomizes the chic grandeur of our most beautiful Canadian city. This was where I took my wife for our first romantic weekend getaway when we arrived in Canada.
Tuscany, Italy
Romance spices the Tuscan air, infuses the Tuscan wines and hangs miasma-like in the early morning mists that often surround the hill-top villages; stay in a castle, a villa or a farmhouse and let the essence of Tuscany seep into your soul! We stayed in the Villa Pitiana, a converted Benedictine Monastery on a hilltop outside Florence with views that went on forever.
Frégate Island, Seychelles
A 20 minute flight from the main island of Mahé, itself an island speck in the Indian Ocean, this tiny island boasts a single luxury lodge, unique flora and fauna and perfect granite coves all to yourself. If you are looking for the perfect tropical island romantic paradise, this is it – and we would return in a heartbeat
Have a loving and fun adventure
Jaye
December 11, 2009 at 1:28 pm · Filed under INFORMATIONAL, tidbits, travel, vacation
This tidbit is 4 travel auctions!!! Europe from 99 cents? That was the starting bid on a new auction Web site from Contiki Holidays that went live today.
The tour operator, which specializes in travel for 18- to 35 year-olds, is auctioning off a 14-day European Discovery trip through London, Amsterdam Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Paris, valued at $2,200 a person. Bidding ends Dec. 15. Just two hours after the auction opened, the bidding had jumped to $1,260.
Auctions like these have been gaining popularity as tour operators seek new ways to dispose of unsold inventory amid the recession.
Take Abercrombie & Kent. It held a six-hour online reverse-auction in February in which starting bids were lowered an additional 5 percent every half hour until the discount reached 60 percent or the trip sold out. The sale was so successful it’s hosting a similar sale Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. E.S.T.
Travelers can also bid on vacations at sites like Luxurylink.com and FloridaVacationAuction.com.
This is a very interesting concept I will have to watch and see how good the deals are. Let me know what you think .
Safe and Happy Holiday Travel
Jaye
December 9, 2009 at 9:09 pm · Filed under INFORMATIONAL, tidbits, travel, vacation
This tidbit is 4 $ 18.00 flights
http://top20.travelzoo.com/Sign_Up.aspx?id=707250&source=fbhpg127
Have a great and wonderful trip
Jaye
December 7, 2009 at 9:42 am · Filed under INFORMATIONAL, tidbits, travel, vacation
This tidbit is about St John’s Castle in Limerick Ireland. This is a 13th century castle, There are 800 years of medieval history brought to life in this exhibition. There are excavated pre-Norman houses, fortifications, siege mines and the battlement walks. Found this a very interesting site to visit very different from the castles of royalty. The town of Limerick can be reached very easily from Shannon airport, Ennis, and is about a 3 hour drive from Dublin
Had a safe adventure
Jaye
December 4, 2009 at 6:40 pm · Filed under INFORMATIONAL, tidbits, travel, vacation
This tidbit is 4 Kayak travel search site, I have found that Kayak is really one of the best travel search sites and now they are offering even more information.
Travel comparison site Kayak just opened access to its search data. Best known for aggregating travel deals on roundtrip flights, hotels and rental cars, Kayak is now offering the public a peek under the hood. The company is laying bare its most popular destinations and searches via a new trends page. The site offers users a look at what people are searching for, where they’re searching from and the most searched hotels in the company’s top 50 most popular cities. With the travel industry slowly recovering from what has been a tough two years, this data can go a long way towards reinvigorating businesses.
In addition to the most popular searches and destinations, Kayak is also offering users a look at the Kayak Travel Index. The data from the Index tells users how much the average traveler is willing to spend to visit a particular destination. While economic stability would affect many of these trends, short spikes are often more likely related to peak season rates and seasonal factors. For example, in mid July travelers were willing to pay 25% more for a trip to Seattle, but since then as the weather cools so does the willingness to spend. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Travel Index shows a completely different set of travel spikes.
With information from 404 travel sites including Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz, and information on more than 150,000 hotels, Kayak trends offers a great snapshot into the demographics of a destination’s most frequent visitors.
Says CTO Paul English, “People have conducted hundreds of millions of travel searches on KAYAK in the past year, generating a tremendous amount of data on travel demand trends. We’re happy to make this information available to the travel press and to the general public.”
Happy and safe holiday travel
Jaye
October 3, 2009 at 9:15 am · Filed under airports, tidbits, travel
This tidbit is 4 you to be able to pack correctly. Follow these steps and you should be able to fly through security. The TSA requirements are as follows: Note that the FAA policy allows one piece of luggage and one personal item (such as a purse or briefcase) per person. All carry-on bags must fit under the seat in front of you or in the overhead bin.
- Don’t put batteries, medicines, keys or important documents in your checked bags. Keep them with you in your carry-on bag.
- If you’re packing for a long trip, be aware of excess, oversize and overweight baggage, and the charges extra charges!
- Once you have checked your luggage it is difficult to get it back, so please make sure that you do not have anything in your carry-on that will not go through security, The TSA will confiscate it and you will not get it returned to you.
I have seen passengers have to throw away full bottles of expensive perfumes, creams, shampoos and such…
Liquids in your carry-on baggage
- Take a few minutes to learn about what to expect at the airport. Travel size liquids, aerosols and gels are allowed in carry-on baggage if they are in containers that are 3.4 oz (100ml) or smaller.
- Learn more about TSA policies
Pack your 3.4 oz. (100ml) containers in a single, clear, one-quart zip-top plastic bag. Empty containers (that could contain liquids) are not allowed; and neither are partially used larger containers. Only one one-quart plastic bag is allowed per passenger, and the contents of the bag must fit comfortably inside.
A few examples that are o.k.
- Toothpaste, Creams, Hair products , Sun screen, Mascara/lip gloss
The TSA liquid policy applies to gift items as well as toiletries. Ship them ahead of time or put them in your checked baggage.
A few examples that you can NOT take through security are:
- Jam. Salsa, Snow globes, Liquid soaps, Perfumes.
Have a great and exciting trip
Jaye |
September 3, 2009 at 8:24 pm · Filed under information, tidbits, travel, vacation
This tidbit is 4 another option for checking on the best prices on flights, hotels, car rentals. The link below is for all inclusive rates, you may find the best deal you can get is by combining flights, car and hotel.
- The link below will give you another option so that with a little research you can make sure that you are getting the very best price available.
- Cheap tickets has been around for a very long time. I would still find the best price and then call the actual provider to see if they will match or give you a lower price, or any of the other annoying inconveniences that come up periodically. You do not have to worry about paying too much or too little, the rate of exchange with different currency’s and such.
- Remember though if you do travel out of the USA most countries have a departure tax. Some countries will only accept cash, and may only accept their currency.
Have a wonderful and safe trip!
Jaye
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