We thought we knew all the best sites to find the cheapest fares. Wrong. Enter vayama. We used vayama to book tickets for my annual mancation (more on that later). The end result was round-trip tickets to Roatan, Honduras from Indy for $335. We have an overnight in DC which is kind of ugly but for that price, I will deal with it.
Next time you need to book tickets (especially international), give vayama a try. It appears that they frequently have specials on international fares.
I find myself moved to tears with the situation in Haiti. My daughter, Mariah, and a high school team are scheduled to be in Haiti in July. Though I have yet to visit Haiti I have spent a considerable amount of time in the 3rd world and know the challenges when things are normal. I cannot simply get my head around the disaster. If your like me you wonder, “Sure, but what can I do?”
As you know, I am a huge fan of Compassion International. They have a strong presence in Haiti. They are asking for donations for their efforts, as they work with over 6000 children there.
If you can’t give, would you join hundreds of us in praying for Haiti. The eyes of the world are turned to the poorest nation in the western hemisphere. I am praying that the church will rise up. My hope is that in years to come, an old man will sit on the beach with his grandson and say “The earthquake of 2010 changed where I lived and whom I lived with. Then God came along. He changed my life.”
I’m all about security and regulations, but as a response to the terrorist on the Christmas Day flight into Detroit, has the FAA over-reacted?
The FAA states that passengers on international flights must remain seated the last hour of their flights with no bags on their lap. I even heard something about banning paperback books.
Come on.
Guy sneaks a bomb in his shoes and we all take our shoes off at the airport. Guy tries to blow up a plane with liquid and we have liquid restriction. Guy tries to light a fire on approach to a city and we can no longer go to the bathroom one hour prior to landing. What’s next?
Again, I am all about security, but I bet we will feel different when Grandma Louise pees herself an hour before she lands in Oakland because we were afraid she was going to go to the bathroom and ignite her plan for world destruction.
Yes, these are real sharks (Caribbean Reef Sharks, to be exact). That’s me in the video; warming my wetsuit.
Yes, I would do it again. In a heartbeat.
On a recent cruise, we stopped in Nassau, Bahamas. While there we connected with Stuart Coves. They are known for their shark dives and did not disappoint. While the operation was larger, the staff was friendly and personable.
My favorite quote from the dive master: “If a shark knocks out your regulator . . . .” I really didn’t hear much after that.
The shark dive is a 2-tank dive, the first being a wall-dive with the occasional shark, the second being the shark feed. If you are a diver, this is a must do.
For a video review of our trip to North Stradbroke Island, click here.
If we had to pick the most beautiful area of Australia that we visited, we would have to choose North Stradbroke Island or Straddie as the locals call it. The island is only accessible by boat so that’s how we and our car got there. We took a vehicular ferry over and then spent the day exploring the island.
The rugged coastline and soft sand beaches are amazing. The force of the ocean water slamming against the solid rocks was mesmerizing. Watching whales and dolphins leap was incredible. We sat on the rocks for hours taking it all in.
Above – A whale breaching
I only wish we had taken more time to visit and explore Straddie.
We are on our 19th honeymoon. Each year we take a week away from everything and everyone. Just the two of us (insert Will Smith sound byte). It has become one of the best things we do for our marriage.
Have a great week. And yes, that is a real sting-ray we met on our last honeymoon (Sting- Ray City in Grand Cayman).
Thanks for stopping by my travel blog. This is a place for me to share my travel plans for upcoming trips, my travel planning tips, tools, trip reports, and photos, as well as a place to network with fellow travelers
I hope as you read about my upcoming travel plans you are inspired to create your own. I hope that the travel planning tips and tools I share here make your planning easier. My desire is that the trip reports and photos help you to experience the journey with me. I promise to share the good, the bad and the ugly along the way. It would be wonderful if you would do the same by sharing your travels.
Why do I love to travel? I think Mark Twain describes it well.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime."
I know that in my life travel has helped me to see beyond myself, my location, my thinking, my way of life. I have seen how small I am and how big God is. God’s creation is massive and diverse and I am truly one small part.
We thought we knew all the best sites to find the cheapest fares. Wrong. Enter vayama. We used vayama to book tickets for my annual mancation (more on that later). The end result was round-trip tickets to Roatan, Honduras from Indy for $335. We have an overnight in DC which is kind of ugly but for that price, I will deal with it.
