Category: Florida travel

• Fun in the Florida Everglades

  

    Ok – I can count myself as one of the almost two thousand travel casualties of our latest storm.  After several airline reschedulings and then cancellations, I finally had to admit that my trip to San Francisco to visit my brother Bruce and his husband Bill was just not meant to be. So I’ll…

  kimsswidler

  January 6, 2014

  Florida travel, Ft Lauderdale, General, Marriott resorts, Stories

• Escape to Sunny Ft. Lauderdale

  

    Ok- it was inevitable that the unseasonably warm weather here in the Northeast would fade into the chilly wind and snow flakes that we’ve now been experiencing. It was great while it lasted. But, just a  relatively short plane ride away, we can still escape to sunny locations including a favorite of mine, Ft.…

  kimsswidler

  December 26, 2013

  Florida travel, Foodie Finds, Ft Lauderdale, General, Marriott resorts, Stories

• Over-The-Top Elopment Travel Package

  Here’s a unique elopement package at Sandpearl Resort, Clear Water Beach in Florida. This is what they say: Couples planning for a quick elopement can make their marriage announcement viral with the help of a professional videographer. Instead of waiting for photos to develop or making a phone call home, the newlyweds can break the…

  kimsswidler

  October 5, 2013

  Deals, Florida travel, General, Stories, Wedding destination

• Great Ideas From The New York Times Travel Show

  Last Saturday I traveled down to Manhattan’s  Javits Center to attend the annual New York Times Travel Show. Located primarily on this convention center’s main floor, this show provided information for over 500 destinations from around the world, and it was divided into various sections including the Caribbean, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Africa, the United…

  kimsswidler

  March 4, 2012

  Educational travel, Family Travel, Florida travel, General, Hudson Valley Region, I Love New York, Ireland Travel, London Travel, Maine Travel, Maryland travel, Massachussetts Travel, New York, New York City, New York Travel, Stories, Travel deals, travel savings, Travel tools

• Key West-Travel From New York and the Hyatt Key West

  Last week I started telling you about my trip to Key West, Florida. On a bright, sunny day, I landed at the Miami Airport and,with three of the women from my group, we  took US1 to drive through miles and miles of  beautiful scenery in order to get to our final destination. When we were about half of the way to…

  kimsswidler

  March 28, 2011

  Family Travel, Florida travel, Foodie Finds, General, Outdoor Travel, Senior Travell, Single travel, Stories, Wedding destination

• Key West- A Traveler’s Paradise

  Last week I was invited by the Hyatt Key West to attend a media trip to Key West, Florida in order to experience that area’s Cuban Cultural Exposition. An island located at the most southern part of the continental United States, Key West is only 90 miles away from Cuba, and, because of this proximity, it’s…

  kimsswidler

  March 23, 2011

  Family Travel, Florida travel, Foodie Finds, General, Senior Travel, Stories, Wedding destination

• Senior Travel: A Classic Car Lover’s Dream-Ferrari Show at the Breakers

  While I was in Florida a couple of weekends ago, Robert and I took a drive to the Breakers, a beautiful resort located in Palm Beach. We figured we’d just stop to take a look around and have tea, but we were fortunate to stumble upon a terrific display of classic Ferraris. Here are some pictures.

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  February 3, 2011

  Automobiles, Florida travel, General, Senior Travel, Stories

• Senior Travel: Where Have All The NY Delis Gone? To Florida.

  I know that it sounds unimaginable right now, but two weekends ago I was actually able to escape our upstate NY area. My husband, Robert, and I traveled via Southwest Airlines to visit my mother-in-law, Bea, who lives in Boynton Beach, Florida. As you can imagine  in a world of supply and demand, the plane tickets were pretty expensive. The crazy…

  kimsswidler

  February 2, 2011

  Florida travel, Foodie Finds, General, Senior Travel, Tips, Travel dining

• Websites Publishes Printable NYC and Miami Coupons

  Have you ever visited one of  NYC’s official information booths and seen the little discount cards that they offer for the city’s major attractions? These cards are published by RightCard NYC. RightCard NYC provides discounts for attractions,stores and restaurants, and the coupons are printable right off of your own computer. Click here to go to…

  kimsswidler

  May 10, 2010

  Florida travel, General, New York City

• Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival

  The 2010 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival is now on until May 16th. Here’s what Disney advertises: The Festival boasts more than 75 Character topiaries representing 15 different Disney films – that’s 65 tons of topiaries in all! This year the Festival has the tallest Character topiary ever created, Goofy – a whopping 14…

  kimsswidler

  April 17, 2010

  Disney Travel, Florida travel, Gardens, General