HOT DEALS! The party possibilities just got hotter at Gaylord Opryland with SoundWaves, the nation’s first upscale indoor and outdoor resort water attraction. The four-acre park on three-levels, kept at a comfortably warm 84 degrees year-round, has 111,000 sf of indoor attractions, dining and amenities, as well as 106,000 sf of outdoor water attractions. The […]
Welcome to the New Year. No matter where you are in the world, change is going to be the most overused word of the year. Even those of you who choose to ignore political news stories or who prefer to see the glass as always half full will realize how nothing remains as it has […]
My feet don’t stink and I don’t think I have ever worn a pair of socks a second day after working out in them the day before, but I was willing to test MP Magic Socks’ latest innovation, the sports sock. Full disclosure. I do not work for MP Socks, nor was I paid to […]
THESE VENUES ARE GOING FOR THE FULL REDO You won’t want to pass this off as a place for just sports fans, even if NFL legend and Hall of Famer Terrell Owens did join Caesars Entertainment CEO and President Mark Frissora for the grand opening of The Book, an Experiential & Technologically Savvy Sports Bar […]
COMMUNITY SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY IS THE GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING Caesars Entertainment, the world’s most geographically-diverse U.S casino-entertainment company, and Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, have given more than “Thank you for your service” appreciation to veterans in Las Vegas, NV. Forty team members of the two companies joined forces to build and donate eight […]
HOT DEALS TO WARM UP COLDER WEATHER Book three-nights at Paradisus Cancún by October 31 and stay before December 22 to get 35% off the stay, plus added amenities for taking advantage of other promotional offers, such as booking a Royal service room and getting a $100 in MeliáRewards points that you can exchange for […]
Part 6 was Tourists Invade Prague, The City of Concerts, Castles and Korunas GERMANY BERLIN REFLECTS THE PAST AS IT MARCHES FORWARD While our two-week Odysseys Unlimited Discovering Eastern Europe tour focused on cities from which my ancestors had originated, our tour company’s arranged non-guided extension trip to Berlin, Germany at least landed us in […]
Part 5 was Slovakia, Once Again! CZECH REPUBLIC TOURISTS INVADE PRAGUE, THE CITY OF CONCERTS, CASTLES AND KORUNAS Where we stayed: The 78-room Grand Bohemia Praha is tucked neatly onto a side street within walking distance of famous attractions such as the Old Town Square, Old Town Hall, and Wenceslas Square. Our room was a […]
Part 4 was The Music and Muses of Vibrant Vienna SLOVAKIA, once again! BRATISLAVA Yes, I have spoken about Slovakia, but only when our intrepid group of travelers paused for lunch on our way from Poland to Hungary in Part 3-EASTERN EUROPE: STRUDEL, SCHNITZEL AND STRAUSS, A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS; Breakfast in Poland, […]
Part 3 was Breakfast in Poland, Lunch in Slovakia and Dinner in Hungary AUSTRIA THE MUSIC AND MUSES OF VIBRANT VIENNA Where we stayed: The Hilton Vienna Plaza didn’t have the same startling views of the Danube River as our Hilton Budapest did, but it did have Alpine tap water so crystal clear that we […]