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Welcome! I love to travel and and would like to share some of my experiences, tips and travel tricks.

My first suggestion is to get a journal to record your trips. You always think that you will remember where you ate, what you did, what you liked about a place etc. Believe me a journal makes all of that much easier. I began keeping a journal when my kids were young and we were on a tight budget. I kept track of money that we took and spent so we would know how to budget for the next year. I began writing down where we ate, the price of meals and what everyone ate. I also recorded whether people liked their meals or not. It soon became a daily diary of what happened each day. We often look back and check what weather was like, what did we say about a certain restaurant and the funny things that happened.

Here is an example from 1992 (Girl trip to NYC): Dec 11: Left home at 3 AM. Our bus trip has become known as “The bus ride from Hell”. The normal trip takes 7 hours – our trip took 10 1/2. They closed interstate 80 behind us as we traveled due to the snow. We arrived at our hotel only to find NYC was declared a disaster area due to high water and rain. We spent the evening eating at Planet Hollywood and riding around on the bus. When we got to South Street Seaport, where we were to see a singing Christmas tree the area was piled with sandbags and all the stores were closed tight. No shopping or Christmas tree program for us! We were quite disappointed with the weather and NO street vendors. Evidently 70 mph winds are too strong for them not to mention the rain. Also, all public transportation was closed to include airports, subways and public buses.

Good times…….

Author: sguyton1953@gmail.com

I turned 62 in December 2015 and am ready to retire in June of 2016. I have always loved to travel, especially to the beach. Growing up my family spent our vacations camping throughout the Eastern United States. As I got older and had a family of my own we began to vacation on the Outer Banks renting a beach house each summer, which is a tradition we carry on to this day. In addition to our yearly "beach" house we also have gone on cruises, trips to the West Coast, Hawaii, Italy, the Caribbean and several weekend trips exploring local destinations. As we travel I keep a journal which our group often refers to when returning to a destination or when reviewing our trip. In the journal I record places we have eaten, information about where we stayed, suggested activities etc. I would like to share my experiences, tips and travel tricks with you. View all posts by sguyton1953@gmail.com