We had a couple out of town family members attending a conference in Orlando, so Steve (DOS) and I used this as an excuse to see them and do a mini-staycation at one of our favorite hotels; the Hyatt Regency…
EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival and Disney Springs Weekend
Now that Spring is in the air, that means it’s time for the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival. We had some friends visiting from out of town, so we stayed at the Hilton Lake Buena Vista Palace on Saturday night…
Happy New Year 2018 from Orlando!
Happy New Year from the beautiful Hyatt Cypress Creek Resort in Orlando! Like last year we stayed here for a 3 night ‘stay-cation’ and also had a wonderful time, despite the chilly weather this December and misty New Year’s Day.…
Merry Christmas from Roanoke!
It’s December 26th as I write this, and am finally relaxing for a bit after the busy December festivities, culminating in Christmas Day yesterday. Steve (DOS) and myself have been here for the last couple weeks, and have been busy…
Pre-Christmas Weekend at Jekyll Island 2017
This past weekend we had yet another wonderful stay at Jekyll Island. In what has become an annual tradition for the last few years, we stay for a 3 night weekend during the month of December, and get an early…
Catching up with posting, and Columbus Day week Trip to Beijing
Wow – it’s Oct 5th and we’re sitting in the Orlando Admiral’s Club waiting for our 7:15pm flight to Charlotte. From Charlotte we are flying on to Toronto, Canada where we are spending one night, before continuing our journey to…
Birthday Weekend at The Villages – Take Four!
As something that’s become a birthday tradition for us, we once again celebrated the end of my birthday weekend at The Villages Community in Florida. The photos below were taken on my bus shuttle from Orlando Airport to the Villages,…
A bit of serendipity in Pennsylvania
This week I worked in the Lebanon area of Central Pennsylvania. As I had a semi-early morning flight, Steve (DOS) and I stayed at the Hyatt Orlando Airport on Sunday night, one of our favorite hotels. I woke up at…
Dinner night out in Johannesburg
After our morning tour of the K.Y.P. Village and Mandela House, I had a relaxing afternoon back at our hotel, The Fairlawns Boutique Hotel, while Steve (DOS) went shopping with a few others from our AMA Waterways group. Later in…
Welcome to the Fairlawns Boutique Hotel – Johannesburg
After arriving at our hotel in Johannesburg (actually the wealthy suburb of Sandton), we were immediately greeted in the lobby of the main building by the Manager and Assistant Manager, handing us each a welcome glass of bubbly, and a…