Steve (DOS) and I took a week’s mid-July trip to Sarasota for some relaxation, good meals, and some short daytime activities. Sarasota is only a 2 1/2 hour drive from our home in Orlando, so while technically not a “stay-cation”,…
Dining out in Sarasota – fun dinners Downtown!
Steve (DOS) and I stayed in Sarasota a week on this Way-Cation, and enjoyed dining out each night at the nearby downtown restaurants. Although we had a car, it was much more convenient taking Uber the short distance to the…
May-day: Way-Cation in Sarasota!
Yes, it’s now officially May and great Florida weather before the ultra-heat and daily storms of the upcoming summer months. Steve (DOS) and I took our longest trip yet since my heart surgery last September, and did a “Way-Cation” for…
Wine touring around Santa Barbara in a Tesla!
We woke up early Saturday morning as expected due to the 3 hour time change from the East Coast. We got to our hotel, the Fess Parker Doubletree in Santa Barbara around 10pm last night, and as we got in…
Way-cation Weekend in Santa Barbara
Today on this Inauguration Day Friday January 20th, I flew from Philadelphia back to Orlando as our 45th President, Donald Trump was being sworn in. I saw some of the pre-Inauguration ceremonies on TV while waiting for my flight in…
Flying back from San Juan in midst of tragedy
On Sunday we slept in a bit at our Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan. As our flight wasn’t until 4pm, we requested (and were granted) a 2pm checkout which was nice, as we didn’t have to store our luggage.…
San Juan Saturday
Hola! Greetings from sunny San Juan! We flew down from Miami yesterday for a quick Saturday night stay at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan. I used my Hilton Diamond points so the stay was free, and they even upgraded…
Way-cation in San Juan part 3. . . heading home
On Sunday we requested a 1pm checkout from the Caribe Hilton which was graciously honored. As our flight leaving San Juan wasn’t until 2:45pm and we had no luggage to check, we wanted to maximize the short time remaining at…
Way-cation in San Juan part 2
Our San Juan way-cation continues from the last post, this time with Steve (DOS) doing the posting. . . While most people ask us why we take such short trips, the answer is quite simple…They’re FUN!!! We woke up Saturday…
Way-cation in San Juan part 1
For this and the next post, both of the Steve’s will be co-writing our weekend experience in San Juan. I’m trying to get Steve (DOS) to write more of the blog, and too my surprise he was already writing some…