New York City

Hello!

It's Raegan and earlier this month I visited New York City. We drove to Newark and, as an experiment, stayed at The Wyndham Garden Newark Airport. We took the train into the city each day. I was hoping to save a bit of money by doing this but the expense of the train and the inconvenience of not being IN the city were, in my opinion, not worth the savings. We took the hotel shuttle to Newark Airport. Then the airport tram to the train station. Then the New Jersey Transit Train into New York Penn Station ($12.50 each way per person) and then the subway to wherever we wanted to be so it was inconvenient, to say the least. It took about 90 minutes each way from hotel to final destination. Other than that hassle, though, the trip was fantastic. The weather was cool but clear and beautiful! We visited the 9/11 Memorial, Times Square and Rockefeller Plaza, Fifth Avenue, South Street Seaport, Brooklyn Bridge, Greenwich Village, etc. We ate yummy New York style pizza and cheesecake and shopped til we dropped (almost literally) we walked miles! I love New York and will continue to visit every chance I get!!

Disney Earmarked Conference and Disney Fantasy

Hi it's Brandi and I just returned from visiting Mickey again! I spent 2 nights at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort. This property is a moderate property that has a Southwest theme. This is the only moderate hotel with convention facilities. It is also the only moderate with a table service restaurant however I chose the quick service option and had great spicy fish tacos. I visited Magic Kingdom in the evening after my meetings and rode Pirates of the Caribbean and saw the light parade. Between the parade and fireworks they do a "Let the Memories Begin" slide/ laser show of photos submitted by this year's guests at Disney projected onto Cinderellas Castle. Next I went on the inaugural 3 night sailing of the Disney Fantasy. We had 1 day at sea and visited Disney's Castaway Cay, their private island. The Fantasy has all of the magical experiences of the rest of the Disney Cruise Line fleet such as rotational dining, fireworks at sea, amazing Disney deck parties and dedicated family night clubs as well as the fantastic children's programs. However The Fantasy has some different highlights from the other Disney ships like The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, Draw Your Own Character in the Animator's Palate Dining Room and the show Aladdin. As always, Disney has exciting new activities at every turn. Like Mickey would say, "See ya real soon!"

Freeport, Bahamas

Hello! Jerry here!
I recently traveled on the new Vision Airlines from Richmond, VA nonstop to Freeport, Bahamas. I stayed for 2 nights at the Grand Lucayan Resort. I participated in the Dolphin Experience where you interact with the dolphins in the water. I toured several other resorts on the island and saw a wonderful dinner show. This is a great inexpensive option for a quick get-away.