We were lucky enough to attend a conference at the Grand Del Mar, San Diego in November 2012.  Since we were there mostly for work, we’re not doing a full-blown trip report.  Rather, we are providing the top 10 reasons we want to return to this wonderful city.  Here we go: 1.  The weather —Continue Reading

We were lucky enough to get tickets to a great day of horse racing at Keeneland (in Lexington, Kentucky) through a friend in the industry.  We decided to stay in Louisville since we had free Marriott nights (at a category 4 or lower) to use and could not find a Marriott property with availability inContinue Reading

This trip was planned to take advantage of both the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival and the Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic.  We have been to Food & Wine a few times but not to the Food and Wine Classic.  We got a great rate at the Marriott World Center and were happyContinue Reading

We really wanted to get back to the Caribbean and Labor Day weekend offered just enough time for a short but relaxing trip.  But where to go during hurricane season?  Aruba (along with Bonaire and Curacao) is essentially outside the hurricane zone so the choice was relatively easy.  Add in a good rate at theContinue Reading

By the time you are reading this, we’ll be on our way to Aruba for a quick Labor Day weekend trip.  We love the Caribbean but hurricane season makes travel there challenging at this time of year — enter the ABC Islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao).  They are pretty much outside the hurricane zone so weContinue Reading

This trip centered around a conference Lyndon was attending at The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, South Carolina.This is a gorgeous property and, even though work was involved, we had an excellent time. Thursday, November 4, 2010 We arrived on Kiawah Island about 4 p.m. and checked in at the Sanctuary.  Wow — what a beautifulContinue Reading

Lyndon and some colleagues were attending a conference in New Orleans and, of course, Hilary could not resist tagging along.  New Orleans is one of our favorite cities so any chance to be there is great. Wednesday, April 25, 2012 We, along with T, N and W (three of Lyndon’s colleagues; W has appeared inContinue Reading

We promised this a few weeks ago and here it is — finally:  the second part of our cruise aboard Adventure of the Seas in December, 2006!  Check out the first part here. We apologize for the lack of photos; the CD they were on is corrupted so we were not able to download theContinue Reading

We’re reaching into the archives this week (and next) for Trip Report Friday! In December 2006 we took a wonderful cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas.  While there was an initial hiccup (actually more than a hiccup; see below), we loved this vacation and would gladly do it again. The cruise left SanContinue Reading

Lyndon has a conference in New Orleans April 25-28 so Hilary is going to join him for a couple of days.  We love New Orleans and are excited to return, even though a lot of the trip will be taken up with conference activities for Lyndon. Hilary will have a day and a half toContinue Reading