Old Friends “Old friends…Sat on the park bench like bookends…winter companions…sharing a park bench quietly;…how terribly strange to be seventy.” The beautiful words of Paul Simon’s song “Old Friends.” Well, this month I will turn 70. Coincidently, Publisher Dan, my friend of 48 years will hit that mark three days later. We first met in…
What a glorious trip the VEGAS VOYAGERS experienced back in early September when we cruised Alaska. The Royal Caribbean Quantum of the Seas was a wonderful home for one week, and the majesty of Alaska was all inspiring. I must admit however, that the last time I was there was almost thirty years ago and…
As mentioned in previous articles the world is back open for business. People are traveling, not only on cruises, but on land vacations and tours as well. The pent up demand to travel is far surpassing recent trends concerning inflation and the economy. Up until now our focus on travel was to start “slowly” and…
Sharon and I have been in the travel business for close to 35 years. And over that time we have learned that people travel for three reasons……. One; “to solve a problem”, I must be in (insert city) on (insert date) for a meeting; ………. Two “”to get a feeling”, I(we) want to see blue…
It seems as though we are getting back to a bit of “normal” when it comes to vacations and leisure travel. People are moving about the country. And while Covid is still around, it seems to be more manageable, and less severe if you get it. However, in this “new normal” environment, based on…
It’s good to be back and doing what we do best. After two years of no VEGAS VOYAGER trips we just competed two Bus to the Boat groups. Our first “small” group cruised to the Mexican Riviera February 21 – 28 on the Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas. I just loved everything about…
As I write this Covid infection rates are falling all over the country. However, the world political situation, (read war in Ukraine), is deteriorating. In light of these latest developments, what then is the state of travel for Americans? Here is my view of the situation. Moving around the United States is beginning to…
Used to be that when we gave last minute instructions to our Vegas Voyagers all we had to do is remind them to bring along ID like a driver’s license or, if traveling internationally, don’t forget your passport. Today it’s not so simple. As many of you know, today when travelling out of town,…
In the travel business the term “lightening in a bottle” refers to such a great vacation value that you just can’t pass it up. We have such a vacation opportunity coming up that you just might want to take advantage of. ALASKA, the 49th State. Purple mountains majesty, amber waves of grain, wonderous mountain vistas…
2021, from a travel perspective, seems to have been better than 2020. Now let’s hope that 2022 is MUCH better to make our travel dreams come true. Here is what we are doing at the VEGAS VOYAGERS to make travel wishes happen. As I write this we are actively preparing for our two “Bus…