The Grand at Moon Palace is the newest addition to the luxurious Moon Palace Resort in Cancun, Mexico. At the time of our visit in February 2018, this all-inclusive resort had been open less than one year. The Grand at Moon Palace is a five-star resort with over 1,300 guest rooms, 9 pools, 16 restaurants, […]
Una Vez Más! Our Vow Renewal in Mexico
Wedding Vow Renewal in Mexico Five years ago, we made the decision to return to the Iberostar Paraiso del Mar Resort, located in Mexico’s Riviera Maya, to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary. When it came time to make the reservations for the trip, we thought about doing something extra special for this milestone moment. […]
Starting 2018 with Sun, Sand and Family
Starting 2018 with Sun, Sand and Family Our 2018 has started off strong. Tomorrow, we head to the Riviera Maya in Mexico to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary. We plan to do a vow renewal ceremony on the beach at sunset. Shortly after returning from Mexico, we trade the sun for snow and head […]
16 Things travel taught us in 2017
16 Things travel taught us in 2017 We had good intentions to write our ‘Year in Review’ post at the end of the year, but unfortunately we didn’t feel inspired to write over the holidays. The final few months of 2017 were not great for us, because of this, but we’re optimistic about the upcoming year. 2018 […]
The first sunrise of 2018 was a memorable one!
New Year’s Eve in Birch Bay, Washington This year we rang in the New Year with friends at a cottage in Birch Bay, located in Washington State about 30 minutes south of the Canada-USA border. We wanted to get away for a few days, but didn’t want to travel too far. When our friends invited […]
Photos of the Iberostar Cancun Resort in Mexico
Iberostar Cancun Resort, Yucatán, Mexico A few months ago I visited Mexico’s tourism capital to attend a conference that was hosted at the Iberostar Cancun Resort. This all inclusive beach resort is located in Cancun’s popular hotel zone. This was a solo trip for work, so most of my time was spent inside the resort […]
Our experience at the Lions Dive & Beach Resort, Curacao
Lions Dive and Beach Resort in Curacao It’s been a while since we wrote about a resort that we stayed at. We try to limit the frequency of hotel and resort reviews we share on this blog, but sometimes the travel experience is the actual resort. Our recent trip to Curacao would fall in this category. Curacao is […]
Reflections from our first trip to Aruba
Thoughts from our trip to Aruba It’s been a few weeks since we returned from our first trip to the island nation of Aruba. Now that we’ve had time to reflect, we’d like to share a few things we learned from this family trip to the Caribbean. Traveling south in the winter has become somewhat of an […]
