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Are you up for a Food-Cation?

Not even sure that this is a word but if it was, it would be the foodie's dream vacation.  Kind of like food porn, Instagram's food pictures all on a plate in front of them. So if you are a foodie and food is a very important part of your vacation planning, here are some [...]

Why you should buy travel insurance

Why should you protect your vacation or honeymoon with travel insurance? Flight delays or cancellations have been a huge issue in 2023.     Let's imagine that you were heading down to Antigua or St Lucia or Curacao for your vacation and you had a connection in Miami.  Your 610am flight to Miami that would have [...]

St Lucia for adventure lovers

When you think of adventure, St Lucia may not be top on your list but there are lots of fun adventures to do in this small island. St Lucia is not about pure white sand beaches.  It's a volcanic island so the beaches can range in color from white sand to black volcanic sand.  St [...]

Bucket List Vacation- Iceland

In May, My Vacation Lady took a Bucket List Trip- to ICELAND! We knew that we may not get back there so we wanted to see as much as we possibly could and we decided to take a 10 day  escorted tour around Iceland.  We started checking off our must do, must see sites and [...]

Don’t leave these in your hotel at the end of your vacation!

I know you've done this too because I certainly have!  Have you left something in your hotel room after you checked out. Sometimes you won't even notice it until you settled into another hotel on your trip or got home.  Could be something small.  Could be something really important but we have all done it. [...]

What to consider when reading travel reviews online

It's super easy to check out what other people are saying about a resort or destination that you are thinking about traveling to but should you trust every one of them? Based on some of the destination or hotel groups that My Vacation Lady belongs to on Facebook and Instagram, we see the good, the [...]

Tipping cheat sheet for Europe

My Vacation Lady gets asked this a lot.  With about half of our agency's honeymooners and clients heading to Europe this year, here are some tips on Tipping in European countries. In the US, we are quick to add 20% to a restaurant bill.  We tip just about everyone but in Europe, it's very different. [...]

Check your passport expiration date NOW

The U.S. State Department is warning of 4 month delays for passport renewals due to the crazy high demand. For those people who want to travel this summer, and your passport is valid for less than  6 months AFTER your date of return, renew it NOW On Friday, the U.S. State Department confirmed what so [...]

You have better chances of upgrades with My Vacation Lady

Last week, we blogged about a honeymoon couple talking about their friends who booked the entry level room at a luxury hotel in Maui and got upgraded to a suite.   While the chances of that happening are rare, you might have better chances of upgrades when you book with a travel advisor who has special [...]

Last minute gift ideas for lovers of travel

Yes, we know that it's Dec 21 and Christmas is only 4 days away but there is still time to get your travel lover some great gifts this year. Travel and Leisure has a list of the 50 best gifts for travelers for 2022. And of course, you can check Amazon for Gifts for people [...]

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