vacation planning

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

So you’re looking for a vacation deal…

My Vacation Lady has been in the business of planning our clients' dream honeymoons and vacations for a really long time, yet we still cringe when a client calls or emails "looking for a deal". With Black Friday- the biggest shopping day of the year, both on and offline, approaching and stores and websites blasting [...]

The Caribbean is more than just beaches- great hiking

My Vacation Lady helps our clients plan their vacation and honeymoon experiences and we listen to what you want to see and do and experience before making recommendations on which Caribbean island may work the best for you. Let's say that you don't want to just lay on a beach with a drink in your [...]

REAL ID for domestic flights will be required starting May 3, 2023

The REAL ID was announced as a requirement for domestic travel since 2018 but got delayed a # of times but now, again, it's back! With the COVID-19, this has been delayed from 2020 to 2021 and now to May 3, 2023 but PLEASE don't delay and please do get the REAL ID as soon [...]

A nice little hike in Poipu, Kauai

Many of My Vacation Lady's clients want to do some hiking in Kauai and think that they have to go to Waimea Canyon or the North Shore to do some hiking and see some great views.  It was funny that one of my honeymooners told me that her friend (another of our honeymooners) found a [...]

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