Cruise Critic polled cruisers to determine their top picks for the best bang for the buck. The following is a list of the best value cruise ships: Large-sized ships 1. Carnival Liberty 2. Carnival Ecstasy 3. Carnival Fascination 4. Disney Fantasy 5. Norwegian Jade Mid-sized ships 1. Norwegian Sun 2. Rhapsody of the Seas 3. Grandeur of the Seas… Read More
HOW TO DO EUROPE ON THE CHEAP
The biggest expenses are airfare, lodging, and tours. Here are three ways you can do these fairly cheap… Find cheap airfare using strategies found in Chapter Four of THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHEAP TRAVEL. Or you can simply go to sites, such as www.Hotwire.com and www.AirFastTickets.com. Find cheap lodging. You can refer to Chapter Five of my cheap travel book or… Read More
Beware! Travel Warning for MERS Virus
MERS VIRUS=Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (it attacks the respiratory system). Federal health officials posted warnings about MERS at select airports in the United States following the diagnosis of a case of the Middle East respiratory syndrome in the country last week. Three cases have been reported so far in the United States, including two health care workers who returned… Read More
Travel Tidbits
Here’s the latest news for travelers… IF YOU’RE DRIVING: Gas prices will hover around $3.57 (national average) from May – September. This will be the peak price for 2014, according to AAA and Energy Information Administration. California continues to pay the highest prices with averages of $4.26 and Missouri has the lowest prices, $3.43 a gallon. IF YOU’RE FLYING: More… Read More
This is the way to travel!
SKY SUITES: Etihad’s three-room Residence will be available on its new A380 aircraft this December. Etihad=Luxury Flying Now is this the way to fly or what? I’m giddy the few times I get to go first class but this is really something! Etihad Airways is taking in-flight luxury to the next level. Changing first- and business-class passengers’ expectations of premium… Read More
Ten New Kinds of Vacations
Ok, so they aren’t new…more like some creative re-branding by the travel industry. But you have to admit, they have gotten creative… 1. honeyteering=a honeymoon combined with volunteering 2. bleisure=a combination of business and leisure trip 3. glamping=glamour and camping (think girls getaway with tents, lots of merlot, and steak) 4. babymoon=last trip couple takes before first baby is born… Read More
Terrance Zepke studied Journalism at the University of Tennessee and later received a Master's Degree in Mass Communications from the University of South Carolina. She has studied Parapsychology at the renowned Rhine Research Center. She began her career as a freelance writer and photographer, ... 
