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Imagine your vacation is over and your suitcases are packed, in the taxi ready to take you to the airport and you are ready to go home.  Imagine you are with your family with whom you have vacationed in NYC, all of you coming from…

Once a year my cousins and I who live in different provinces in Canada head to New York City for a family vacation.  Generally we go in November, but this year we decided to go in December to enjoy all the Christmas lights and…

The ladies from Tourist Meets Traveler headed to NYC for 5 days of shopping and fun and over the next couple of weeks we will be writing several posts on all the things we saw and did during this holiday period. We were five women…

The Trail of Lights in Austin, Texas - This display is home to the self proclaimed World's Tallest Man-Made Christmas Tree. Lights shaped in colorful cone stretch 155 feet into the air. It's a tradition in the great state that endured a…

Yahoo released their list of the most searched for travel destinations. Using data from searches for hotels in specific areas, the search engine was surprised to find New York didn't even "crack the top ten." In 2012, Paris, Las Vegas,…

Everyone wants to be "home" for the holidays. According to the Bureau of Transportation, Thanksgiving day and Christmas/New Year’s holiday periods are two the busiest long-distance travel periods of the year. It's no surprise, but what may…

I am not a foodie in the sense that I have "refined" palate or must have gourmet levels of fare. I am more of equal opportunity eater. New food experiences are a hobby I thoroughly (and occasionally gluttonously) enjoy. From savory to…

Sacramento natives can often be heard lamenting, “There is nothing to do here!”  People who come here from other cities, however, have a different opinion.  “There are lots of things to do!  We are two hours from the beach, and two hours…

We love to visit Disneyland, as most families do, and because it seems as if we head that way every year, we like to stay in ‘bang for your buck,’ hotels. The Ayres Inn located in Anaheim is such a place. After utilizing the services of…

Winter is sneaking up on us and, while I love the snow, some cringe at the thought of the cold white slosh. Black Friday deals are already hitting the net and soon we will be enduring holiday music at every outlet. So, why not escape the…