Since the birth of the oldest grandchild, this Grandma realized that celebration of holidays was going to be a challenge being a long distance away. Since then, the oldest set of grandchildren remain in New England, which the parents of the younger set of grandchildren moved from Mid Atlantic to Mid West. This long distance […]
Long Distance Grandma Thinks Creatively When Celebrating the Holidays with the Top Four Tips for Making Holidays Joyful
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Five Best Tips To Maximize and Personalize Your Group Tour or Travel to Anywhere in the World
October 16, 2019 By Leave a Comment
PopPop and I consider ourselves world travelers. After all, we have conquered all the wonders of the world on every world list, except two in dangerous areas of the world and those that no longer exist. We have done so on group tours, with private guides, or totally on our own created itineraries. We have […]
Our Granddaughter’s Twinning at Yad Vashem’s Special Bar and Bat Mitzvah Tour And You Can Do it For Your Teen Too, In Your Home Town, Without Going to Jerusalem, Israel
September 4, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Holocaust Education is mandated in many states and children all over the United States are taught the horrors of targeting people just because of their religious beliefs. Our Israel guide introduced us to the Twinning Project at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, which is an outstanding way for a preteen and teen to be educated in […]
Our Second Outstanding Stay with Extraordinary Service at the Iconic and Exceptional King David in Jerusalem and Best Tips for Your Stay With Children and Teens
August 28, 2019 By Leave a Comment
When you stay at the King David, it is staying at a Jerusalem icon and it is an experience during which you are spoiled. As with the top hotels in the world, one understands that there are very few at a high price worthy of a splurge, and the King David is one of those […]
Our Spectacular Private Guide For Our Young Teen Granddaughter’s Gift Trip to Israel, Alex Stein, Exceeded Our High Expectations in Planning and Execution
August 21, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Our granddaughter’s trip to Israel with us had to be perfect as the gift for her Bat Mitzvah. We wanted to show her Israel, but most of all to experience Israel so she would want to come back to Israel to see and do more. I found Alex Stein on TripAdvisor looking for a private […]
Best Israel Itinerary for Teenage Grandchildren for their Bar or Bat Mitzvah
August 14, 2019 By Leave a Comment
PopPop and I want to take each of our grandchildren on a special trip to celebrate their thirteenth birthday and their Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Our granddaughter chose Israel. How we chose our guide and why he was the correct guide to choose is the subject of another post. We included our granddaughter in the […]
Two For One Summer Savings for Activities and More in Fort Lauderdale So Take a Look at Vacationing Here This Summer
July 17, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Living in Fort Lauderdale is met with there is little to do and all you can get are early bird specials. Please do not knock our early bird specials. We get great meals at great discounts at fabulous restaurants. The best secret about Fort Lauderdale is that summer weather here is actually comparable or cooler […]
The Water is Back on in Cape Town and You Should Add This City of Wonders to Your Travel to South Africa Again With This Best Itinerary for Cape Town
March 20, 2019 By Leave a Comment
It seems that the fact that Cape Town, South Africa, was rationing water and near “day zero” was causing tourists to stay away from this wonderful city. It is no longer a problem. The Cape Town and South African governments have confirmed that “day zero” for water has been avoided for 2018 and 2019! Due […]
Experiencing New York City For a Month: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Step by Step Navigation of the Best of the MET and Heavenly Bodies, the Anna Wintour Exhibit
August 8, 2018 By Leave a Comment
My dear (we never say old) friend told me to join the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) for my New York month long experience. She said that the cost is $80 and a bargain, as it provides entrance for member and guest at each visit, with no lines for admission, at the MET, the MET […]
Experiencing New York City For a Month: The Bristol Plaza is The Perfect Luxury Home Away From Home in the Perfect Location
August 1, 2018 By Leave a Comment
I have always had a desire to explore living in New York City. For at least half a century and it is hard to believe that this Grandma can utter that time period as an adult, I look at New York real estate and locations daily. My long (we never say old) dear friend for […]
Best Five Tips for Experiencing Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland
January 18, 2018 By Leave a Comment
In this past first year of retirement, Grandpa and I traveled several continents and finished those Wonders of the World Lists that are safe to visit, and some not so safe. We left out only two, which are too dangerous for even us. Having completed our “travel bucket list,” we started on experiencing those places […]
The Big Five in The Perfection of An Intimate Luxurious Safari Experience At Ivory Lodge, Lion Sands Reserve and Lodges, Sabi Sands Reserve, Kruger National Park, South Africa
September 1, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Our Boomer grandparent bucket list of seeing wonders of the world included Victoria Falls in Africa, so Grandpa and I headed off to experience all of the wonders of southern Africa. We saw Table Mountain in Cape Town, now on a new wonders list, the New7Wonders list, and proceeded to a safari, before heading to […]
The Perfect 36 Hour Stopover Experience in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
August 25, 2017 By Leave a Comment
We Boomers are way ahead of the Millennials. We have known experiences trump possessions, as Millenials seem to have just discovered. Experiences are what we crave and we know experiences will bring life fulfillment. Since Grandpa and I went to India in 2005 and members of our group raved about an overnight stopover to Dubai […]
Our Enchanted 2017 Multigenerational Vacation in Sedona, Arizona at the Enchantment Resort and the Grand Canyon: Part III The Best Itinerary for Sedona, the Enchantment Resort, and the Grand Canyon
July 25, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Once the entire multigenerational family agreed on location and travel arrangements, this Grandma went to work on the best itinerary for the vacation in Sedona, at the Enchantment Resort, and for the Grand Canyon. Tripadvisor is a great resource. It is this Grandma’s first choice. I also check Conde Nast Traveler on line, Travel and […]
Our Enchanted 2017 Multigenerational Vacation in Sedona, Arizona at the Enchantment Resort and the Grand Canyon: Part II The Best of Sedona and the Best of the Enchantment Resort
July 21, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Sedona and the Enchantment resort have everything a family needs for a multigenerational vacation, and the location and amenities are perfect. Sedona, Arizona, is two hours north of Phoenix airport, and coming from different areas of the United States, our multigenerational family was able to coordinate arrival between 9 and 10 am, pick up two […]
Our Enchanted 2017 Multigenerational Vacation in Sedona, Arizona at the Enchantment Resort and the Grand Canyon: Part I Top Twelve Tips for Planning
July 14, 2017 By Leave a Comment
When a multigenerational family reaches an even dozen, and is still growing, preplanning for a vacation takes on a new dimension. We planned in advance on how and when to experience the Enchantment Resort and the Grand Canyon and Grandpa and I previewed both ahead of time to see if it was worth the cost […]
Best Hotel, Food, and Other Local Secrets From a Local As To Why You Should Visit Fort Lauderdale in July
July 11, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Standing on the beach watching the fireworks on July 4th, needing a light jacket, made me realize that July in Fort Lauderdale is a secret joy that this Grandma should share. There is a joke that we locals tell: What is the coldest state in the United States? Florida. We have the best air conditioning […]
Grandma’s Top Ten of “Travel and Leisure Magazine’s Thirty three Brilliant Ways to Actually Use Your Travel Photos” for Grandchildren to Remember Our Multigenerational Family Vacations
May 16, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Yes, this Grandma is on Twitter. Barely. I do not know how to add anyone or anything. All I have is what my son-in-law originally did for me and what my grandson helped me add. . . once. I keep forgetting to bother them further. When I am with grandchildren I am so busy that […]
Disney’s Magic Kingdom Best Tips for 2017 and Beyond
February 21, 2017 By Leave a Comment
We are Florida parents and now we are the grandparents in Florida, so we have lost count of how many visits to Disney’s Magic Kingdom we have made in the last forty plus years. Magic Kingdom remains the best park by far, especially for the youngest grandchildren. Seeing Magic Kingdom anew in from each grandchild’s […]
The Best Tips for Universal Orlando Resorts and Parks, Reviews of Rides by Grandpa and Our Near Ten Year Old Grandson, and Why Grandparents Should Have the Parents Along For the Rides
February 15, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Grandpa has always been a roller coaster addict. When our children were too young in this Grandma’s opinion to go on upside down roller coasters, their father, Grandpa, was encouraging them to try them out. The parents of our grandchildren, as children, loved the upside down roller coasters and the more outrageous and exotic roller […]
