Selecting The Best Turkey Tour Packages

My children are part Turkish, as their great great grandmother emigrated from the city of Salonika, when it was part of the Ottoman Empire, to South Africa. Seeing my kids’ roots has long been an interest of ours, and we were able to get a taste of that when we went to the Turkish part […]

Hello From Cyprus — For The Moment

When my oldest son was almost 11, I went on a trip with him to Craiova, Romania, his first time ever leaving our country, his first time ever on a plane. My other kids wanted to go on trips with me as well, and I told my kids that the summer before they turned 11 […]

How to Save Big on Shore Excursions During Your Cruise

Just picture it. You save up money to take a cruise for that special occasion of yours, maybe a big birthday or other milestone, and you book the cruise… and then you realize that you didn’t factor in the price of shore excursions. Cruises aren’t just boat rides; you want to do things at the […]

My Son’s Quick and Frugal Trip to Washington, DC

I’m sorry I haven’t gotten around to posting this yet; my son was in the US for 6 weeks, got home already over 2 weeks ago, and I still haven’t written about his trip other than his first day touring there, in New York City. But I’m catching up. Since my son was in the […]