Cruise ports can look the same and a little over commercialized. Naturally beautiful Bimini breaks the mold. It’s authentic and natural and it affords you the opportunity to really experience the people and the culture.
We spent four days in LA on a whirlwind tour of Southern California. We visited all of the cheesy tourist traps and some off the path gems. We visited Madame Tussaud’s, La Brea Tar Pits, Malibu, El Matador Beach, Santa Monica, Venice and more.
Yosemite National Park doesn’t disappoint. You can tour the park experiencing as much or as little adventure as you’d like.
While most of our travels take advantage of all that Ohio has to offer, sometimes we just have to run away. Our recent travels took us to Las Vegas. We stayed at the Flamingo, enjoyed the Strip, gambled a little, ate a lot and ventured out into the desert to see the Valley of Fire State Park.
October is the perfect time for a visit to Witch City, Salem, Massachusetts. It’s a carnival atmosphere with all sorts of foods and vendors in addition to historical offerings from the 1692 witch trials.
We decided to give cruising a second go, this time cruising on Carnival Sunshine. Though it will never be my favorite way to travel, it’s a great opportunity to visit new ports. And it’s also nice to spend a week with no cooking or cleaning or decision making!
Hiking Indiana Dunes is an experience like no other. Here you’ll hike over giant sand dunes that lead the way to the shores of Lake Michigan. There, while you listen to the waves and feel the soft, squish of the sand between your toes, you can make out the outline of Chicago in the distance. The city is just 36 miles away, but feels like another world.
Congaree National Park in South Carolina is a unique experience. You hike a boardwalk trail through a swamp. The view is other-worldly as cypress tree knees rise out of the water.
If you’re looking for a spring or summer destination and love history, consider a trip to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. Costumed actors and historical buildings give you the experience of being immersed in a 1700s colony, before the start of the Revolutionary War.
Our family, skeptical of the experience, tried cruising for the first time on a Carnival cruise to Freeport, Bahamas and Princess Cays.