From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (32 of 40)

August 31, 2009

surfs up ballin “after a few more days of small waves in bingin’ we headed north up to cangoo (changoo) where franny and alana live.  many beach breaks up and down the coast, small but fun, and not too many guys. there’s three rivers up and down the beach, so makes for a good break. [...]

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Guest Blog – Loggerhead Turtles of North Captiva Island

August 26, 2009

On my most recent trip to North Captiva Island, I had the opportunity to go on a turtle walk with a conservationist volunteer who is responsible for reporting on sea turtle nests. It was a fascinating fact finding experience. We started before sunrise and walked for approximately 3 hours investigating turtle nests and crawls. This [...]

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Designing a Vacation Budget Using the Currency Exchange

August 24, 2009

How should I exchange money so I get the best return on my exchange? Every soon-to-be vacationer has a million thoughts running through their mind, especially if the holiday is in another country. Hotel reservations must be made, good restaurant must be found and local attractions must be researched. A vacation out of the country [...]

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The Best Water Parks in the World

August 20, 2009

Summer is –  sadly –  coming to an end.  I know, because I nearly got run over by a herd of back-to-school families with out of control shopping carts when I foolishly stumbled into Office Max in need of an ink cartridge thinking it would be a quick in-and-out trip.  But soon, kiddies, you will [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (31 of 40)

August 18, 2009

more on KL and on to bali “KL, what a crazy unique city. at least to our eyes. the people, so many different people. we stayed in china town, in an indian owned place, ran by one of the manliest lady boys we’ve seen (indian) and these two other guys that had more going on [...]

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Mountain Retreat Vacation House in Big Sky, Montana

August 17, 2009

The Big Sky Mountain Retreat House, also known as the original Montana Escape, is located directly in the center of Big Sky, Montana. In November 0f 2003 the home was selected to be featured on Fine Living TV’s 10 Perfect Winter Wonderlands. At that time the home was lacking a master tub and a bit [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (30 of 40)

August 14, 2009

bagus bagus bagus “three for three. not the biggest surf, but it’s bali surf. jeff couldn’t be more happy. the first day, met up with fernando and alana (jeff’s peruvian and auss friends, used to be slocals) and hit up bingin and impossibles. chest high and fun, it’s just good to be surfing with fernando, [...]

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Winter at the Beach – Clearwater Beach, Florida

August 10, 2009

On this particular winter vacation, our family opted for jet skis over snow skis and was happy not to wait in long lift lines. We may be trading our snow skis for water skis next year as well! Our Beach house vacation rental was on Sand Key, just outside Clearwater Beach, Florida and a few [...]

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Check out Beachhouse.com writer on LowFares.com!

August 7, 2009

Find great deals on travel and read an article by Tarrah Graves, one of the Beachhouse.com Blog writers, at the LowFares.com Blog: http://www.lowfares.com/blog/?p=914

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Beachhouse.com Picks: 10 Most Outrageous Pools

August 6, 2009

Before booking your next vacation, check out Beachhouse.com’s list of The World’s top 10 Most Outrageous Pools.  They may be reason enough to rethink your plans and opt for one of these sun-drenched destinations instead! 1)  Jade Mountain, St. Lucia – Two words – private pool.  Every room at the eco-concious Jade Resort features its [...]

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