To travel to the north country can have many different meanings to many different people in Minnesota. To me, the north country is a great place to play golf. The north country is home to many fine golf courses. Pokegama Golf Course in Grand Rapids is just one of the hidden gems waiting to be […]
Cruise planning isn’t rocket science but it does have pitfalls and, like so many things in life there are good and bad ways to go about it in terms of what to book, when to book it and what deal to go after.
One of the harder things to nail down is when to book your […]
Cruise vacations have a lot to recommend them. Although not exactly inexpensive, they’re excellent values. They can be extremely relaxing and they allow for a wide range of vacation experiences from sedentary to extreme sports. There is just one problem. It’s hard to cruise alone.
In fact, most cruise lines actually impose a bit of a […]
Cruise passengers who live far inland or want to cruise to exotic locations know that airfare can make up the lion’s share of the cruise vacation package. With so many cruises leaving from the coasts of Florida and California, residents of the other states have had to deal with high airfares to go on a […]
Cruising can be the best vacation value going, but it is also possible to overspend on a cruise, book a trip that doesn’t suit you, or wind up getting hit by unexpected expenses. Here are six tricks to making sure you get the perfect deal, not the perfect mess.
The first step is to understand what […]
In my continuing journey to bring you the hidden gems of Minnesota golf courses I traveled to the picturesque west central Minnesota town of Glenwood. On the banks of beautiful Lake Minnewaska, home to Peters Sunset Beach Resort, is a golf course named Pezhekee National. The golf course has evolved over the past four decades […]
Don’t limit your chances of success by only applying directly to the cruise line companies themselves. You might be surprised to know that concessionary companies and staffing agents are actually responsible for hiring a large percentage of cruise ship employees.
You see, many applicants often overlook this possibility, or wrongly assume that they have less chance […]
>Even if no one else ever took a “first cruise” to Alaska, the Alaskan cruise business would continue at full bore because most people who go there once, go back.
The largest state in a very large country, Alaska is probably not the place you think it is. First, it is a vast land where […]
No matter who you are, there are always going to be plenty of things for you to do on your Costa Rica Tour. In fact, you are going to find that the possibilities are endless, because of the vast and beautiful nature of Costa Rica and all there is to be found there.
First of all, […]
For an unusual and distinctly American cruise experience, paddlewheel cruises can offer you a chance to see a different and slower side of the United States.
The paddlewheeler may sound as American as apple pie and it certainly conjures up thoughts of Mississippi gamblers, dance hall girls, and the American frontier. However, paddlewheel ships actually originated […]
