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Promise of Staying at Hotel Monaco in the Lafayette Building

A few years ago, my husband said he’d bring me back to Hotel Monaco at the Lafayette Building. When he heard of the Lafayette reenactment, he booked a room.

Historic Powhatan Resort eases Speed Dial Vacation

At Powhatan Resort is an 18th cetury manor house, garden, and pond, all reminescent of the Governor’s Palace in Colonial Williamsburg.

Beach Club at Whalehead our Outer Banks Lodging

Our rental at the Beach Club at Whalehead in Corolla had great beach decor, lots of comfort, a great kitchen, was super convenient to everything, and quiet!

Williamsburg’s Lord Paget Motor Inn

We arrived at the quaint Lord Paget Motor Inn, with Georgian features like Colonial Williamsburg, less than a mile from the historic area.

Travel Secrets from Colorado Springs to Estes Park

We took a steep downward exit that bordered a rapidly flowing stream spilling over rocks and stones, twisting and turning through the mountains.

Our Alpine Vacation Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park

We spread most of our time among a couple of hikes, visiting gorgeous waterfalls, taking the main road over the mountains, and taking in all the elk.

ABC Surprise Hurricanes on our 2004 trip to Virginia

Not a hurricane in sight when we left Texas. Once we arrived in Virginia three hurricanes, Alex, Bonnie, and Charley, drenched our vacation over 2 weeks.