Travel plan idea blog

Packing, romance, hotels, cruises

I've taken several articles I thought were interesting and tried to tie them together into a coherent blog entry because I didn't feel like making 4 smaller ones.

This article made me smile. The author talks about how when she travel with her husband there's not much coordination when it comes to packing. But traveling with another woman is different because women know how to pack:

We understand the complexities of packing. One doesn't throw in a swimsuit just in case. It's a decision that involves suntan lotion, sandals, a cover-up, sunglasses and a month of dieting.

Speaking of traveling with your spouse, check out these tips on bringing some romance on your vacation. Hide a romantic card in your partner's luggage, have the hotel prepare roses and champagne in your room, visit the spa for a massage, bring body shimmer, temporary tattoos or body paint.

I guess you don't want to make a mess with paint in your own house but I'm not sure the hotel will be too happy if you get paint all over their room. Of course playing with paint is better than stealing - many old hotels are trying to get some of their old stuff back. Apparently you go on Ebay and find things like 5 gallon punch bowls that were stolen from a hotel 50 or more years ago.

And back to the topic of romantic travel, how about mentioning one of the more popular types of honeymoon - the cruise. According to this article, the cruise industry in the US might be facing a big change if a new rule is adopted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection that would "require passenger cruise ships to spend at least half of each voyage in ports outside the United States." Somehow U.S. Customs and Border Protection thinks this will help cruise ships in Hawaii. I don't get it. Does anyone know why the cruise ships in Hawaii need help and how this new rule helps?

Posted by James Trotta at January 27, 2008 10:10 AM | TrackBack