Beach
The Five W’s of a Perfect Beach Vacation
I’m writing this article in a luxurious, seven bedroom beach house in Gulf Shores, Alabama courtesy of Relax on the Beach called Grand Paradise. It is so close to the Gulf of Mexico that we can step out our back door and, with approximately ten steps, have our feet in the white sand. It is so … Continue reading
Pin ItFamily Friendly Little Sister Resort in Door County, Wisconsin
You would never know the Little Sister Resort is there if not for the sign and your trusty GPS. Tucked away in the woods bordering Little Sister Bay and hidden from the road, this charming little family friendly location was the perfect place for us during a summer visit to Door County, Wisconsin. … Continue reading
Pin ItThe Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach
The glass blower carefully placed the stick with the hot glob of glass perched on the end into the blazing oven and twirled it carefully, carefully trying to get it to just the right size, consistency, and temperature. Those of us watching, including two small blonde little girls, waited quietly to see what would emerge … Continue reading
Pin ItSunshine in Gulf Shores, Alabama – Fabulous Beach House
This is a story about these two. How they loved every single, solitary moment of their honeymoon in Gulf Shores, Alabama. From the amazingly lovely beaches. To the fabulous mac and cheese at the Cayman Grill. To lounging in one of the pools in the Morgantown neighborhood where their beach house was located. Pin … Continue reading
Pin ItGirlfriends Getaway to Florida’s Emerald Coast
Sand so blindingly white you have to see it to believe it. Water so many astonishingly beautiful shades of green and blue, you feel like you have arrived on a Caribbean island. Luxurious resorts, fabulous shopping, great dining – the Emerald Coast of Florida truly has it all. The unofficial name of this gorgeous stretch … Continue reading
Pin ItParadise in Gulf Shores, Alabama – the Grand Paradise Beach House
What really bothered me about the Grand Paradise beach house in Gulf Shores was that it was so fabulously, magnificently huge. Wait. Let me rephrase that. What really bothered me about the Grand Paradise beach house in Gulf Shores was that it was so fabulously, magnificently huge and we did not have our entire family with us. Seven … Continue reading
Pin ItPhoto Friday: Beach at Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Alabama
As far as I am concerned, after years of visiting the Gulf of Mexico coast as a kid, vacation = beach. So I was overjoyed to spend a week at the beach recently at Fort Morgan in Gulf Shores, Alabama. We had an amazing beach house, Grand Paradise, and I’ll tell you all about it … Continue reading
Pin ItRelaxing at Sterling Shores Condos, Destin
We had just heard about the weather back home. Ice, ice, and even more ice were on the way to Kentucky. Lolling on our sun-drenched balcony at our fabulous Sterling Shores condo in Destin, Florida, it was hard to grasp that the weather would be that bad right when we would be driving … Continue reading
Pin ItLuau Condos, Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
I’m just going to be totally honest here. I’m a little prejudiced about Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. I realize travel writers should be impartial and we should totally write about the negatives along with the positives when we review a location so you can make an unbiased judgment but when there are no … Continue reading
Pin ItPhoto Friday: Destin, Florida Sunset
For a change, this is a photo that I took. Normally, Tom is the photographer and I don’t take many good photos when I am traveling without him. But this sunset in Destin at the Henderson Park Inn was pretty spectacular. Pin It
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