“We love to spend a day at SeaWorld when visiting Orlando! Here is one of my favorite pictures I took at the Shamu show last year.”
from our client Tammy from Kentucky
Archive for August, 2009
Snapshot Story: The Blue Danube
Monday, August 24th, 2009
“My river cruise on the Danube last summer was great! I loved standing out on the open deck and watching the beautiful scenery go by. I took this picture in Austria.”
See more of my pictures from my Danube River Cruise here.”
From Tim Larison www.familytravelgurus.com
Guest Ranch A Fun Family Vacation Alternative
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Recently we shared a review of our fun week at C-Lazy-U Guest Ranch near Granby, Colorado. We are not the only ones to discover this alternative type of family vacation. Our client Elizabeth from Pennsylvania recently contributed her review of White Stallion Ranch in Tucson, Arizona. “I will never forget the thrill of seeing the desert for the first time and the joy I felt as I watched the rest of my family ahead of me on their horses,” writes Elizabeth. “I remember calling out to my husband saying, ‘ It doesn’t get any better than this!’”
Guest Ranches have seen a slow down in their businesses, as discussed in a recent article in the Denver Post . If you are thinking of trying this type of vacation, many ranches are running specials, such as “kids free” with a fully paid adult.
Oberammergau Passion Play in Germany
Sunday, August 9th, 2009by Tim Larison
One interesting part of being a travel agent is that you learn about places and events you were not aware of previously. I recently had this experience when I interviewed Shannon Stitt of Collette Vacations for our website. Shannon told me about the Oberammergau Passion Play. “(This event) is truly once in a lifetime event,” said Shannon. “The play performance dates back to 1634. During the Thirty year War, the village of Oberammergau was spared the black plaque and for this reason, the villagers vowed that every ten years they would give a play to honor the live of Christ. The Performers are native Oberammergauers.”
In reading more about the play I learned that the performance is SEVEN hours with a meal at the intermission. Collette Vacations offers a variety of packages to see the play, as well as other tours around the World. Read our complete interview with Shannon here
Fun Creating Video Slideshows
Monday, August 3rd, 2009By Tim Larison
I recently posted a video slideshow I made of our CLazyU Ranch vacation (see the slideshow here ). We took over 700 pictures and videos on our CLazyU trip and condensed those down to a few for this 10 minute video.
One of the most enjoyable parts of a vacation for me is reviewing our photos and all the memories they represent. The Memories on TV software made it easy to tell the story of our vacation through photos, videos and music.