| Turning 50 on NY Eve in NY City | | Posted Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:15:05 PM by Blog57 Team | | As many know, the class of 1974 turned the Big 50 this year. Throughout my time in school I was totally bummed out that I was always the youngest and smallest student in my class, but this year for the first time I was delighted to have my birthday on New Year's Eve.Why? Because each and every time I saw my classmates they would discuss the shock of turning 50, then they would turn to me and realize that I was still a young 49!Since this was a big number I decided that if I had to turn this age-which many say that 50 is the new 40 (sounds good to me)- I wanted to at least be somewhere exciting.For me, New York City is one of my favorite cities and possibly the most exciting city that we have in the states. The first time I was in NYC was on our Senior Class trip back in 1974- but this year's trip marked my sixth time in the Big Apple.No, I did not go alone.... | |
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| | | Warm Winter Vacations: Get The Most For Your Money | | Posted Thursday, December 28, 2006 1:24:50 PM by Blog57 Team | | Americans who live in warmer climates have some distinct advantages over those who live in regions where winter is a very real -- and very cold -- phenomenon. But residents in Florida, Arizona and Southern California don't have to be the only ones who enjoy pleasing temperatures while everyone else is shivering through long spells of cold. .... | |
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| | | Couples make event out of making a baby | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 11:54:06 AM by Blog57 Team | | When Lucinda Hughes heard she would have to down sea moss elixirs while vacationing in the Bahamas, she was sure it would make her sick. Three months later, Hughes is very sick -- every morning -- and expecting her first baby in April. As Hughes and her husband, Kemry, lounged on lush beaches and swam in their hotel's infinity pool, they sipped pumpkin soup and enjoyed couple's massages and reflexology. It was all aimed at enhancing the odds of babymaking during their three-day Procreation Vacation at the Westin at Our Lucaya Grand Bahama Island. It's part of the latest trend that has hotels around the world luring conception-minded couples by providing everything from onsite sex doctors to age-old fertility boosters promised to hasten the pitter-patter of little feet.... | |
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| | | Birth of a new industry: Baby-making vacations | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 7:35:30 AM by Blog57 Team | | When Lucinda Hughes heard she would have to down sea moss elixirs while vacationing in the Bahamas, she was sure it would make her sick. Three months later, Hughes is very sick - every morning - and expecting her first baby in April. As Hughes and her husband Kemry lounged on lush beaches and swam in their hotel's infinity pool, they sipped pumpkin soup and enjoyed couple's massages and reflexology. It was all aimed at enhancing the odds of babymaking during their three-day Procreation Vacation at the Westin at Our Lucaya Grand Bahama Island. It's part of the latest trend that has hotels around the world luring conception-minded couples by providing everything from onsite sex doctors to age-old fertility boosters promised to hasten the pitter-patter of little feet.... | |
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| | | Couples Go on `procreation Vacations' | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 3:28:32 AM by Blog57 Team | | When Lucinda Hughes heard she would have to drink sea moss elixir while vacationing in the Bahamas, she was certain it would make her sick. Sure enough, three months later, Hughes is very sick _ every morning _ and expecting her first baby in April. She got pregnant after she and her husband went on a three-day Procreation Vacation at a resort on Grand Bahama Island. It's part of a trend in which hotels around the world are luring couples who are trying to have a baby. Resorts are offering on-site sex doctors, romantic advice and exotic food and drink calculated to put lovers in the mood and hasten the pitter-patter of little feet. Even some obstetricians are promoting the trend. Dr. Jason James of Miami said he often encourages couples trying to have a baby to sneak away for a few days, and he often sees it work.... | |
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| | | Hotels offering procreation vacations | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 1:08:47 PM by Blog57 Team | | Miami O-B-G-Y-N Doctor Jason James says he often recommends fertility-challenged patients book a vacation. He says de-stressing with your spouse away from daily life can actually aid in conception. And that's what hotels around the world are hoping conception-minded couples will do. Hotels are introducing procreation vacation packages, offering everything from onsite sex doctors to age-old fertility boosters promising to hasten the pitter-patter of little feet. At The Westin at Our Lucaya Grand Bahama Island, couples can sip fertility-boosting pumpkin soup and down sea moss elixirs. Lucinda and Kemry Hughes, of Washington D-C, went there over the summer. Lucinda was skeptical. But three months later, she's pregnant with her first baby. .... | |
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| | | Caribbean: What's new in the islands this fall | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:18:47 PM by Blog57 Team | | Beginning Jan. 7, American citizens flying back home from Caribbean vacations must have a passport. That's a big change from the previous rule, which required only a birth certificate and photo I.D. from Americans reentering the United States -- and it's coming under heavy criticism from the islands. 'The potential economic impact on [Caribbean islands'] business could be catastrophic,'' said Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, secretary general of the Caribbean Tourism Organization. ``This is a category 6 hurricane.'' What the islands fear is that many Americans won't get a passport in time to travel to the Caribbean, or worse, won't even bother to get one -- and therefore will skip plans to visit the islands. The new regulation applies only to Americans reentering the country by land or air, not by sea.... | |
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| | | Friends of Thai Daughters, Inc. host Thai students and former teacher | | Posted Saturday, October 28, 2006 7:27:38 AM by Blog57 Team | | "It was a dream come true." That is how Mee Aryi, a student at the Friends of Thai Daughters, Inc. school, Daughters Education Program (DEP), thinks of her first trip to America. Mee, 20, was one of four Thai travelers hosted by Friends of Thai Daughters, Inc. founders Jane McBride and Patricia Zinkowski. Aryi arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 10, with Khai Kongsi, 16, Pui Kantharat, 17, and Mammie van Der Meiren, a former teacher at DEP and translator on the trip. The three young women had not seen their former teacher since she left the school six months ago to be married. McBride and Zinkowski's alpaca farm on Barter's Island was home to the group until their departure on October 25, when they returned to Thailand.... | |
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| | | Bags go straight to the airport from Hyatts: | | Posted Sunday, October 22, 2006 3:12:51 AM by Blog57 Team | | Guests staying at select Hyatt Hotels & Resorts can check their luggage and receive airline-issued boarding passes before leaving the property for the airport. Cost is $10 per person and includes storage, transportation and check-in of up to two pieces of luggage.Depending on location, guests can check luggage from two to 24 hours before departure. After check-in is complete, guests can head to the airport free of luggage, picking it up at their final destination. Initial service will be offered in Boston, Dallas, Denver, Miami, Orlando, San Diego, Seattle and Tampa. Additional properties are being added. Participating airlines include AirTran, American, Continental, Delta, JetBlue, Northwest, Song, Ted and United. .... | |
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| | | Sick or swim | | Posted Thursday, October 19, 2006 1:17:00 PM by Blog57 Team | | Parts of the country have already been teased by winter's icy fingers, prompting many Canadians to start planning escapes to warmer climes. Of course, no one plans a bout of travellers' diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever or malaria, but with one of these diseases affecting as many as half of all travellers to some southern destinations, new drugs and prevention techniques can be the key to an enjoyable beach holiday. If last season is any indication, more than a million of us will flee the cold for a week or two of sunshine and warmth in the tropics or subtropics, mostly at resorts in Mexico or the Caribbean. According to a recent survey from Léger Marketing, a Montreal-based independent research firm, Canadians tend to splurge on their vacations, with one-third spending an average of $2,000 to $3,000.... | |
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