

Melissa sets sail on the Disney Fantasy
I went on the inaugural sailing of Disney Cruise Line’s ‘Fantasy’ ship. It was not the normal itinerary that this ship will be doing in the future,


Costa Rica June 2012
Monday June 4th, 2012 – My first trip to Costa Rica, I cannot wait to start this adventure. Our flight to Costa Rica went smooth, a quick


Melissa visits Couples Negril and RIU Tropical Bay, Jamaica
On this same trip, I had the opportunity to visit a couple other resorts as well. Here are my trip reports for them… Couples Negril was a


Melissa visits RIU Negril, Jamaica
We visited Negril, Jamaica in March 2012. We went with a group of friends, so we were looking into accomodations that would fit every budget, yet still


June 18 – Ku-rign-gai National Park to North Head
Today encompassed a journey out of Sydney north through some of the North Shore suburbs into Ku-rign-gai National Park. The photo is a view over Broken Bay.


June 17 Sydney
G’day from the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge-note the Sydney Opera House waaaaay below in the distance (left side). That’s me on the right in the


June 16 farewell Queensland, here we come Sydney!
It’s our day to depart Queensland and the area of the Great Barrier Reef. As typical of travel days that include flights, it has been a relatively


June 15 the reason they call it “THE” Great Barrier Reef
This is the day for which I personally have been waiting for the entire trip. Our day literally on the Great Barrier Reef. And this was probably


June 14-Thala Beach Resort and Port Douglas
When we checked into our room in Cairns for a two night stay, Dave asked why we couldn’t stay for the entire 4 nights that we had


June 13 – Kuranda and surroundings
We were told by a local to take the crocodile warnings seriously. The “crocs” pictured below were part of the park at the Kuranda Koala Gardens. There


June 12 Mission Beach to Cairns
Morning at Mission Beach began with overcast skies. The photo above is at Mission Beach looking out towards DUNK Island. We headed out driving north up Mission


June 11 Airlie Beach to Mission Beach
Airlie Beach was to have been our gateway to the Whitsunday Islands and our first chance to experience the GREAT BARRIER REEF. But waking up to rain


June 10 Aussie time and day
Departed Nadi, Fiji bright and early this morning. Just arrived in Brisbane, Australia and waiting for our connection to Mackay where we will pick up a rental


Tahiti-Fiji-Australia
Please join Dave and I as we begin our journey to the beautiful South Pacific on May 28, 2011. [justified_image_grid ids=”file” filterby=off filterby=off columns=”7″ ids=”5447″].


A Night In Cinderella’s Castle
Have you ever been at a function where prizes are given away and you think, I have never won before and I will not win this? Well,