Year: 2011

Merry Christmas! Want to know what to get jet setter in your life.  OK, they may not be a jet setter but if they travel they’ll appreciate one of these gifts for Christmas.  The Silk Travel Blanket:Why we love it? It’s yours and yours alone.  It hasn’t been used by thousands of other people.  We also...

The booties These boots are made for walking, the streets of Italy that is.  I was concerned with my recent trip to Italy because I knew that touring Italy means walking.  While I normally love walking a city, my concern was that this summer I broke my big toe and have been slowly making my...

Last Wednesday, I attended the first of South Africa Tourism’s Taste Makers Series in New York at Marcus Samuelsson’s restaurant Red Rooster in Harlem.  The Taste Makers Series is a marketing campaign to reconnect African Americans to South Africa. There is such a kinship with African Americans and Black South Africans.  Starting from the parallels...

Hey there, I can’t tell you how thrilled I was to be in Washington, DC for the MLK, Jr. Memorial and Dedication.  As you know the weekends events including the dedication were canceled due to Hurricane Irene, that had a direct path up the the east coast of the United States.  Because of the uncertainty...

Ja’Vonne and I recently became tourist in our own city by using the Chicago CityPASS.   With the CityPASS we were able to visit five out of seven major Chicago attractions at a much discounted price.  The CityPASS also put us on the fast track to the head of lines and entrance to some exhibits. ...

Hi Everyone! Ja’Vonne, Howard, and I just got back from the Southernmost Illinois Shawnee area. I can hear you asking yourself, “Where?”  Most of you know where Carbondale is, Shawnee begins about 17 miles south of Carbondale and is some of the most beautiful country you will find. There is also a Wine Trail to...

Hi Everyone! Ja’Vonne and I are self proclaimed “Foodies” so one way we determine a great destination is through the gastronomical experience. We were not disappointed at The ROYAL in Playa Del Carmen and Cancun. Known as giving the “Gourmet All-Inclusive Experience” The ROYAL takes it to another level when it comes to dining. The...

Hi Everyone! While visiting The ROYAL Resort in Playa Del Carmen and Cancun, Mexico, I had a chance to spend some quality time in the Spa at both locations. SPAzul says that it is committed to helping you find your inner harmony within the universe.  They take this to heart.  From the entrance to the...

Hi Everyone! The Traveling Eye just spent 3 days on the Shawnee Wine Trail in Southernmost Illinois and loved every minute of it. Ja’Vonne, Howard (Video Twist Productions) and I jumped in the car and headed to Shawnee to visit the award winning wineries and vineyards of Southern Illinois. In 1995, the owners of the...

Wed. July 20, 2011 Apx. Noon:    Arrive at the Water Valley Inn, 3435 Water Valley Rd, Cobden, IL 62920 www.1watervalleyinn.com      Give Kim Aldridge, the innkeeper, a call at 618-534-2244 when you are close.  Take a few minutes to bring in your luggage, and, I will meet you at the Inn about 12:30pm. My (Carol Hoffman)...