Year: 2012

Hi Everyone!The Traveling Eye is in Aruba at the Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival!  Not only are we enjoying the festival, which I will get to in future post, but I am having a great time getting to know Aruba the destination. Our first day was a busy one. With  Ernest Giel, Aruba Tourism Authority Visitor...

I travel a lot which means I’m away from home and it also means that I think about home safety and security.  I have a few things that I do but I’m always on the prowl for tips and useful information on keeping my home safe.  I live in a condominium and recently received a notice...

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Rio?  I bet it’s not food!  Well, Rio has wonderful food. Of course, you can partake in continental cuisine, everything from pizza to burgers, the usual comfort foods. And, of course you can go to a fancy restaurant for nouveau this or that...

I believe I can touch the sky.  I think about it every night and day. Spread my wings and fly away….OK, you get my drift.  I went hang gliding with Go Up Brazil, a company that provides hang gliding and paragliding adventures in Rio de Janeiro.  I anticipated this adventure from the moment I left...

There are places you visit where no matter how many times you visit there are sights you still have to see.  In Rio, Christ the Redeemer, Ipanema, Copacabana and Sugarloaf are those sights. Christ the Redeemer statue is symbolic to Rio.  It’s the one structure that is recognized as the city’s image and is now one of...

Many things can happen in Rio and sometimes it’s just because of the feeling and atmosphere of the city.  The people are so full of life.  Cariocas, as people from Rio are called, see enjoying life is a high priority.  I must say that I’m a bit jealous that I don’t see this approach to...

Ja’Vonne with a caipirinha Bonnie getting Reals We’re here!  We arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil today.  So excited because it’s been at least 7 years since our last visit and we have been anxiously anticipating our return.  Rio is such a magnetic city.  It’s so full of life that as soon as you leave...

We wanted to do this topic because so many of us approach it all wrong. We take time off from work and use that time to run errands, do chores or worst yet, we do nothing at all.  So let’s first define STAYCATION. STAYCATION: When you stay home or near home with a traditional vacation...

This week on The Traveling Eye Show we’re talking about SpaCations. What is a SpaCation? Well, consider it more of a lifestyle.  It’s going to a Spa Destination or Resort where the focus or goal can be anything from R&R, Weight Loss, Fitness, Diet and/or beauty and everything inbetween.  You can customize for your goals,...

While Spire, a limited time luxury hotel deal site coined the term “Flashcation”, the concept has been around for some time and derives from “Flash Sales”.  It is defined by Spire as a trip that is booked spontaneously when a traveler finds an outrageously good deal.  The concept has resurfaced many times in different forms...