You’ll need to act fast on this deal, but starting October 9th, the US Virgin Islands is taking reservations for its Cent-sational Promotion!  What this means for you is a chance to scoop up a room rate of 25 cents per night at participating hotels.  Sponsored by the USVI Department of Tourism, this special promotion will be on sale for 25 days, and is timed to celebrate the issuance of the US Virgin Island’s quarter.
There are sorts of perks that come with this Cent-sational Promotion including:

25 cent room nights at participating hotels, maximum stay of three nights
$25 per person dining  …read more

Don’t use the excuse that you don’t have a passport keep you from planning a Caribbean vacation!  Sure, you still need to get a passport eventually, but till then you can visit US Virgin Islands, a bit of island paradise, with no passport required.  With direct flights (often non-stop) from many locations in the United States, the USVI’s are easily accessible.
I talked a little bit shoulder season, and how that was value-added time to travel.  I even mentioned that the Caribbean was a great place to visit during this time of year.  Turns out, the USVI is offering some pretty …read more

Today we have a guest post from Marianne Crone, a writer and resident of Amsterdam.

Büyükada smells of horses, kebab, grilled fish, and sea. I found this quiet island a stark contrast to crowded, noisy and polluted Istanbul. The only sounds were the mournful cries of the seagulls, the distant blast of the ferries, and the soft clip-clop of horses’ feet shod in rubber horseshoes.
Büyükada is an island without cars. True, there is the odd police car, the Coca Cola delivery truck and the garbage disposal vehicle, but there are no passenger cars. That’s the most wonderful thing about this …read more