Playa del Carmen, Keystone, Waikiki: All in a Summer Vacation

How is it possible? I often pinch myself because I'm living such an incredible life. Although I am a widow with two daughters, we are able to take amazing vacations for pennies on the dollar. In fact, I have taken 7 trips of a lifetime in the last 8 months. This summer, vacations consisted of Playa del Carmen, Keystone, and Waikiki.

My Playa trip was at an all-inclusive, the Grand Porto Real. We had so much fun relaxing on the beach and visiting the little shops. Of course I had to do my "research" at the spa on two separate days! The overall trip was amazing, and the best part...over 150 of my closest friends were there too.

Next came our trip to Keystone, Colorado. Here my girls and I enjoyed an all-inclusive stay at the Keystone Lodge and Spa where we hiked, rode gondolas, white-water rafted, and rode horses. We also visited Vail and Breckenridge. The weather was heavenly, and yes... the hot stone massage was incredible.

Lastly, just a few short hours after returning from Colorado, my girls and I headed off to the beaches of Waikiki. Here we stayed at the Hyatt Regency. Our trip included 50% off all spa services, so as you might guess, I way more than got my money worth!! Also, we relaxed by the pool and played in the ocean. One night we took part in a sunset catamaran cruise, and another night we had a Luau at the Paradise Cove. We spent one day kayaking too! We had a blast.

I am so grateful to be able to take my daughters on these kinds of trips. In fact, last year it was so sad because my girls had nothing to say on the infamous "What I Did on my Summer Vacation" paper. This year, they truly didn't know where to start!

If you would like to know how to have access to these kinds of value-packed vacations, email me directly at deenampowersu@yahoo.com.




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Did Somebody Say Cabo?

My teammate Linda and I just got back from Los Cabos where we had a fabulous time!! We met some really nice folks from Minnesota, Boston, Tuscon, and Canada. The food was incredible; the drinks very generous; and the quality of the hotel and surroundings were pristine.

We did two excursions, a sunset dinner cruise and a whale watching tour. The best was the whale watching tour. We climbed on board this small boat with inflatable sides, straddled the seats and held on to the handles for dear life!! We literally flew across the water. We would slow down to scope out whales, then we'd take off to get up close and personal! Our tour guide said we were seeing things that he hadn't seen in the two years he had this job!! In fact, he kept us out there an hour longer than he should have, missed the next tour, and hoped he didn't lose his job. He was just having too much fun!! The whales were finishing their mating rituals and were breaching completely out of the water multiple times. It must've been really good! :) At one point, as we were sitting still and looking off at the distance, everyone started to scream because a whale came up from under our boat where we could actually touch him if we wanted. He was not liking us cramping his style in the least; he slapped the water with his fin and then swam away. Seeing the whales up close like that is too hard to describe in words. You just have to do it!! Thank you World Ventures for giving us the opportunity to make these kind of memories!!

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