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Everyone has one - they may not call it a "Bucket List" it may be a list of travel ideas, a list of places to visit, or things you want to do. My desire is to help you bring these dreams into reality and create memories that will last a lifetime.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Top 10 Stunning Spring Destinations

For travelers seeking affordable prices, small crowds and pleasant weather, spring is the perfect time of year to travel. Many destinations are at their best during the spring, when temperatures are warm but not too hot, lively seasonal festivals are going on, and blooming flowers set parks and gardens ablaze with color (a scene that makes for spectacular vacation photographs!). The top 10 stunning spring destinations are wonderful to visit throughout the year, but each place is especially dazzling and unforgettable in the spring.

Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica: Costa Rica's high season for travel runs from November to April and the country's rainy season runs from May to November. Travel in the spring to experience the best of both worlds.



Portland Oregon: Travel to Portland in the spring and you will see exactly why the town is known as the "City of roses" Portland's climate is ideal for growing roses, which start to bloom in April and Peak in June.

Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park: Japan: It's no surprise that Fuji-Hakone-Izu is the most visited national park in Japan. It's home to japan's iconic Mount Fuji, as well as well as waterfalls, hot springs, volcanic islands and deep lakes. Spring is cherry -blossom season in Japan and an excellent time to visit the park.

Cape May, New Jersey: One of America's oldest resort towns. summer is high season here, but in the spring travelers can walk past picturesque Victorian houses, read a novel on the beach (you may need a sweater but you'll still enjoy the view!) or visit an old-fashioned ice cream parlor before the summer crowds descend. Plus, Cape May is a birder's paradise each spring when thousand of sea and songbirds migrate.

Paris, France: There are lots of reasons that the old song lauds Paris in the spring but the city's famous gardens and parks are simply breathtaking this time of year. A few days of strolling past 17th-century fountains, banana trees, roses and majestic sculptures nestled in the leafy hidden corners of Parisian gardens will make you fall in love with springtime in the City of Lights.

Washington D.C.: Explodes with color in the spring when hundreds of cherry trees around the capital sprout blushing blooms. Late March early April are the best time to see the flowers at their peak.



The Netherlands: You've seen pictures of those iconic flower fields in the Dutch countryside, but a real-life look at the massive fields is an unforgettable and astonishing experience. the Keukenhof Gardens, open from March to May, are one of the best places to see over seven million tulips in full, vivid splendor.

Yosemite National Park: During April, May and June, travelers can see fields of blooming flowers, fish for rainbow trout or spot herds of bighorn sheep while enjoying warm days and cool evenings in Yosemite National Park. Plus, spring is the best season to visit Yosemite if you love waterfalls.


Channel Islands: Located off the French coast of Normandy, charm visitors with their quaint English cottages and sweeping island vistas. In the springtime, head to the island of Sark for its annual Wild Flower Fortnight, a festival that runs from late April through early May to celebrate the blanket of colorful flowers that covers the island this time of year.


Santorini, Greece: Planing a spring trip to the ever-popular Greek Islands can avoid the teeming summer crowds while still enjoying pleasant weather. Virtually all of the Greek islands are stunning in the spring (and pretty much every season), but santorini, which is famous for its cliff-top views and whitewashed buildings, is particularly beautiful.

What's your favorite place to visit in the Spring, for more information on these destinations please contact Anne Waters awateres@cruiseone.com (877)775-7245 or (361)949-1011.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Cruise Experts Pick their Top 10 Cruise Destinations

An exotic mix of cruise destinations have globetrotting industry experts drooling, a recent top 10 list reveled by a panel of 13 journalist and U.K. based cruise line executives and industry celebrities and heres what they chose.

1.) Alaska
2.) Galapagos
3.) Arctic
4.) Antarctica
5.) Black Sea
6.) St Petersburg
7.) Venice
8.) Rome
9.) The Corinth Canal
10.) Middle East

Let me know what you think!