How The Beach Boys Convinced Me Aruba Was Worth A Look
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How The Beach Boys Convinced Me Aruba Was Worth A Look

Do you know that famous line in the Beach Boys song Kokomo that goes “Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I want to take you to … Well, way back when the song was just released, it was the first time I had ever heard of Aruba. Even back then it sounded like someplace I’d someday like to visit. I’ve always imagined that Aruba would be dotted with sandy white beaches and clear sparkling water like those from that famous Beach Boys song. So, do Aruba’s beaches really live up to my imagination?

EASYToll Dispenser
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The Ultimate Guide to Toll Roads in Portugal. What Every Traveler Should Know.

Updated for 2018!  Here’s everything you need to know about Portugal’s toll roads from the new, unmanned Electronic Tolls to the old Via Verde system. Make sure you read this if you’re planning a trip to Portugal in the near future and plan on driving your own vehicle or renting a car while you’re there.

A Love Letter To Grand Old Hotels

A Love Letter To Grand Old Hotels

Once in a while we get a chance to spend some time in a hotel that offers something really special.

You know the hotels I mean.

The hotels with the huge lobbies gleaming with polished wood, where you just might run into someone famous sitting casually in an overstuffed chair.

Hotels with room service wheeled up to your room and served with a red rose and a white tablecloth.

Hotels where the bellboy is over 60 years old, and loves to tell stories about the time …

View of Gibraltar across the golf course in Spanish town of Alcaidesa
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Rocking Gibraltar and Wrestling Monkeys

Still feeling the effects of a crazy travel week riding camels in Morocco, sleeping in Bedouin tent villages in the Sahara Desert and hanging out in the chaotic sprawling urban jungle called the Medina of Marrakech, Micki and I were on the mend in Seville and looking for our next family adventure.

When we pulled up a map of the area, it became clear that there was one last place we needed to check out before we left this area of Spain behind us. Only 2 hours south was an iconic landmark that I had heard about since childhood and never really thought I’d ever see it in person. Gibraltar was calling and that meant two things, road trip and monkees!