http://travelersthoughts.com Some simple and fun traveling ideas and experiences Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:41:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en RV travel is a great way to see the country and spend some quality time with your family. Why not take advantage of gas prices coming down and start planning a family getaway.  Traveling by RV is less stressful than other forms of travel because you can control all of ... http://travelersthoughts.com/2008/11/20/rv-travel/ The decision to travel with your pet is one that should be taken seriously.  There are many considerations you will have to make before making this decision.  Traveling with your pet has become much easier on both you and the pet. Many more hotels and resorts are pet friendly now. ... http://travelersthoughts.com/2008/11/04/traveling-with-your-pet/ Are you getting caught up in the shuffle of everyday life?  Are you losing touch with your spouse or significant other? Are you stressed out beyond belief and taking it out on each other?  Then what you need is a romantic getaway.  There are so many ideas for planning the ... http://travelersthoughts.com/2008/11/03/romance-anyone/ Vacations are becoming more expensive every day with rising fuel costs, food costs, hotel costs, just about everything is on the rise, making it more difficult for families to afford summer vacations.  The new catch phrase is “staycation” This means you stay close to home and explore the area around ... http://travelersthoughts.com/2008/10/28/stay-cationing/ Traveling  with small children is so exciting. To see the sights through their eyes is such a delight. To educate them on different foods and cultures are lessons they will keep with them forever. Traveling with youngsters can be challenging as well. You must plan ahead for the little distractions ... http://travelersthoughts.com/2008/10/24/tips-for-travel-with-kids/ Since most women love to travel and we ALL occasionally need to get away, why not start planning a fun girls’ getaway with a couple of your friends or family. There doesn’t need to be a special occasion for a fun trip with ‘the girls’. No occasion at ... http://travelersthoughts.com/2008/08/22/girls-gotta-get-a-getaway/ Leave the mouthwash at home. Pack your most comfortable clothes and shoes, bring along your appetite and sense of fun, and DO NOT miss the Gilroy Garlic Festival next year. Gilroy, in southern Santa Clara County, California is, of course, the location for the famous Gilroy Garlic Festival, an annual ... http://travelersthoughts.com/2008/08/20/no-vampires-in-gilroy/ If you have not visited southern Italy, especially on the Adriatic coast, then Puglia could be the trip for you. A vacation spent in “trulli” accommodations will ‘truly’ be an experience like none other. These gleaming whitewashed houses are the most curious looking rounded structures I have ever seen. ... http://travelersthoughts.com/2008/08/17/in-puglia-a-trulli-vacation-will-truly-impress-you/ Talk about breath-taking Italian landscape beauty, this may be the most beautiful of all. Lake Como, Italy. I was advised to include it in my last trip to Italy but thought -- naaahh. It just didn’t seem like Italy to me. So now I cannot wait until I have saved ... http://travelersthoughts.com/2008/08/06/lake-como-italy-it-looks-unreal/ Ahhh, the lovely Irish countryside of County Mayo, the breathtaking views of the Atlantic, the beautiful and serene Stella Maris Country House Hotel and Restaurant, and a memorable Ballycastle pub crawl! What could be better -- of course, I failed to mention the renowned Stella Maris breakfasts and dinners ... http://travelersthoughts.com/2008/08/01/a-wee-bit-about-irelands-historic-stella-maris-country-house-hotel-in-ballycastle/