http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings Imagine - Experience - Share Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:07:52 GMT Clearspace 2.5.11 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2009-10-12T10:07:52Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/10/12/living-large-in-the-national-parks-five-luxury-accommodations Think you have to “rough it” to enjoy the wild beauty of the national parks? Think again. Although every national park offers a number of options for camping, backpacking, and cabin dwelling, the parks offer luxury, too.   Lobby of national_parks luxury_travel yosemite grand_canyon yellowstone sequoia_national_park Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:07:52 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/10/12/living-large-in-the-national-parks-five-luxury-accommodations 2009-10-12T10:07:52Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/09/28/river-cruising-is-a-family-friendly-adventure-sort-of At first blush, river cruising doesn’t sound family-friendly. The small ships don’t offer kids’ clubs, pools, or arcade rooms, like you might expect on ocean liners. Aside from a tiny library and the occasional lecture by crew cruises family_travel france river_cruising luxury_travel avignon lyon arles Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:06:17 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/09/28/river-cruising-is-a-family-friendly-adventure-sort-of 2009-09-28T17:06:17Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/09/23/top-10-north-america-couples-friendly-golf-resorts No, a romantic golf getaway is not an oxymoron. There are a plethora of exceptional resorts that offer championship golf and necessary romance-oriented amenities such as spas, elegant restaurants, cozy hotel lobby bars, private pool cabanas, whirlpools golf_resorts romantic_getaways luxury_travel florida california hawaii golf_couples Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:00:47 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/09/23/top-10-north-america-couples-friendly-golf-resorts 2009-09-23T11:00:47Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/06/19/samuel-adams-hopfenpfl%C3%BCcken-adventure Many enjoy the fine flavor of delicious beer on a warm summer’s afternoon, but few understand how the brew came to be. Now, you can learn. With Samuel Adams’ “Hopfenpflücken Adventure” ( Hopfenpflücken means luxury_travel germany_travel Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:09:24 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/06/19/samuel-adams-hopfenpfl%C3%BCcken-adventure 2009-06-19T10:09:24Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/05/05/hot-london-hotel-deals Still think you can’t afford a visit to London ? Now that the British pound is at one of its lowest exchange rates in seven years (£1.49 against the dollar), you might reconsider hopping the pond—especially when you see these slashed hotel_deals luxury_travel Tue, 05 May 2009 10:00:40 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2009/05/05/hot-london-hotel-deals 2009-05-05T10:00:40Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/12/22/living-in-luxury-at-new-hotels Three new luxury hotels enjoyed openings this weekend—the only question is: which one will you visit first?   Ski in Style at The Osprey   Have you ever fantasized about stepping outside your hotel right onto the ski lift? A new Vail hotels luxury_travel hawaii las_vegas vail_resorts travel Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:06:04 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/12/22/living-in-luxury-at-new-hotels 2008-12-22T23:06:04Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/10/14/space-tourism-the-new-frontier As a kid, I was obsessed with outer space. I wrote songs about the solar system, short stories about space travel (including one about an alien Santa Claus, and his disgruntled former elf employee who comes to earth to spill S.C.’s space_tourism luxury_travel virgin_galactic space_adventures Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:07:00 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/10/14/space-tourism-the-new-frontier 2008-10-15T01:07:00Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/10/03/2009-travel-budgets-prices-will-rise Two news items of note were in my inbox this morning:   1) Average costs for business travelers—which often eventually trickle down to leisure travelers—are expected to rise up to 13 percent next year due to the current economic american_express_publishing advito luxury_travel Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:49:25 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/10/03/2009-travel-budgets-prices-will-rise 2008-10-03T19:49:25Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/09/23/nantucket-fall-deals With the Nantucket tourist rush of Labor Day quieting down, Nantucket Island Resorts is offering incredible shoulder-season hotel deals, and restaurant credits for your fall vacation:   The Wauwinet , Nantucket’s luxury Relais & nantucket luxury_travel fall_hotel_sale Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:33:53 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/09/23/nantucket-fall-deals 2008-09-23T18:33:53Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/09/15/luxury-hotel-rates-for-1928 The Leading Hotels of the World collection is celebrating their 80th anniversary by offering rates of only $19.28 (in honor of 1928, the founding year) per night for a maximum of two nights, between Nov. 1 and Dec. 15, 2008.   The list of hotels luxury_travel travel Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:00:12 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/09/15/luxury-hotel-rates-for-1928 2008-09-15T07:00:12Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/09/08/rockresort-holiday-deals Here’s a cool deal to snag this winter: Get a free night of lodging during the busiest holidays of the year—Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day and Easter Sunday—for holiday_deals hotels resorts luxury_travel Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:29:16 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/09/08/rockresort-holiday-deals 2008-09-08T18:29:16Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/08/19/global-gallivanting-with-crystal-cruises The award-winning luxury adventure cruise line has announced that its 2009 World Cruise will feature an unprecedented number of adventure tours during its 109-day expedition, totaling more than 300 tours, with 125 that are brand new for ‘09. New luxury_travel adventure_travel cruises Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:29:07 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/08/19/global-gallivanting-with-crystal-cruises 2008-08-19T17:29:07Z http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/06/30/livin-the-high-life Aching to live the kind of swank life of celebrities? Head to the Maxim Bungalows at Cofresi Beach on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic . Newly opened in May 2008, the resort features 108 plush bungalows, a 24-hour private concierge travel luxury_travel dominican_republic Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:41:03 GMT tmadmin http://www.travelmuse.com/community/blogs/travel_musings/2008/06/30/livin-the-high-life 2008-06-30T15:41:03Z