Vacation

Fantasy Football “Widows/Widowers” Unite!

Dorothy Carlow
October 14th, 2008

Filed Under: Travel Tips

Do you have a significant other (boyfriend or girlfriend, husband or wife) who spends all day Saturday preparing his Fantasy Football League roster for Sunday’s NFL match-ups, and then all day Sunday living vicariously through a bunch of oversized men running around in tight pants?  Okay, we feel your pain here at Viscape.  We really do.  [...]

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Vacation Community Comes Together for Blogging Event

Dorothy Carlow
October 10th, 2008

Filed Under: Event, Travel Tips, Viscape University, What's news at Viscape?

Just as we predicted: Viscape University’s real estate blogging event on Monday night drew a packed house – virtual standing room only!  The gathering brought some of the most influential real estate professionals together for an exciting discussion surrounding blogging.
While we don’t know just how much beer and wine those of you participating from home [...]

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Politics of Vacationing – Campaigning in Swing States

Dorothy Carlow
October 8th, 2008

Filed Under: Finding a Vacation Rental, Top Travel Destinations, Travel Tips

Sure, you’re familiar with swing sets (think play ground), swing dancing, and the movie Swingers.  But 2008 is all about the swing states-Colorado, Florida, and Virginia to name a few-and you can be sure that the entire US will be watching these states closely on election night.  We at Viscape are watching these states as [...]

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The Politics of Vacationing – Obama vs. McCain

Dorothy Carlow
September 26th, 2008

Filed Under: Event, Travel Tips

Yes, we are talking politics here.  The politics of vacationing.  Sure, the election may come down to which candidate voters feel can get us out of this economic mess (aren’t you tired of Brian Williams’ doomsday economic reports about how McCain and Obama plan to fix it?), but today we will examine a lighter “issue” [...]

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National Stay-at-Home Week?

Dorothy Carlow
September 23rd, 2008

Filed Under: Travel Tips

ABC is urging its viewers to stay home this week to save money on gas.  Translation: ABC’s wants you to stay home, place your tush on your lazy-boy, and stare at the tube, which will display other people enjoying their lives outside the home.  (Oh yeah, and they want you to watch all of their [...]

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Secret Fall Foliage Hot Spots

Dorothy Carlow
September 20th, 2008

Filed Under: Finding a Vacation Rental, Top Travel Destinations, Vacation Rental Places

With the mercury starting to drop and the leaves changing colors, many people are planning trips to Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont to check out the fall foliage. But if you’ve already been there and done that, or you just want to avoid the crowds, why not celebrate autumn’s arrival off the beaten path?

Forest Fire!  [...]

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Stretch your Dollars During Shoulder Season

Dorothy Carlow
September 17th, 2008

Filed Under: Top Travel Destinations, Travel Tips

At Viscape, we have been hearing a lot of buzz about traveling on a budget. Apparently, during these less than perfect economic times, people are choosing not to spend gobs of money on hotels, rental cars and transcontinental flights.  Instead, people are becoming creative on how to get the most BANG for their travel buck.  [...]

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An Easy Fall Escape

Dorothy Carlow
September 4th, 2008

Filed Under: Travel Tips

With the official close of the summer vacation season, the closest you might come to a great escape is getting lost in a great movie.  BUT…if the movie happens to be set in an exotic or attractive land nearby or far away, it just might serve as inspiration for your next vacation (especially if you’re [...]

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Love Boat Generation Sets Sail

Dorothy Carlow
August 29th, 2008

Filed Under: Travel Tips

More and more retirees are using their after-work years to travel.  The generation that watched the Love Boat is now setting sail, visiting their wish list destinations and staying healthy and active while doing so.  Travelling retirees are as common as the mobile phone they talk on.  They’re walking the Great Wall of China, visiting [...]

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Panda Couture in China

Dorothy Carlow
August 26th, 2008

Filed Under: Finding a Vacation Rental, Staff Adventures, Top Travel Destinations, Travel Tips

The Summer Olympics in Beijing has come to a close, which also means the closing of another summer. Kids everywhere are heading back to school, and many adults may be wondering, “Did I slack on my summer fun and vacationing?” Well, guess what? Summer isn’t quite over yet, as there still is time to embark [...]

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