As some of you may have heard, Hobbit Travel has closed their doors. Temporarily? Maybe, maybe not, but for now there are likely a lot of stranded travelers with reservations paid and no airline confirmations.
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Please contact us, we can help you make a new reservation. Our agency and our agents are professional and willing to help you out!!!
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Here is the latest article I read in the Star Tribune:
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/travel/79947677.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUss
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Flight to the North Pole
Well, Sun Country has done it again. Our hometown airline continues to impress!!!!
SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES ANNOUNCES ANNUAL“FLIGHT TO THE NORTH POLE”
Airline Partners with Greater Twin Cities United Way & Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities
http://www.suncountry.com/hometools/releases/FlightNorthPoleService.shtml
St. Paul, MN—December 15, 2009
Sun Country Airlines will welcome 80 children, ages 5-12, to the Humphrey terminal on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, where they will board a Sun Country Boeing 737, and take a “Flight to the North Pole.”
Sun Country, the Hometown Airline, has partnered with United Way and Big Brothers Big Sisters to give 80 kids a unique holiday experience. The children will board the “Flight to the North Pole” where employees of Sun Country including Pilots, Flight Attendants and agents will greet with holiday cheer. The plane will be decorated for this special event.
While the plane taxis for approximately 30 minutes on the ground, children will enjoy a detailed description of their “flight” to the North Pole. On-board activities will include singing holiday carols, writing letters to Santa, keeping watch for Santa and his reindeer and touring the cockpit. Also, a meal will be provided by Sky Food Catering. Following the “flight” the children will be greeted by Santa who will give them gifts donated by Sun Country employees.
"United Way continues to value and appreciate the wonderful partnership of Sun Country Airlines. This is a great example of how our local companies are stepping up to the plate this year to support our community. It is especially important during the holiday season and these economic times to provide some extra holiday cheer,” says Andy Goldman-Gray, senior vice president of Strategic Marketing, United Way.
"We are thankful to Sun Country for this unique opportunity to expand our young people’s horizons with an unforgettable ‘flight’ to the North Pole,” said Kimberlee Sinclair, Vice President of External Affairs for BBBS. “Generous supporters, such as Sun Country, and our volunteers are the sources of genuine magic in the lives of our children.”
Sun Country’s “Flight to the North Pole” will depart at 5:45p.m. from gate H3 at the Humphrey Airport and return by 6:30p.m. The Metropolitan Airport Commission has donated the funding to cover all airport fees.
"This annual event is very special to us at Sun Country,” said Wendy Blackshaw, Vice President of Marketing and Sales. “We are delighted to partner with United Way and Big Brothers Big Sisters because of the impact and active roles they play in this community.”
Please click HERE for the full article.
SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES ANNOUNCES ANNUAL“FLIGHT TO THE NORTH POLE”
Airline Partners with Greater Twin Cities United Way & Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities
http://www.suncountry.com/hometools/releases/FlightNorthPoleService.shtml
St. Paul, MN—December 15, 2009
Sun Country Airlines will welcome 80 children, ages 5-12, to the Humphrey terminal on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, where they will board a Sun Country Boeing 737, and take a “Flight to the North Pole.”
Sun Country, the Hometown Airline, has partnered with United Way and Big Brothers Big Sisters to give 80 kids a unique holiday experience. The children will board the “Flight to the North Pole” where employees of Sun Country including Pilots, Flight Attendants and agents will greet with holiday cheer. The plane will be decorated for this special event.
While the plane taxis for approximately 30 minutes on the ground, children will enjoy a detailed description of their “flight” to the North Pole. On-board activities will include singing holiday carols, writing letters to Santa, keeping watch for Santa and his reindeer and touring the cockpit. Also, a meal will be provided by Sky Food Catering. Following the “flight” the children will be greeted by Santa who will give them gifts donated by Sun Country employees.
"United Way continues to value and appreciate the wonderful partnership of Sun Country Airlines. This is a great example of how our local companies are stepping up to the plate this year to support our community. It is especially important during the holiday season and these economic times to provide some extra holiday cheer,” says Andy Goldman-Gray, senior vice president of Strategic Marketing, United Way.
"We are thankful to Sun Country for this unique opportunity to expand our young people’s horizons with an unforgettable ‘flight’ to the North Pole,” said Kimberlee Sinclair, Vice President of External Affairs for BBBS. “Generous supporters, such as Sun Country, and our volunteers are the sources of genuine magic in the lives of our children.”
Sun Country’s “Flight to the North Pole” will depart at 5:45p.m. from gate H3 at the Humphrey Airport and return by 6:30p.m. The Metropolitan Airport Commission has donated the funding to cover all airport fees.
"This annual event is very special to us at Sun Country,” said Wendy Blackshaw, Vice President of Marketing and Sales. “We are delighted to partner with United Way and Big Brothers Big Sisters because of the impact and active roles they play in this community.”
Please click HERE for the full article.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Disney World and Disney Wonder December 2009
My family and I took a trip to Disney.
We had a fabulous time!!!
We started the trip at Fort Wilderness Campground Resort, then moved on to the Disney Wonder for their 3 night Disney cruise to the Bahamas and Castaway Cay, then we came back to Disney and stayed at Disney's Boardwalk Inn Resort.
Here is some info on my trip:
We had a fabulous time!!!
We started the trip at Fort Wilderness Campground Resort, then moved on to the Disney Wonder for their 3 night Disney cruise to the Bahamas and Castaway Cay, then we came back to Disney and stayed at Disney's Boardwalk Inn Resort.
Here is some info on my trip:
Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground
THE ROOM: At the Fort Wilderness Campground, we stayed in a cabin. These cabins are very roomy and large in comparison to a regular hotel room. When you walk in, you're in the kitchen, there is a full fridge, sink, microwave, stove, oven, all the kitchen utensils and cupboards full of dishes and pans. To the right is the table with bench seating, along with a few chairs (perfectly decorated to the up north woodsy theme) and onto the living room where there was a couch, and another couple chairs that match the kitchen table chairs. Up in the wall, is a pull down murphy bed, full size. Which we used a lot for snuggling in to watch movies and such at night.
Down the hall to the left from when you first walk in, is the bathroom, and the bedroom. In the bedroom there was another full size bed, along with bunk beds, that the kids LOVED! The closet was small but enough room, and we had plenty of nooks and crannies to store all of our luggage, and we had a LOT!
GOLF CART: We rented a golf cart, as it's almost necessary, unless you want to spend a lot of time walking and walking and walking. I do enjoy walking, so I did walk around a bit, but having the golf cart to ride around in was extra nice. The cost was $54 plus tax per night stay. That's a pretty expensive golf cart! UGH! But, I had figured this into our trip cost, so was prepared.
FOOD: We ate at Trail's End Buffet restaurant twice. It too was a bit on the spendy side, but the food was great. The salad bar was sufficient, and the meats to choose from was the highlight, the ribs and fried chicken, and carved roast beef were great. We did not do take out, but the menu was small, and we did not do Hoop-Dee-Doo or the Backyard BBQ, it just didn't work out this time. But thumbs up to the food.
ENTERTAINMENT: We did do the sing-a-long around the campfire with Chip-n-Dale twice while we were there, and I have to admit, it was not exactly what I was expecting. I was expecting these huge fire pits to roast marshmallows, and a stadium type setting so you wouldn't dream of seeing the characters, but to my surprise, it was so much better!!! There were 2 fire pits, rather small, but perfect for my small children, I didn't feel that they would be 'burned', and you could purchase the marshmallows right there, and the sticks came with it, I think it was around $4 or something close to that, so we didn't think that was too bad. They roasted the marshmallows, and then we took a seat while the guitar/banjo playing guide sang songs into the night. Chip and Dale did make an appearance, and they were up on the little stage, and then in an orderly fashion, they made their way around to see and take pictures with each and every individual that was there. Amazing!! So we each got a snippet of time with the characters. Very fun! We didn't stay to see the movies under the stars, it just got too late.
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Disney Cruise onboard the Disney Wonder
3 night Bahamian Cruise
GETTING THERE: We used Happy Limo, and they were great. We paid approx $150 for our family of 4, including one car seat to get us from our hotel to the pier (nonstop) in a Town Car. The driver was exceptional (thanks Maurice!) and professional, he helped us load all of our MANY suitcases and stroller into the car, and we sang songs all the way there. (well, the kids sang songs, and Maurice laughed along with us) It was comfortable, and great.
THE SHIP: We had a category 6 stateroom with balcony, deck 6, stateroom number 6032. We were in a great location to the elevators and stairs, just right around the corner, and down 2 flights of stairs from the Walt Disney Theatre. Perfect! The bathroom is a split bath, so there are literally 2 bathrooms, one has the toilet and sink, and the other has the shower and sink. The kids had bunk beds, and we had a queen sized bed (2 twins pushed together). The cabin felt roomy, probably because of the balcony and the floor to ceiling windows.
FOOD: We had Cesar as our waiter, and James as our assistant waiter. They were great! The recommendations they had for meals was right on, and James provided us all with great entertainment while we waited for our food. The food was great, as expected. I wouldn't say that it was too much better or worse than any other cruise line that I've been on. But it was good.
SHORE EXCURSION: We did a shore excursion from Shore Trips, and we have always highly recommended Shore Trips, and this excursion was no exception!!! Booking this was simple and easy. Upon arrival in Nassau, our voucher stated for us to walk over to the boat to take us to the island for the adventure, but to our surprise, there was a nice rep waiting for us as soon as we got off the ship! What a nice surprise, we were not expecting a guide. The instructions were clear, so we figured that we could figure it out. After following the crowd down to the boat, we were on our way to the island for our stingray adventure. My kids (age 4 and 2) did not have too much interest in the stingrays, but the beach was WONDERFUL! We had plenty of time to enjoy all parts of this little island. There wasn't much there, but the weather was perfect, and we all enjoyed this day very much!
...THE ROOM: At the Fort Wilderness Campground, we stayed in a cabin. These cabins are very roomy and large in comparison to a regular hotel room. When you walk in, you're in the kitchen, there is a full fridge, sink, microwave, stove, oven, all the kitchen utensils and cupboards full of dishes and pans. To the right is the table with bench seating, along with a few chairs (perfectly decorated to the up north woodsy theme) and onto the living room where there was a couch, and another couple chairs that match the kitchen table chairs. Up in the wall, is a pull down murphy bed, full size. Which we used a lot for snuggling in to watch movies and such at night.
Down the hall to the left from when you first walk in, is the bathroom, and the bedroom. In the bedroom there was another full size bed, along with bunk beds, that the kids LOVED! The closet was small but enough room, and we had plenty of nooks and crannies to store all of our luggage, and we had a LOT!
GOLF CART: We rented a golf cart, as it's almost necessary, unless you want to spend a lot of time walking and walking and walking. I do enjoy walking, so I did walk around a bit, but having the golf cart to ride around in was extra nice. The cost was $54 plus tax per night stay. That's a pretty expensive golf cart! UGH! But, I had figured this into our trip cost, so was prepared.
FOOD: We ate at Trail's End Buffet restaurant twice. It too was a bit on the spendy side, but the food was great. The salad bar was sufficient, and the meats to choose from was the highlight, the ribs and fried chicken, and carved roast beef were great. We did not do take out, but the menu was small, and we did not do Hoop-Dee-Doo or the Backyard BBQ, it just didn't work out this time. But thumbs up to the food.
ENTERTAINMENT: We did do the sing-a-long around the campfire with Chip-n-Dale twice while we were there, and I have to admit, it was not exactly what I was expecting. I was expecting these huge fire pits to roast marshmallows, and a stadium type setting so you wouldn't dream of seeing the characters, but to my surprise, it was so much better!!! There were 2 fire pits, rather small, but perfect for my small children, I didn't feel that they would be 'burned', and you could purchase the marshmallows right there, and the sticks came with it, I think it was around $4 or something close to that, so we didn't think that was too bad. They roasted the marshmallows, and then we took a seat while the guitar/banjo playing guide sang songs into the night. Chip and Dale did make an appearance, and they were up on the little stage, and then in an orderly fashion, they made their way around to see and take pictures with each and every individual that was there. Amazing!! So we each got a snippet of time with the characters. Very fun! We didn't stay to see the movies under the stars, it just got too late.
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Disney Cruise onboard the Disney Wonder
3 night Bahamian Cruise
GETTING THERE: We used Happy Limo, and they were great. We paid approx $150 for our family of 4, including one car seat to get us from our hotel to the pier (nonstop) in a Town Car. The driver was exceptional (thanks Maurice!) and professional, he helped us load all of our MANY suitcases and stroller into the car, and we sang songs all the way there. (well, the kids sang songs, and Maurice laughed along with us) It was comfortable, and great.
THE SHIP: We had a category 6 stateroom with balcony, deck 6, stateroom number 6032. We were in a great location to the elevators and stairs, just right around the corner, and down 2 flights of stairs from the Walt Disney Theatre. Perfect! The bathroom is a split bath, so there are literally 2 bathrooms, one has the toilet and sink, and the other has the shower and sink. The kids had bunk beds, and we had a queen sized bed (2 twins pushed together). The cabin felt roomy, probably because of the balcony and the floor to ceiling windows.
FOOD: We had Cesar as our waiter, and James as our assistant waiter. They were great! The recommendations they had for meals was right on, and James provided us all with great entertainment while we waited for our food. The food was great, as expected. I wouldn't say that it was too much better or worse than any other cruise line that I've been on. But it was good.
SHORE EXCURSION: We did a shore excursion from Shore Trips, and we have always highly recommended Shore Trips, and this excursion was no exception!!! Booking this was simple and easy. Upon arrival in Nassau, our voucher stated for us to walk over to the boat to take us to the island for the adventure, but to our surprise, there was a nice rep waiting for us as soon as we got off the ship! What a nice surprise, we were not expecting a guide. The instructions were clear, so we figured that we could figure it out. After following the crowd down to the boat, we were on our way to the island for our stingray adventure. My kids (age 4 and 2) did not have too much interest in the stingrays, but the beach was WONDERFUL! We had plenty of time to enjoy all parts of this little island. There wasn't much there, but the weather was perfect, and we all enjoyed this day very much!
Blackbeard's Stingray Adventure in Nassau, Bahamas
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Castaway Cay, Disney's Private Island
DISEMBARKATION: I have to admit, this was THE most orderly, most professional, and best disembarkation process that I have experienced. We had an assigned breakfast time, and got off the ship without any lines, crowds of people smashing luggage into each other, and happy and stress free. Everyone is happy here! Once we were through customs, which took a snap, we went to the bus, and they took a quick look at our key to the world card, and onto the bus, and on our way right away. The entire process was fabulous!
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Disney's Boardwalk Inn
THE ROOM: The room was very large. I have stayed at Value and Moderate properties with Disney before, but this nice deluxe property had very big rooms. The beds were super comfy, and you practically melted right into your sleep for the night! There was a little patio out of our room, which was nice to see the courtyard outside of our room. Flat screen TV was a nice little perk. The vanity area had 2 sinks and lots of room to stand.
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