Archive for Category: "The Good Life"

Is Cruising Safe? A Post-Concordia Analysis

Is Cruising Safe?  A Post-Concordia Analysis

The Concordia sinking … a fire on sister ship Costa Allegra … and a couple of outbreaks of good old fashioned stomach flu a/k/a as Norovirus. From the recent negative news surrounding the cruise industry, it would appear that cruise vacations are about as safe as swimming with sharks or space travel. The Concordia tragedy

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Pat Hand on How You Can Cruise The World For FREE!

Pat Hand on How You Can Cruise The World For FREE!

Listen to my Exclusive Interview with Pat Hand (The Group Guru) of Dancing Moon Travel! Discover How You Can Cruise The World For FREE While Earning Thousands Of Dollars For Your Business/Organization Or Charity, With Your Very Own Customized “Get-Away-At-Sea” To see if YOU qualify for a FREE CRUISE Call Pat or Kevin 404-913-4FUN Don’t

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The Group Guru Looks at the New Ships

The Group Guru Looks at the New Ships

Would you like your next reunion, seminar or event to be something truly unforgettable? Consider hosting that meeting at sea. If you want to generate high level “buzz” and genuine excitement – a trip of a lifetime that guests will be talking about literally for years to come – host your seminar on one of

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Calendimaggio

Calendimaggio

So much is happening in the world of Italy in the month of April and May. I will be there in May working on a remodeling project, vacationing and taking notes. Not knowing when my work and my play stop and start, I am considering myself very lucky. While I am there, I will take

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The Group Guru’s Top Ten Unforgettable Caribbean Shore Excursions

The Group Guru’s Top Ten Unforgettable Caribbean Shore Excursions

Hold your next conference or meeting while cruising the Caribbean aboard one of today’s contemporary cruise ships and your guests are sure to return with a lifetime of memories. A Special Event at Sea includes fabulous ship amenities, incredible dining, and exciting entertainment – along with your own onboard presentations – and results in a

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The Beauty Of Ceilings | By: Valentina Cirasola | Interior Designer

The Beauty Of Ceilings | By: Valentina Cirasola | Interior Designer

I recently found the Lightboys Company found by duo designers Jirko Bannas and Oliver Seltmann. They produce sets of lights to bring focus to an often neglected feature of modern interior design – the ceiling. Using large format photographs, the duo transforms pictures of glass and classical domed roofs into suspended ceiling lights. The frames

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Free Lunch … Free Cruise

Free Lunch … Free Cruise

      We’re all familiar with the old adage, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch; but free cruise?” Most of us are understandably leery of any offer that seems too good to be true. But a legitimate free lunch may actually exist – along with dinner and breakfast and so much more

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Strange Vacation Places | By: Valentina Cirasola | Interior Designer

Strange Vacation Places  |  By: Valentina Cirasola | Interior Designer

I know it is only February, but in my book is already time to think of summer vacation, if I want to catch good prices on hotels and air fair. I am going to Europe in May, weather and people have a good disposition in the spring. I was watching the travel channel a few

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2012 Color Pulse | By: Valentina Cirasola | Interior Designer

2012 Color Pulse | By: Valentina Cirasola | Interior Designer

The new colors of next year will need to have their pulse checked as they are going to be hot, very hot and vibrant! Nothing will be boring, nothing will be ordinary and no color will be used in the manner we have used it so far. We will see a roaring display of colors

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Scott Kirk | Executive Vice President of Grand Estates Auction Company

Scott Kirk | Executive Vice President of Grand Estates Auction Company

Listen to My On-Air Interview with Scott Kirk Below! Scott is in charge of operations at the company’s corporate office in Charlotte, North Carolina where he oversees sales, marketing, human resources and coordination of upcoming auctions. Scott learned all facets of Grand Estates Auction Co. by working in positions throughout the company. While still in college,

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