The more I travel the longer my “Places to Return To” list gets. Which is why I’m so excited to return to the island of Antigua next week! Antigua is located in the eastern Caribbean and is best known for fabulous beaches and turquoise water. In fact the island has 365 beaches, one for […]
Author: Melinda
Tips from the Team – June 2021
It’s been busy at Dreams and Destinations! Travel is back and we thought we’d share a few travel tips with you from our team. Melinda – Check your passports! A good rule is to keep at least 6 months validity on your passport. Passports for everyone 16 and older expire every 10 years. Children […]
Travel Thoughts May 2021
After 25 years in the travel industry the thought of being “grounded” never crossed my mind, but that is exactly what happened this past year! My 2021 travel calendar is beginning to fill up now, but in January I traveled for the first time in 9 months, and my family finally got to enjoy our […]
Día de los Muertos
Día de los Muertos One of the Mexican cultural experiences we love to talk about this time of year is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). If you follow us on social media I’m sure you’ve realized our agency has a slight obsession with Mexico as a destination. Mexico offers […]
Travel Thoughts 2020
My first flight was to Germany before I could walk and when we moved to Alaska travel became a regular part of my life. In fact, up to age 10 we lived in Nome where the only access was by air, boat or dogsled. I’ll never forget the Anchorage airport with taxidermy greeting […]
Sandals and Beaches Special Sales
It’s time for one of our favorite special sales of the year! Sandals and Beaches Resorts are running their “Black Friday in July” sales this week and we are SUPER EXCITED! Right now you can get a $500 Red Lane Spa credit, Waterford champagne flutes ON TOP of all of Sandals other sales […]
Sandals Platinum Protocol
What is Sandals Platinum Protocol? The past few months have been HARD and we find ourselves dreaming of our favorite Caribbean beaches A LOT these days. Over the past month we’ve seen the Caribbean slowly start to reopen, and common questions we get from clients are all related to changes our destination and […]
Road Trip Southeast USA Edition
Growing up in Alaska our summer vacations meant traveling around state enjoying all the wonderful things that the Greatland is famous for. Or we would pack into the LTD station wagon (complete with wood side panels) and head down to the “Lower 48” to see family. I’ve traveled the Al-Can (Alaska Canada Highway) […]
Family Vacation in Costa Rica
Our Family Adventure in Costa Rica Post by Leslie Sickler, Dreams and Destinations Costa Rica Specialist In college I had the amazing experience of working at a Mayan archaeological site for 4 months in the jungles of Belize. I slept in a hammock in a thatched hut listening to the sounds of howler monkeys and […]
Special Sales
It’s time for one of our favorite special sales of the year! Sandals and Beaches Resorts are running their “Black Friday in July” sales this week and we are SUPER EXCITED! Right now you can get a $500 resort credit and Waterford champagne flutes ON TOP of all of Sandals other sales like […]