Amaya Modern Mexican Opens at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas; Uniting Coastal Flavors and Electrifying Entertainment

 Amaya Modern Mexican Opens at

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Uniting Coastal Flavors and

Electrifying Entertainment on the Strip

 

The thrill of Las Vegas collides with the soul of modern Mexican cuisine.

 

Amaya Modern Mexican has officially opened its doors at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, redefining the city’s dining and nightlife scene with bold cuisine, innovative cocktails and mesmerizing entertainment. Helmed by Michelin-starred Chef Jason McLeod, Amaya brings the vibrant flavors of Mexico’s coast to life in an exhilarating setting where culinary artistry meets pulsating energy.

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao presents its ambitious artistic programming for 2025

 The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao presents its ambitious artistic programming for 2025

Today, Friday, January 17, the Director General of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Juan Ignacio Vidarte, and the Museum’s curatorial team formed by Lekha Hileman Waitoller, Geaninne Gutiérrez- Guimarães, Marta Blàvia and Manuel Cirauqui have revealed the keys to the eleven exhibitions that visitors will be able to enjoy in 2025.

Kingsland, Georgia, Offers Visitors a Variety of Outdoor Adventure

 Kingsland, Georgia, Offers Visitors a Variety of Outdoor Adventure

Laurel Island Links Golf Club features magnificent marsh views that complement the 18-hole links style course which is a Davis Love III signature design. | Credit: Kingsland Convention & Visitors Bureau

From golf and pickleball to birding, hiking and exploring nature, Kingsland offers a variety of leisurely adventures for active adults

Nestled on the southeast coast of Georgia, just three miles from the Georgia/Florida border and 25 miles north of Jacksonville, Florida, Kingsland, Georgia, is a charming small town offering an array of outdoor adventure. Relax with a round of golf on a stunning coastal course, spend the day on the pickleball courts, explore some of the area’s best birding or hit the trails on bike or foot. Kingsland offers visitors the opportunity to go at their own pace when it comes to exploration and thanks to the area’s year-round mild temperatures, it’s always a great time to visit.

Princess Cruises Adds MEILI Vodka, by Jason Momoa & Blaine Halvorson, to its “Love Line Premium Liquors” Collection

Princess Cruises Adds MEILI Vodka, by Jason Momoa & Blaine Halvorson,  to its “Love Line Premium Liquors” Collection

Princess Cruises is adding another distinguished name to its “Love Line Premium Liquors” collection with MEILI Vodka- created by globally recognized actor, environmental advocate, and entrepreneur Jason Momoa and his partner, creative director and artist, Blaine Halvorson. Known for its award-winning quality and commitment to sustainability, MEILI Vodka is the latest spirit to join this exclusive onboard beverage program from The Love Boat.

 

Soul Train Cruise 2026 Pre-sale Registration

Soul Train Cruise 2026 Pre-sale Registration

Don’t wait until it’s too late to register for the Soul Train Cruise 2026 Presale! By registering now, once we return from our 2025 sailing, you’ll have a chance to secure a cabin at a discounted rate BEFORE booking opens to the public! We sold out in record time last year, and this year marks our 15th Anniversary sailing, so don’t miss this offer! Details below.

Delray Beach Open Legends Lineup Features Grand Slam Champions, Olympic Medalists and Past Winners

Delray Beach Open Legends Lineup Features Grand Slam Champions, Olympic Medalists and Past Winners

Bryans, Jensens and Former Singles Champions Querrey, Sock, Malisse and Haas to Kick Off February Event

Tennis fans will be treated to a fun and competitive Legends event Feb. 7-9 to kick off the Delray Beach Open ATP tournament that runs through Feb. 16. The Legends event will feature a strong lineup of Grand Slam champions, Olympic medalists and DBO winners.

High Seas Rally To Host 2025 Cruise Aboard the Margaritaville at Sea Islander-Celebrates with Complimentary Drink and Wi-Fi Packages

 High Seas Rally Hosts 2025 Cruise Aboard the Margaritaville at Sea Islander and Celebrates by

Giving All HSR Guests Complimentary Drink and Wi-Fi Packages

 

 

Tampa, FL – High Seas Rally, the World’s Only Motorcycle Rally on a Cruise Ship™, is excited to announce it will host  its 2025 sailing aboard the Margaritaville at Sea Islander, delivering the ultimate biker vacation. To celebrate this special cruise experience, every High Seas Rally guest will receive a complimentary drink package and Wi-Fi package, access to private parties at each port and an epic pre-cruise party featuring live music, custom bikes, local vendors, delicious food and drinks, and more.

Avelo Airlines Expands at Daytona Beach with a New Nonstop Route to Charlotte / Concord, N.C.

 Avelo Airlines Expands at Daytona Beach with a New Nonstop Route to Charlotte / Concord, N.C.

Avelo Airlines announced today an expansion of service at Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) with new exclusive nonstop service to Charlotte’s Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (USA). Affordable one-way fares start at $44*.

DUMP THE BAGS - Ship Bags Internationally

 

DUMP THE BAGS!

Tired of dragging your bags, scuba or ski gear everywhere?

Skip the hassle: Enjoy your new-found freedom: Ship Your Bags

SeaWorld’s ‘Inside Look’ Returns in January with Special Behind-the-Scenes Experiences, Presentations and Animal Interactions with Skilled Trainers

 SeaWorld’s ‘Inside Look’ Returns in January with Special Behind-the-Scenes Experiences, Presentations and Animal Interactions with Skilled Trainers

The event offers unique behind-the-scenes looks at what it takes to care for the park’s diverse animal population.

 

WHAT:               For one weekend in January, SeaWorld Antonio invites guests to Inside Look, a special behind-the-scenes view into the habitats of some of their favorite animals, including orcas, sea lions, sharks, penguins, tortoises, and dolphins, as well as captivating presentations by curators of the animal department and playful interactions with skilled trainers. The park’s Animal Ambassador Team will also make appearances around the park with terrestrial animals, like an American bald eagle and alligators, each with amazing rescue stories. Inside Look is included with guests’ park tickets.

Star Clippers’ 2024 and 2025 Theme Cruises

 Star Clippers’ 2024 and 2025 Theme Cruises

Tall ship sailing specialists Star Clippers has announced an exceptional lineup of speakers, chefs and fitness instructors as part of their 2024 and 2025 theme cruise calendar. 

Celebrate the 43rd Annual St. Johns Catfish Festival - April 5, 2025 in Crescent City, Florida

Celebrate the 43rd Annual St. Johns Catfish Festival - April 5, 2025 in Crescent City, Florida

The 43rd Crescent City Catfish Festival will be April 5 at Eva Lyons Park, 100 S. Summit St. in Crescent City. The festival is hosted by the Rotary Club of Crescent City.

Ohio's Hocking Hills among America's most romantic Valentine’s Day destinations

Ohio's Hocking Hills among America's most romantic Valentine’s Day destinations  Plus, large, luxe lodges offer perfect Galentine's Day, group, family getaways Snuggling up in a quiet cabin, stunning stargazing, winter waterfall hikes and intimate fireside chats have earned Ohio’s Hocking Hills a spot as one of the nation's most romantic Valentine's Day destinations. Marked by craggy caves, soaring rock faces, waterfalls and deep forests for quiet hikes, a toasty post-trek woodland sauna pod session, a soak in your own private hot tub or a couples massage add even more romance. Endless fairytale cabins, country inns and tucked-away retreats create the perfect setting to rekindle any relationship. Couples can choose from every imaginable accommodation, including tiny and container homes, a handcrafted art house, Mongolian yurts, geodomes, hillside hobbit houses, modern, airy retreats, a Scottish inn with a village of crofts, Moroccan-inspired adobes and even an old-west Conestoga wagon or a train caboose-turned-cottage.

SILVER DOLLAR CITY - Season Passes

 

SILVER DOLLAR CITY -  Season Passes There's Still Time To Save...

Viking Voyages Launches New “Explorers’ Sale”

 Viking Launches New “Explorers’ Sale”

Currently Running Through January 31, “Wave Season” Offer Applies to 
Small Ship Voyages Across All Seven Continents 

 

 Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) today announced the Explorers’ Sale, providing North American travelers with new booking incentives across the company’s extensive range of river, ocean and expedition voyages. From now through January 31, 2025, Viking is offering special fares starting at $1,999 per person and up to free international airfare on select itineraries, as well as a $25 deposit for all itineraries—plus additional savings for new and returning guests.

Reunion Resort - A private, exclusive oasis in the heart of the most popular vacation destination in the world

 

Reunion Resort pool photo by Steven Skelley

Reunion Resort
A private, exclusive oasis in the heart of the most popular vacation destination in the world
 
By Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
 
 
Imagine a private, exclusive oasis in the heart of the most popular vacation destination in the world that is family friendly, affordable, and filled with amenities that urban tower hotels can’t or don’t even try to offer. Such a place exists. It is the 2300 acre Reunion Resort in Kissimmee, Florida.
 

Butterfly World Coconut Creek, Florida - Three Acres Of A Butterfly Hobby Gone Wild

 

Butterfly World photo by Steven Skelley

Butterfly World - Coconut Creek, Florida
 
Three Acres Of A Butterfly Hobby Gone Wild
 
By Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
 
Illinois native Ronald Boender has loved butterflies ever since he was a child on his family farm. In 1988, he opened Butterfly World with three acres of butterfly aviaries, botanical gardens and a working butterfly farm and research center. The park then grew to include the two more aviaries to highlight “a rainbow of birds and hummingbirds, an interactive lorikeet encounter, as well as a skilled aviculture care.”
 

Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa - The Ponte Vedra Beach Resort that has it all

 

Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa

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The Ponte Vedra Beach Resort that has it all
 
By Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
 
Close your eyes for just a moment and imagine your dream vacation. Does it include a beautiful beach with all the amenities, a spa with services to pamper you, beautiful natural surroundings where eagles soar overhead, refreshing swimming pools, relaxing hot tubs, delicious dining, beautifully spacious guest rooms and even a world-famous golf course? You don’t have to imagine any longer because your dream vacation destination is real and it’s called the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in sunny Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
 

Orlando North - Food, fun and entertainment in Seminole County

 

Orlando North 

Food, fun and entertainment in Seminole County
 
By Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
 
Just minutes north of Orlando Florida attractions, Seminole County is experiencing a cultural and entrepreneurial resurgence. Called Orlando North by those in the know, it offers “an easier, wilder way to do Orlando” with “pristine nature parks, less crowded restaurants and more affordable hotels.” We spent several days touring Seminole County meeting business owners.
 
Here is a list of Seminole County Tourism’s favorite food, fun and entertainment and our notes on Orlando North.
 

Two Fish Inn - Old Florida hospitality in a boater’s paradise

 

Two Fish Inn photo by Steven Skelley

Two Fish Inn

Old Florida hospitality in a boater’s paradise
 
By Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
 
Just minutes from bustling Fort Myers and the throngs of tourists of Sanibel, there is a place that may be one of the Florida Gulf Coast’s best kept secrets. The 17 mile long Pine Island is the kind of old-Florida community that is a breath of fresh air for those wanting something different. If laid-back, homey, quiet and friendly are assets that appeal to you, then Pine Island is the place to be and the Two Fish Inn is the place to stay.
 
Two Fish Inn owners Charlie and Jenny purchased the Two Fish Inn in St. James City on Pine Island and set the tone to match this unique community.
 
“We want our guests to feel relaxed. This is a place where you can just turn off your cell phone and computer and relax for a while,” Jenny told us.
 
The Two Fish Inn sits at the edge of a canal that leads out into the bay and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. Sitting on the dock, in the tiki hut, or in the pool and watching the boats sail by is a great way to unwind and enjoy a cold beverage.

 
The Two Fish Inn offers one and two bedroom suites with fully equipped kitchens, living rooms, separate bedroom/bath and private patios.
 
Amenities include:
* Linens Bath Towels  
* Beach Towels           
* Queen/Full Beds      
* Iron/ Ironing Board
* Blow Dryer    
* Stove 
* Refrigerator  
* Microwave    
* Coffee Maker
* Cable TV       
* Dishes/Glasses
* Bike rentals
* Kayak rentals
* Propane Grills          
* Boat/Fishing Docks
* Tropical Pool
* Boat Rental (16ft. Skiff)       
* Fax/Copy Services (fee)     
* Fish Cleaning Station
* Herb Garden (useable)       
* Washer/Dryer (fee)  
* Wireless Internet      
* DVD Player/Movies
* Board Games           
* Gift Shop
 
Do you like to fish? Pine Island Sound, San Carlos Bay and Matlacha Pass are filled with Tarpon, Snook, Redfish, Flounder, Grouper, Tripletail and Sea Trout.
 
Captain Charlie offers fishing charters starting at $350 and include all licenses, tackle, bait and cold drinks.

           
Want to enjoy a beach day? Grab a boat or kayak and head on over to Picnic Island, just off the Southern tip of Pine Island. 
 
The Two Fish Inn is just 10 minutes by water from Sanibel Island, San Carlos Bay, Fisherman Key Island, Picnic Island, Sword Point, Merwin Key.
 
The Two Fish Inn in St. James City on Pine Island, Florida truly offers old-Florida hospitality in a boater’s paradise.
 
For more information, visit http://www.twofishinn.com/
 
For LGBT travelers, VisitFlorida offers a Travel Guide just for you - VisitFlorida LGBT Getaway Guide
 
Article by Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong. Copyright 2015 Sunny Harbor Publishing. Contact Us: Sunny Harbor Publishing, PO Box 560318, Rockledge, FL 32956. Phone: 321-446-7552. Email: SunnyHarborPublishing@yahoo.com

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