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Baja Whales & More | February 2022

Jul 16, 2021

February 2022 Like nothing you've ever experienced... ... but don't take my word for it. This quote is from Sharon Valdez, a frequent WOW traveler, who experienced this adventure in...Read More

There’s A Place …

Jul 1, 2019

To me, there’s almost nothing better than the thrill of discovery. So when I find an untrampled destination that’s relatively close to home, picturesque, and affordable . . . it’s…

The top 18 of ’18 (Part One)

Dec 29, 2017

Where will you go in 2018? We’ve polled The CTP team and come up with our suggestions of must-see destinations for 2018… the top 18 of 2018! Howard’s Favs:…

“Where to Next, Boss?”

Sep 15, 2017

There are “whisperings” all around me. Sometimes it’s overwhelming. What kind of whisperings, you ask? About Where To Go Next. I’ve got the WOW Calendar of journeys set for 2018…

On the road again!

Apr 27, 2017

It was 273 days. Or, put another way, it was: 8.98 months (I coulda had a baby!) 39 weeks 74.79% of the year 6,552 hours 393,120 minutes That’s…

A Whale of a Trip (part 2 of 2)

Mar 18, 2016

Last week’s blog began with an embarrassing admission of what happened on Day 1. I wrote about how my debacle had, by Day 3, become a distant memory, when I…

What Happened When I Missed My Flight . . .

Mar 11, 2016

The month of March – and my journey to Baja – started badly. March 1st – Day 1: I missed my flight. This should not happen to a travel professional….

Nicaragua – A Photographic Journey

Mar 4, 2016

Marilyn is off traveling the world again … this time on a WOW! Travel Club journey to Baja with a small group of adventurous travelers. They’re visiting the artsy town of Todos Santos, swimming…

Gone fishin’ . . .

Dec 11, 2015

. . . Gone fishing . . . By the time you read this, me and my team will be cruising at 35,000 ft, en route to San Jose…

On a dark, desert highway …

Mar 5, 2015

(No) cool wind in my hair… I was in the desert but this was not a highway – rather a dusty road with a rutted surface like a washboard. But…

Pondering Sixty

May 30, 2014

Tuesday, May 27, 2014 Departing I’m sitting on an American Airlines plane, seat 18A, heading for Cabo San Lucas to do a site inspection of a swanky hotel (Esperanza) and…

A mojito for your thoughts. . .

Mar 27, 2014

By the time you read this, I’ll be in Cuba … on my 6th visit there since 2010. “Six times? Do you love it that much?” someone asked me yesterday….

Returning from Cuba with a few thoughts about freedom . . .

Jul 3, 2013

I probably shouldn’t publish this. I could get in trouble . . . But here’s what I think: It’s time for the U.S. government to end its futile and hypocritical…