Legacy Travel Designs held a webinar today to announce our hosted Jewish Heritage River cruise coming up in August 2023. In case you missed it, here are the details and information about how you can join us! Our Partner: Avalon Waterways We are proud to partner with Avalon Waterways for this group trip. From excursion […]

There are many ways to move into the New Year with a focus on wellness of the mind, body and spirit. One of these is by visiting a wellness resort. Wellness travel continues to grow in popularity, and there are so many options for experiencing your own reset or renewal. You can go with friends, […]

Floridians salt their margaritas instead of their driveways. If you can’t stand another minute of cold weather, check out these ideas for a winter thaw in the Sunshine State. A Romantic Escape: The Bungalows, Key Largo One of the few all-inclusive resorts in the United States, The Bungalows is an adults-only (21+) paradise that includes […]

Now that pandemic travel restrictions have eased, more and more people are planning long-delayed travel. As I mentioned in a previous blog, one sector of travel that has come back into play is study abroad travel. I have fond memories of my family’s visit to Italy in December 1989, when I was finishing up my semester of […]

Would-be cruisers can be overwhelmed by the dizzying array of options. The best way to understand how travel industry experts categorize cruise lines is by comparing them to stores most of us are familiar with. What I like about Deluxe cruises is that they stand head and shoulders above the mass market and premium lines, […]

Making and strengthening family bonds is especially important, and can be especially challenging, for grandparents and their grandchildren. This has become even more of a top-of-the-list priority since so many of us lost precious time with our loved ones over the past years of restricted travel. One way to bridge the distance, whether physical or […]

Did you know that Halloween originated in Ireland with the harvest festival known as Samhain (pronounced sow-win), as evidenced in Old Irish literature from the 9th century? It was a time of honoring the dead, warding off the darkness with huge bonfires, dressing in costume, and divination. This was a time for foretelling the future, […]

When your kids and grandkids start moving into the “grown and flown” stage, you can begin to travel in ways that are different from when they were younger – with and without them! Here are some of our favorite travel opportunities for empty-nester (or empty-nester adjacent) parents and grandparents: Study Abroad Travel I have fond memories of my family’s visit […]

There are many ways to honor our departed loved ones, but commemorative travel is not often thought of and can go a long way in helping the bereavement process. Commence your own healing journey with one of these ideas that will surely bring you comfort. Lantern Festivals The Hoi An Lantern Festival in Vietnam, The […]

Happy Fall! Fall is my favorite season. Each year, I try to take in as much of nature’s autumn display as I can. I’m fortunate to live in an area that has beautiful changes of seasons, including numerous close-by opportunities to view breathtaking fall foliage. But there are many places around the country and around […]