Want To Win A Free Hampton Hotel Stay?
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hampton Hotels. All opinions are 100% mine.
Looking for a free hotel stay? Hampton Hotel is having a contest where you can win a free night stay at any Hampton Hotel. How is that for a great contest?
It’s been while since I did a lot of traveling in across the US, but I remember whenever I stayed at a Hampton, the beds were comfortable, the rooms were clean, the staff was friendly, and amenities were great. In fact, I used to frequent the Hampton in El Paso whenever I would head their for business.
If I won the contest, I’d probably use the free night to make a trip back to El Paso. I had a lot of fun in El Paso and the Hampton there would feel like home once again. This time though I’d go with friends. Solo trips are just not my thing anymore and there is nothing like a nice weekend trip to really recharge the batteries and reinvigorate the creativity.
If you want to try your hand at the sweepstakes, then just go ahead and visit the Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes site and enter the contest. Remember to read all of the details about the contest there as well. It’s a pretty cool contest and a free vacation is the right thing we need in this current economy, right?
And guess what? If you win, try to take me along for your free night stay. Let’s have some fun!
Considering A Trip To Branson
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hiltons of Branson. All opinions are 100% mine.
It’s been years since I was last in Branson, Missouri. Branson was just starting to bloom when I was there in 1992. Even though it was small, there was still a lot of great things to do. I keep putting a trip back there off, but after watching a recent feature on CNN and seeing the two Hilton hotels there, I think it might be a good time to make a trip there with the family.
Back in 1992, I took the time to visit a couple of shows and spend some time at Branson Landing. I also took in a Passion Play. Actually there were a lot of things to do in that little area of the Ozarks. Seeing the list of activities available there now is absolutely mind boggling. I don’t think you could even scratch the surface with a one week trip there.
Branson seems to have done something really remarkable, they have stayed down home but also moved up market. For example, the Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing is a first class hotel with awesome amenities. It’s located in an historic downtown area and it really fits in. It’s awesome views of Lake Taneycomo are definitely worth it. Meanwhile the Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel is everything you’d expect in a quality convention center type hotel.
I think I’d choose the Hilton Promenade to stay at in Branson if I had the choice, just because it’s near some of the very historic places and not far from the Payne Stewart Golf Course and Lake Taneycomo. They also have a great package with Silver Dollar City. Actually many great packages available, but the kids would Silver Dollar City.
Of course you don’t go to Branson just to stay in a hotel, you go to see the shows and go to do some playing. That means playing golf at any of the top of the line golf courses around Branson. It means taking in Silver Dollar City for the rides. It means taking in a Branson show every night.
Some shows that I know I’d to see there with my family would be the Yakov Smirnoff show, the Andy Williams show at the Moon River Theatre, Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede and Shoji Tabuchi. I don’t think I could fit them all in a short trip.
Anyways, the more I think about it, the more I need to make a trip to Branson this Christmas.
Enjoying Things Here
I can’t believe that it’s been about a year since my last trip. It’s fun doing everything around here, whether it’s the beaches, the resorts or the mountains. It seems like I can always find a lot to do here locally. This is a big change for someone who spent the better part of 12 years doing nothing but traveling throughout the US, Latin America and Asia. I am now happily place bound for the time being.
Sure there are places that I’d love to go and visit. I’d love to take a cross country trip with the family to see some of the great places I traveled to alone, but that can wait until Christmas time. Right now I am enjoying the sites and wonders of this place.
I have went ahead and put in a couple of the pictures me and my wife have taken over the last year and a half here. I think you’ll enjoy them.
Mid Summer Report
Summer is about half over now and I have been doing a lot of reflection on the quality time that my family has been able to spend together so far this summer and the things we have been able to do. This is the first real vacation time that my family has had and we have done a lot so far but there is much more to do.
Sure we have spent some time at the beach and we have visited PIC and World Resort this summer, but we haven’t gotten much hiking done. I want to do some hiking in the mountains this summer. I’d also like to hike the trail to Forbidden Island with my oldest son.
The benefits of getting out in the mountains and doing some real hiking is that I can get to feel better about myself. My health isn’t as good as I’d like it to be, but I know I can improve it with some good exercise.
Greatest Treasure: The Marianas Trench
I love Saipan and I like having the opportunity to share the places around here. I truly believe that eco friendly tourism is the way for the local economy to grow and prosper. One of the treasures that Saipan has is the Marianas Trench.
Here is an NBC report that I found embedded on the Saipan Blog. It’s certainly worth a watch for anyone wanting to know about one of the greatest maritime treasures that the world has.
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Updating The Blog
Well, it’s been awhile since I made my last blog post here. I just wanted to make a quick post to say hi and mention that very soon there will be more posts coming on here as I get settled in my new place.
Yes, I made the plunge. I moved to a beautiful tropical island paradise to try my hand at this internet business thing full time. I hope that I can be as successful as I know it’s possible to be and I hope that all of you can come along and enjoy the ride.
For now, just check out my Squidoo lensmaster page to see some of the many Squidoo lenses that I am working on right now.
Travel Tour of Branson
Earlier I talked about going to Branson and a lot of the things to do in Branson, Missouri. I was doing some searching on Leapfish and I found a great video on Youtube about Branson that I’d like to share.
It kind of gives you an idea about what to expect in Branson and all the things there are to do there. Have fun and enjoy it!
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