In Branson, you can get a fantastic view of the fall foliage from the Shepherd of the Hills Inspiration Tower.  The open-air observation desk will give you beautiful views of the Ozark mountains and trees.

If you’re in Pigeon Forge and the weather is a bit too chilly for the outdoors, take in a show.  The Miracle is the world-famous re-telling of the life and times of Jesus Christ, and Magic Beyond Belief is the two-hour magic show from Terry Evanswood; or, for a real down-home good time, check out the Tennessee Shindig Show.

If you want the nature, visit Orlando’s many free nature reserves, such as Black Hammock’s alligator attractions, the Big Tree Park featuring the 3,500-year old Cypress, or the World of Orchids.

In Willamsburg, there’s always the Jamestown Settlement that will get you in the mood as Thanksgiving approaches.  Better yet, drive along the Colonial Parkway to experience both finely-kept history and the rolling hills full of oranges, yellows, and red each autumn.

One of the toughest things to do, it seems, whether it be a holiday at home, or a trip, is to stay regimented with diet and exercise. In my opinion there is no doubt that the trip away from home is just awful when it comes to staying fit.

Why is this? Well if you’re in a hotel you have that damn candy and soda machine right down the hall from your room. Oh, yeah, don’t get me started with going on a cruise because the word buffet is synonymous with cruises. 

Ok, so what do we do when we go on vacation to keep fit and on the right track. Well let’s stick to doing it with the hotel travel.

1. Pack the running shoes and the work out clothes. This makes the ability to get to the gym much easier.

2. Try and find hotels that offer fitness centers. Also, make sure that the fitness centers are what you need. Not a medicine ball and a thing to stand on that vibrates a belt. 

3. Refuse to get the key to mini bar in the room. Lot’s of empty calories my friends. 

4. Pack some healthy snacks that won’t go bad. Protein Bars, a bag of almonds, you know what’s right. Fruit may be an issue.

As you see going away does not have to throw you off from being healthy. You just have to plan to beat the vacation bug of being bad.

Williamsburg is certainly not a sunny weather destination to visit, but there are some very fun things to see and do while visiting this historic destination city. Our featured hotel today is the Days Inn Busch Gardens Williamsburg. If you haven’t guessed part of our post will be featuring the fun and good times that can be had at Williamsburg’s Busch Gardens. Let us begin.

The Days Inn Busch Gardens Williamsburg is located at 201 Water Country Parkway. Again if the name didn’t seem to clue you in, The Days Inn Busch Gardens Williamsburg is located very close to Bush Gardens Theme Park. It’s also located within close proximity to Historic Colonial Williamsburg. Anyway, the hotel has just about everything you need including a business center, a fitness and excercise room, a free continental breakfast each morning and an outdoor pool. Sure the pool would be nice to have all year long but that just isn’t the case. 

The Days Inn Busch Gardens Williamsburg offers several packages ranging from $70 to $129. For $79 you get 3 Days and 2 Nights including 2 passes to Historic Colonial Williamsburg. For $99 you get 4 Days and 3 Nights of accommodations and include 2 day passes to Busch Gardens. For $129 you get 4 Days and 3 Nights in accommodations plus 2 passes to Historic Colonial Williamsburg. Finally for $129 there is the Williamsburg Shopping Spree Vacation, where you get 4 Days and 3 Nights plus $100 gift certificate to be used at the Prime Outlets in Williamsburg.

So as you see there are several packages to suit almost everyone’s tastes.

Williamsburg Virginia is full of history. The city and the surrounding area have absolutely embraced their apparent role as a historic region and custodian of maintaining a living homage to the early days of America.  

Williamsburg is awash with local attractions, landmarks and museums dedicated to telling the story of how our country was born, how people lived in the Colonial era, and how different prominent and well known, and sometimes little or never heard of people had such influence on how the United States was shaped in its formative years. For all the diversity and ambitions the heart and soul of America was built in this region.

So with all the posturing set aside let’s talk about the fun that any one can have by visiting Colonial Williamsburg. From events, to historical re-enactments, to just visiting any number of great landmarks you’ll find something to tickle your fancy as you visit this charming town. The actual area is called Colonial Williamsburg and is located on 301 acres where hundreds of buildings and other structures have been restored and maintained offering the visitor a quality visit. The grounds are manned by “actors” if you may, costumed in the garbs of the era, telling the different stories associated with the history of Williamsburg. From the great stories of heroism to the dark chapter that includes slavery. Some notable museums to visit would have to be the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Art Museum, the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum and Basset Hall. 

The grounds has something for everyone and can also be an excellent educational experience. Contact the call center at (757) 229-1000 for information about visiting or just visit the Colonial Williamsburg official website to find out all it has to offer.

When the internet began, oh so many years ago, the big move was for the innovative entrepreneurs to create web sites that consolidated “inventory” as it were under one roof and try and sell for travel segments like hotels and airlines. The trend is still here, but it appears that for many suppliers they are saving the best deals for their own web sites.

As professionals in the travel market have become more comfortable utilizing the internet for business and going as far as hiring in-house employees to manage day to day operations of internet functions. The result, the desire by carriers to drive more people to their own websites in an effort to forge and build brand loyalty. The tool of choice in this war is the use of promotion and/or discount codes

Say you’re looking to take a Williamsburg Vacation or find a Las Vegas Vacation Package, that ReserveVacations.com offers. In this instance these packages do not provide transportation to the destination. So utilizing the so called promo codes makes the discounts on these vacations all the better. Go to, say JetBlues web site and you’ll find 10% off regular rate specials and discounts all by using the promo code method.

In an effort to make the vacation packages appear to be more enticing Reserve Vacations has figured out that this is a great way to make the already discounts on vacation packages they have better.

Reserve Vacations LLC is quickly becoming one of the new gems of the online travel market. Serendipity probably had a greater hand in the success the web site ReserveVacations.com has had, due to the fact that the vacation packages offered are tremendously discounted and the economy turned bad at the time of launch. So be it. Regardless of pricing, Reserve Vacations web also operates under a strict professional style. This can be found in the sites’ Vacation Package Price Guarantee.

If you visit the page the policy is very straightforward. The long and short is if you can find a better deal that exactly offers what is being offered in any one of the web sites vacation packages, Reserve Vacations will refund 110% of the difference. It’s that simple. If you find a vacation package on another site and email Reserve Vacations, within 48 hours of booking you will receive that refund. 

The family vacation is both a right, privilege and crucible for the American Family. Whether packing up the RV, Van, car or getting the family to the airport, many families try and plan trips that give them a chance to enjoy their time together. The theme for much of the past 6 months going into this year has been that the poor economic climate has created barriers for this annual right to happen. Where here to offer some options that won’t break the bank and really provide excellent experiences for your family to remember.  We offer several destinations and vacation packages that cater to this very market segment, the American Family. 

We first start with a great destination and come to you with Branson Vacation Packages. The specific vacation deal we have offers 3 Days and 2 Nights in Branson Missouri with accommodations at the Rodeway Inn Branson, located at 280 Tanger Boulevard. This Branson Family Vacation is being offered for $139 and comes with 2 tickets to the famed Dollywood Dixie Stamped. You also get full use of the Rodeway Inn Branson’s facilities. 

We then head to another great destination in Pigeon Forge Tennessee, where our Pigeon Forge Vacation Packages are as exciting for family fun as you’ll find. And what’s better than the a Pigeon Forge Family Vacation that is entitled the Heck of a Vacation !! With this package you get 4 Days and 3 Nights with complete accommodations at the Microtel Suites at Music Road all for $289.  As with the package in Branson this package comes with 2 tickets to the Comedy Barn and 2 tickets to the Country Tonite show. This may be the best value.

Last we offer Williamsburg Virginia. Williamsburg steeped in history is a region that offers a tremendous number of options while taking a family vacation. We offer Williamsburg Vacation Packages that offer a whole lot of bang for the buck. Now this Williamsburg Family Vacation may be the best price you can find. For $79, yes we said $79, you get 3 Days and 2 Nights in Williamsburg that includes accommodations at Days Inn Busch Gardens plus 2 tickets to Historic Williamsburg. Accommodations include complete use of the facilities that offers an outdoor swimming pool, complimentary breakfast each morning, a business center and a fitness center. 

As you can see, there are great deals that can put a big dent in the price of taking a family vacation. We hope to be accumulating more as time passes, but please consider the ones suggested.

A vacation to a new destination offers a lot of excitement. From seeing the attractions you’ve read or heard about to just being in a new place. No doubt a big part of a trip is going out to eat. Well if you’re planning a Williamsburg Vacation we’ve done a little research on one of the top Willamsurg Italian Restaurants, Sal’s Italian Restaurant located at 1242 Richmond Road. 

I’m sure for most of you that Williamsburg Virginia and Italian Restaurants don’t seem to go together like peanut butter and chocolate, but here’s the thing, Sal’s Italian is special. I mean real special. Sal’s Italian Restaurant is owned and operated by Chef Victor a world recognized leader in the culinary community. Think this is an exaggeration well Chef Victor was an official chef of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia! With that title comes a talent worth visiting. 

Sal’s Italian Restaurant has been in business for about eight years now at it’s current address on Richmond Road, and for the past seven years has been voted as the Top Italian Restaurant by voters of multiple poles and dining reviews. The trick, simple, good quality food. The menu does not stray into the realms of which a person would need a finishing school in order to choose a dish, but that doesn’t mean the meals aren’t absolutely fabulous. Sal’s Italian is known for it’s signature dishes and platters of veal and chicken with various types of pasta. The sauces and gravies used for the dishes are homemade of course. The one bit of variety offered is that Chef Victor does have dishes that touch on the diverse flavors and cultures that represent the North and South regions of Italy. There’s something for the kids too. The pizza is fantastic and probably is unrivaled within 100 miles of Williamsburg as well as the New York Style Sub Sandwiches. 

You can find additional information about other restaurants in the Williamsburg area by visiting the official Yahoo Williamsburg Restaurant Guide. You’ll find information on all types of restaurants in the general area including the best Steak and Seafood Restaurants, the Best Chinese and the Best places to get dessert.

Check out all there is to do in Williamsburg, VA!

For the purpose of this post I will feature things to do in Williamsburg, VA in addition to the many historic sites to visit.

The first group of fun activities are not related to History, but offer some of the best fun for the entire family.

1. Busch Gardens - Maybe one of the top amusement parks on the east coast.  Features incredible rides and roller coasters along with several fantastic concessions. My number #1

2. Eight Championship Golf Courses - many people haven’t thought about the great golf courses in Williamsburg, each year a Senior PGA tour event along with an LPGA tour are held here.  Check out Kingsmill, Williamsburg National, Stonehouse, Kiskiack, Ford’s Colony Country Club, The Golden Horseshoe and the The Golf Club and play 18 or maybe 36 holes on your next trip.

3. Ripley’s Believe It or Not - Always a fun 1/2 day can be spent here, especially during a rainy day.

4. Water Country USA - Seasonal summer water park featuring slides, wave pools and fountains, fun for the entire family.

5. Pirates Cove Adventure Golf - Always a kids favorite, great location in the center of all the action.

6. Go Karts Plus - Celebrating Family fun for kids of all ages for the last 20 years.  Excellent go kart track and several other fun amusements including the Disc O, Bumper Cars, Bumper Boats, Arcade, All levels of racing and a miniature golf course.

7. Williamsburg Outlet Mall - Great value shopping for the entire family.  Features over 75 Outlet stores from your favorite retail stores.

8. Williamsburg Winery - Tour taste and enjoy is the motto! Enjoy lunch or dinner at the Gabriel Archer Tavern.

9. Yankee Candle Company - Believe it or not kids and teens love this place. Make candles, watch demonstrations and interact with the the actual workers, fun for the everyone.

10. Haunted Dinner Theatre - there are several different haunted tours available, each creates it’s own excitement for everyone in your party. Check out Tavern Ghost Walk, Original Ghosts of Williamsburg Candelight Tour, you won’t be disappointed!

11. Riverwalk Landing - This really an enjoyable day.  Visit 100’s of really cool shops, take a walk on the beach, enjoy and great lunch and much more.  Plenty of free parking for vehicles of all sizes.

 Here’s the list of Historic Williamsburg Attractions you must see on your next trip.

1. Jamestown Settlement - Experience the story of America’s beginnings at Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center.  Really neat relics and items used at the beginning of our country.

2. Yorktown Battlefield - Flashback to 1781 and see the battlefield as it was then, really fun day for the entire family.

3. Colonial Williamsburg - Explore the homes, stores and community as it was back in time, a don’t miss historic day.

Enjoy your next Vacation to Williamsburg, Virginia and look for really cheap vacation package deals!