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>>> SPRING AND SUMMER MIGHT BE A LITTLE FAR AWAY BUT IF YOU
ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A BIG
TRIP DURING THAT TIME OF YEAR,
NOW IS THE TIME TO START
PLANNING
PLANNING
PLANNING >> THAT'S RIGHT.
THE MUSIC GOT ME IN THE MOOD.
AND WE HAVE OUR TRAVEL PLANNER
AND BLOGGER HERE TO GIVE US
SOME HELP.
SOME HELP. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> WE ARE THINKING ABOUT SPRING
AND SUMMER?
AND SUMMER? >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> WHY IS NOW THE GOOD TIME?
>> THIS IS THE TIME TO START
PLANNING.
PLANNING.
PLANNING. SO FIRST OF ALL, SAVING MONEY.
THAT'S THE FIRST THING; RIGHT?
AND A BIG ONE TOO, IS THIS IS
WHEN YOU WANT TO LOOK FOR
POINTS FOR AIRLINES AND START
PLANNING THE TRIP THAT YOU WANT
TO TAKE.
TO TAKE.
TO TAKE. SO MY TIP IS PLAN BUT DON'T
OVER PLAN.
OVER PLAN. WE SEE PEOPLE READING THE BOOKS
THAT ARE 2000 PAGES ON DISNEY.
LIKE DON'T DO THAT.
NOTHING WILL LIVE UP TO THAT.
SO PLAN BUT DON'T OVER PLAN AND
ALSO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION
WHO IS GOING WITH YOU.
WILL THIS BE A FAMILY REUNION?
WILL THIS BE A MULTI-
GENERATIONAL TRIP?
GENERATIONAL TRIP? KIDS AND ELDERLY MAY NEED MORE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. THEY MAY GET TIRED.
SO PLAN WHO IS GOING WITH YOU,
AND THIS IS WHEN YOU WANT TO
SAVE YOUR POINTS AND WHEN I
WANT TO SIGN UP FOR A CRUISE OR
AN ALL-INCLUSIVE.
AN ALL-INCLUSIVE. THEY ARE ALWAYS HAVE SPECIALS.
>> I GUESS, TOO, WITH THE
HOLIDAY SHOPPING.
HOLIDAY SHOPPING. SEE WHAT YOU HAVE, WHETHER A
CREDIT CARD OR A SAVINGS
ACCOUNT, SOMETHING THAT WILL
GIVE YOU THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR
BUCK.
BUCK.
BUCK. >>
BUCK. >> AND EVEN WITH THE HOLIDAYS,
SOMEONE WANTS TO GIVE YOU MAYBE
A GIFT CARD THAT CAN GO TOWARDS
THE TRIP.
THE TRIP.
THE TRIP. SO JUST START PLANNING NOW.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> AND ANOTHER THING, YOU TALK
ABOUT THE KIDS.
I KNOW I EXPERIENCED THIS AS A
TEENAGER, WE'RE GOING HERE AND
THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN AND
HALFWAY THROUGH, YOU KNOW, WE
DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE.
THEY GET TIRED OR WON'T BE
EXCITED ABOUT THE SAME THINGS
YOU ARE.
YOU ARE.
YOU ARE. >> SO JUST CHOOSE PLACES WITH A
LOT OF ACTIVITIES AND DIFFERENT
ABILITY LEVELS FOR DIFFERENT
AGES.
AGES.
AGES. I
AGES. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
DOING THE MULTIGENERATIONAL
TRIPS, AND IF YOU ARE GOING
WITH GRANDMA AND GRANDMA, THERE
IS STUFF FOR EVERYBODY TO DO
WHICH IS EASY TO DO.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> IF YOU ARE HEADING OUT IN
THE SPRING, WHERE DO YOU
RECOMMEND?
RECOMMEND? >> HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA.
SO THIS IS KIND OF IN BETWEEN
MIAMI AND FORT LAUDERDALE.
YOU CAN FLY INTO EITHER AIRPORT
AND DRIVE FROM HERE.
IT'S A LONG DRIVE BUT YOU CAN
DO IT IF YOU NEED TO.
AND YOU KNOW, LIKE IF YOU WANT
TO GO TO THE BOARDWALK T HAS A
BEACH AND RESTAURANTS, AND IT
IS JUST A REALLY FUN PLACE TO
GO, AND YOU CAN GET IN YOUR CAR
OR GET IN AN UBER, AND YOU'RE
IN SOUTH BEACH IN HALF AN HOUR.
IT'S A GREAT LOCATION.
AND THERE IS THE DIPLOMAT
RESORT THERE, A RESORT THAT WAS
FOUNDED IN THE 50s.
AND THEY HAD LIKE FRANK SINATRA
AND BOB HOPE AND RONALD REAGAN
AND SAMMY DAVIS, JUNIOR BUT IT
WAS REVAMPED IN 2016, AND NOW
THEY HAVE INFINITY POOLS ON THE
BEACH AND 8 RESTAURANTS.
SAVE THE POINTS.
THIS IS A BIG THING, LIKE SAVE
THE POINTS THAT YOU CAN GET,
AND THEY HAVE A KIDS' CLUB.
SO IT'S LIKE A REALLY FUN PLACE
TO GO.
TO GO.
TO GO. IT'S WARM, YOU KNOW.
>> IT'S ALWAYS WARM.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> AND IT'S NOT THAT FAR, YOU
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. IT'S NOT THAT FAR.
>> I USED TO LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD,
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA. IT'S WHERE I LIVED OUT OF
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE. I STAYED IN THE DIPLOMAT, AND
IT'S ARTSY COOL AND CULTURE BUT
IT'S NOT THE CRAZINESS OF FORT
LAUDERDALE.
LAUDERDALE. >> YOU CAN DO THE CRAZINESS,
GET IN YOUR CAR AND GO.
>> AND THEN COME BACK.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. AND EVERYTHING IS INCLUDE.
>> GREAT FOR VINING BUT WHAT
ABOUT SUMMER?
ABOUT SUMMER? >> YOU A TRIP TO ALASKA.
THIS IS ONE YOU HAVE TO PLAN.
ALASKA IS HUGE AND TWICE THE
SIZE OF TEXAS.
YOU HAVE A HARD TIME DOING IT
ALONE.
ALONE.
ALONE. WE
ALONE. WE TOOK A CRUISE HOLLAND, MY
FAMILY, AND IT'S FANTASTIC.
WE GIANT TO JUNEAU, GLACIER
BAY, NATIONAL PARK.
WE GOT TO HIT, KIND OF LIKE,
YOU KNOW, THE BIG AREAS.
WE SAW A GRIZZLY BEAR LIKE
SWIMMING IN THE WATER.
>> YOU'RE KIDDING.
>> SO A LOT OF RELATIONSHIPS --
REASONS TO GO THERE.
AND MY HUSBAND AND I GOT TO GO
TO NICE DINNERS AND LEAVE THE
KIDS IN THE KIDS' CLUB, AND
THEY HAD A GREAT TIME, AND IT
WAS ONE OF THE EPIC TRIPS THAT
WE WILL NEVER FORGET.
IT'S HARD TO DO ON YOUR OWN.
YOU CAN'T DRIVE ANYWHERE,
REALLY.
REALLY.
REALLY. YOU HAVE TO FLY OR GO BY WATER,
REALLY, BY BOAT.
>> AND THAT'S WHY YOU DO THE
CRUISE.
CRUISE.
CRUISE. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. IT'S GORGEOUS.
IT'S GORGEOUS. THERE IS SO MUCH TO DO, AND
THEN ON THE DOWN TIME, YOU CAN
HANG OUT AT THE POOL OR
SOMETHING BUT AGAIN, A LOT OF
CRUISES, AND AGAIN, WE WENT
WITH HOLLAND AMERICA, AND IT
DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU SIGN UP
FOR -- IF YOU WANT TO GO ON A
CRUISE SIGN UP FOR THEIR
SPECIALS.
SPECIALS.
SPECIALS. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GET THE KIDS'
CRUISE FOR FREE, AND ALL THIS
STUFF THAT IS COMING YOUR WAY
AND YOU CAN START PLANNING IT.
YOU HAVE ENOUGH TIME NOW TO
PLAN IT.
PLAN IT.
PLAN IT. >> I WANT TO BE PART OF YOUR
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. [
FAMILY. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> CAN I TRAVEL WITH YOU NEXT
TIME?
TIME?
TIME? YOU
TIME? YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GO A