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The Power of a Staycation

Since I am in the business of creating luxury vacations for the LGBTQ community, you may find the next statement ironic: I highly recommend staycations.   Yep, don’t board a plane.  Don’t get a passport stamp.   But do pack a weekend duffle bag.  The only way to properly do a staycation is to stay somewhere other than your home, whether it be a hotel, an Airbnb, or even watching your friend’s pad while they’re out of town.  You’ve still got to make it a vacation, even though you’re not leaving the city you live in — and that means leaving...

Travel Inspires Creativity

A few days ago, towards the end of our tour in Morocco, our group got to visit the new Yves Saint Laurent museum and Majorelle Garden in Marrakech.  Strolling through the beautiful museum, full of memorabilia, photographs, and most importantly, his iconic designs, one quickly sees how much his time in Morocco affected his designs, which naturally had great outreach and influence throughout the rest of the world.  For our group, it was a definite reminder that travel is a powerful cog in the wheel of creativity.  As American motivational author, Louise Lynn Hay said, “People who have a limited life...

Wine Tasting in the Midwest

Napa and Sonoma may have all the fame and popularity, but wine regions like the Leelanau Peninsula are gaining notoriety, and are creating great wines, perfectly accessible for a weekend of wine tasting in the Midwest!  Zoom Vacations' Bryan Herb appeared on WCIU's "The Jam" to discuss wine tasting in the Midwest.