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A Visit To The Ghoulish Bones Chapel In Evora, Portugal

evora portugalUpon landing in Lisbon, we picked up our rental car and then drove straight to Evora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed for its historic center.

While planning our trip, I decided on visiting Evora primarily due to one ghoulish site. I came across Portugal’s Chapel of Bones (Capella Dos Ossos) through one of my favorite sites, Atlas Obscura. Continue reading A Visit To The Ghoulish Bones Chapel In Evora, Portugal

Win A Trip For 2 To Aruba From Southwest Vacations

ArubaSouthwest Vacations is giving away a trip for two to Aruba!

The prize includes airfare, four-night hotel stay where you can enjoy various activities and more.

I can’t say that Aruba isn at the top of my list of places to visit. However since I haven’t yet visited the island,  I’d love to win this prize to check it out. Continue reading Win A Trip For 2 To Aruba From Southwest Vacations

South By Southwest Canceled Due To Coronavirus, Park & Fly At TWA Hotel, Lucas In TONY Kids, Travel Contests & More- The Rehash!

rehashIs the coronavirus stopping you from booking future flights? I’ve seen lots of great deals but we’re currently going to wait to book anything until news related to the coronavirus changes for the better.

As of now, we’re still planning to go away over Spring Break. We’re hoping that those plans don’t need to be changed… Continue reading South By Southwest Canceled Due To Coronavirus, Park & Fly At TWA Hotel, Lucas In TONY Kids, Travel Contests & More- The Rehash!

How To Disinfect Your Space On A Plane, Coronavirus Could Impact Everest Season, 12 Trendiest Places To Visit In 2020, 1st Country With Free Public Transportation & More- Travel News!

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Continue reading How To Disinfect Your Space On A Plane, Coronavirus Could Impact Everest Season, 12 Trendiest Places To Visit In 2020, 1st Country With Free Public Transportation & More- Travel News!

Win A Trip For Two To Ireland from Williams Sonoma

Williams SonomaWilliams Sonoma is giving away a trip for two to Ireland in the 2020 Win A Trip To Ireland Sweepstakes!

The prize includes airfare, 6 nights of accommodations including a stay in a castle, a 7 day car rental and more!

The Michael W Travels family visited Ireland in early 2017 and had an incredible time. Continue reading Win A Trip For Two To Ireland from Williams Sonoma

Park and Fly At JFK Airport At The TWA Hotel

TWA HotelThe last time we visited the TWA Flight Center was during Open House NY in October 2013.

The terminal was last available for tours in 2015 before construction got underway to transform the property into the TWA Hotel.

The hotel opened in mid-May 2019 and I’ve been hoping to visit ever since but we just haven’t gotten around to it. Continue reading Park and Fly At JFK Airport At The TWA Hotel

Win A Family Trip For 4 To Universal Orlando Resort

Universal OrlandoBET is currently running the Family Getaway Sweepstakes where one lucky winner will win a trip for four to Universal Orlando Resort!

The prize includes airfare, a three- night hotel stay, 3 days of Universal theme parks admission and more!

While I’m not a huge theme park fan, I’d still love to win this prize. Continue reading Win A Family Trip For 4 To Universal Orlando Resort

Check Out Lucas In This Month’s TimeOut New York Kids!

TimeOut New York KidsAlmost two years back I wrote how TimeOut was opening a huge food hall in NYC.

Soon after sharing news of the upcoming new market, we visited TimeOut Market in Lisbon, Portugal. We were really impressed by the food options and looked forward to the NY version.

TimeOut Market NY opened in Brooklyn before last summer and I’d say it’s decent but overall, disappointing. I had high hopes for classic NY restaurants to be featured just like in Portugal. There are some good food options with Pat LaFrieda’s stalls being the best in my opinion however it’s lacking the amazing vibe that we experienced in Portugal.

While at the market a few months back, we picked up a copy of TimeOut New York Kids. Continue reading Check Out Lucas In This Month’s TimeOut New York Kids!