Single Parent Travel

Apparently, the Swine Flu left Maryland and left a good dose of stupidity in its place. But adults are safe; apparently it is only affecting teenagers. Stupid Act #1 I asked my son to turn on the gas grill for dinner. He comes down and says it will not start. I asked if he tried [...]

Is anyone interested in a 5 night cruise from Galveston, TX on December 26th, 2009? We have another single parent with a 14 year old son who is looking for someone to get together with on a cruise. Are you interested? Send me an email and I can put you two together and make the [...]

The past few months has been a whirlwind of travel – my first trip to the Brazilian Amazon and an area called Recife, in the far northeast of Brazil, plus an inspection trip to Peru (my third trip to Machu Picchu and my first to the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca, where I visited the [...]

Man, what a great time!  Bowling just tends to slip my mind, but what a lot of fun. The other weekend, my youngest and I went threw a bunch of games, had some great french fries and I even bowled a 300. Well, in three game, but hey… It was a great time to connect [...]

Come and experience the colonial charm of my home town Annapolis! Since we are such a popular place, finding a weekend (between Naval Academy events,boat shows, school, and just general tourist season) is tough. But we have one! October 23-25, 2009 is the date. The price will be in the neighborhood of $700 to $750 [...]

Too Much Or Too Little? I am conflicted. Sometimes I feel like they want me at arm’s length, and other times I feel guilty for not being at their side as we get through summer.  After all, the kids are either running from friend to friend like a maniac, or terminally bored at home while [...]

US Airways Almost Strands 11 Year Old In San Francisco A good friend of mine, Chris Elliott, has posted a parent’s worst nightmare.  Chris is a travel columnist and was contacted when US Airways apparently stranded an 11 year old boy in San Francisco. Ultimately it has a happy ending, but it is a cautionary [...]

Celebrate A New Year At Sea There is no better way to decompress from the holidays than to take a cruise! Why not celebrate the New Year in style and welcome 2010 with Single Parent Travel? Our New Year Celebration will be somewhere between St. Maarten and Ft. Lauderdale after visiting St. Maarten, St. Thomas, [...]

Come Sail Away Come sail away with Single Parent Travel as we embark on our first cruise from the New York area!  If you are in the New York area, no flights to catch and eliminate the hassles and cost of flying. We will be sailing on Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas from Cape [...]

Evian Commercial; Better Than Bud I love the beer commercials during football season, but this one is great!