A new fabulous family resort and The Mom Who Travels survey

Hello lovelies! There is a new resort opening soon that is just 10 minutes from Playa del Carmen that I am beyond stoked about. It is a 5 star luxury resort that offers up to 3 bedroom suites and a luxury experience right on a white powdered sand beach. It is part of the Gourmet Inclusive® concept and the hotel is called Azul Fives Hotel, by Karisma. I am excited to finally see it for myself next week and you can expect a full, honest report when I return.



As most of you know I work full time as a travel consultant and full-time as a fun-loving mommy to two beautiful (if I must say so myself) boys. Helping readers such as yourself with some insight on travel destinations through this blog is something that I am enjoying more and more as time goes on. I will love to continue but your feedback is important. Please take a quick minute and fill out the anonymous survey below to ensure that this blog fulfills what it needs to.

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Much love and until next time,

The Tulum Xtreme, my favorite tour in the Yukatan

I've tried several tours in the Cancun/ Riviera Maya area and have enjoyed them all but there is one that stands out from the others: The Tulum Xtreme tour provided by Aventuras Mayas.

The Riviera Maya is not only full of 5 star all-inclusive resorts, friendly people and white sanded beaches but also obtains jungle adventure tours, award winning reefs, historic Mayan ruins and refreshing cenotes. The Tulum Xtreme does an excellent job at capturing these highlights in one fun-fulfilled tour!

Duration: The tour last for about 7-8 hours from the time they pick you up from your hotel until they drop you back off.









What to bring: Comfortable clothes and footwear, water shoes, sunglasses and a hat, bathing suit, extra T-shirt, towel, sunscreen and mosquito repellent, extra cash.
The cash will be for pictures, tips and any souvenirs that you may want. They have a great photography team that capture some amazing shots and then inserts them onto a CD for you to purchase and take home with you.

While some travelers simply enjoying vegging out and being beach bums for their getaway there are others, like myself, who would also like to experience some adventure during their vacays. If you would like to adventure out on your upcoming trip to the Yucatan, be sure and check out Lomas Travel's website to explore your options and pre-book your tours. The site even has a Live Chat feature to help with any questions you may have. Again, the tour we talked about today is called Xtreme Tulum. ♥

I have some pictures and video footage of when my madre and I did this tour last Fall HERE. The highlight on the tour is 1 minute 30 seconds in by the way.


Hope you all have an extraordinary Holiday weekend!

Destination Weddings ~ It's not a job, it's a passion

After working as a travel consultant for a couple of years a young lady called me interested in a destination wedding. "A destination wedding?!" The feeling of excitement and nervousness overtook me. It sounded like something that would be a perfect fit for me but I had never done something like that before and I was afraid of the pressure of making sure her special day went perfectly. After a lot of research, deciding on a resort and date, talking with each guest individually throughout the following 6 months 'the' day had finally come.

Was everyone going to remember everything I told them??? Did I forget a big piece of information??? Please LORD don't let it rain!

I eagerly waited 2 days after they had returned home to call each one individually to see how the experience was. To my surprise, everyone loved it! In fact, most of them were ready to start discussing their next trip!

The entire experience had inspired me to start focusing on helping arrange destinations weddings. Sure it is stressful but the end result is so incredibly worth it!

Now, let me slap you with some reality here for a second... we have had our share of nightmare weddings as well. There isn't enough time in the day to get started on those but please know that there are certain people in the world who are simply bitter and unhappy. You know the type, the ones who hardly smile and when they do it is not genuine at all. The ones who are pessimistic about every.little.thing and who seem to somehow enjoy complaining until their head is spinning.

There is probably just 1 out 10 weddings that end up going in the that direction which isn't bad. Not bad at all. Just like everything you have to take the good with the ugly.

Through the past 4 years I have thoroughly enjoyed helping brides and their guests get the best wedding vacations possible. My goal is to always make sure everyone has a fun and memorable time with their closest family and friends in a paradise setting.

The Weddings by Legacy Travel blog is a project that I have been working on to showcase our past weddings and to give future brides some inspiration and ideas. You can look over it in all of it's fabulousness here: http://www.weddingsbylegacytravel.com/








While I help with all sorts of travel, my favorite kinds to help with are romance travel and family travel.


Have a blessed weekend and enjoy the weather while it lasts!

COASTLINES ~ Land and Sea

There is currently an exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art that causes people who have appreciation for the arts and/or passion for exploring the Globe to come together and celebrate their love for these common interests.

Coastlines: Images of Land Sea

It has inspired me to go through some of my favorite coastline pictures from the past couple of years and to stop and appreciate life for a moment.



Royal Tulum Resort ~ Tulum, Mexico



Secrets Sanctuary ~ Cap Cana, Dominican Republic




Four Seasons Resort Hawaii, Lana'i at Manele Bay



"Sky Massage" at the El Dorado Maroma ~ Quintana Roo, Mexico


Is there a coastline that you have dreamed of seeing but excuses like money, time or fear have stopped you??? Give me a ring... it is a lot closer within reach than you could possibly imagine. And you deserve it. ;-)


♥ Terrah
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