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Inside a 28,000 square-foot tent on the tropical island of Galveston, Texas, a team of Chinese artisans are wielding chainsaws and picks to shape blocks of ice into a holiday themed event. The climate-controlled environment is a frigid 9 degrees. Dressed in protective garb, the ice carvers are transforming blocks of pink, blue and green…
Finding time to get away from it all can be a challenge when one works Monday through Friday or once the school year begins. Leisure trips can be far and few between, especially with football season and extracurricular activities. Every once in a while, though, a weekend opens up and screams “run away and get…
My 10-year-old daughter and I just got back from our first visit to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for a four-night stay at Grand Palladium Bavaro Resort & Spa. As first time visitors to both the island and the hotel, we felt welcome for the moment arrived. Grand Palladium Bavaro is one of the largest family-friendly…
“Damn the torpedoes!” is the often quoted phrase shouted by Rear Admiral David Farragut shortly after dawn on Aug. 5, 1864. The Admiral led 18 Union warships through the mouth of Mobile Bay and into the Civil War’s largest naval battle. This year marks the 150th anniversary of Alabama’s Battle of Mobile Bay and the…
In recent months, we have been sharing what’s new on board several Carnival cruises. We showed you around the beautifully redesigned Sunshine, with its awesome restaurants, updated décor, and unbelievably cool SportSquare, SkyCourse, and WaterWorks areas for kids and teens. We also took you to a concert with us on the Ecstasy to experience CarnivalLIVE,…