YTB Travel Chronicles

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20,000 YTB Travel International officers, staff, and affiliates convened at the America’s Center in downtown St. Louis, this week, for our Annual Convention.  It was Amazing.  The theme of this year’s convention was “Liberty and Travel for All!”  What better way to symbolize Liberty than with Lady Liberty, herself.  A nearly-full-sized replica of the [...]

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We have always loved to travel.  Four years ago, our closest friends introduced us to the YTB Travel Network.  We were very skeptical, at first. We felt as if we were already accomplished travelers; and that, we had very little to learn about the travel business.  We were already using the internet to book [...]

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Last year, we had the privilege of visiting our Nation’s Capital for the Memorial Day Holiday.  Please read “Washington DC At Last,” posted, below.  This year, we attended the Memorial Day parade and ceremony at our home in Sarasota, Florida. 
 It was a mild and breezy spring day.  The parade was extra long, this year.  We [...]

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We YTB Travelers enjoyed a fine week-end getaway in Lynn Haven, Florida.  The main reasons for our visit were to celebrate family events with our son and his family. 
The “main events” of the visit were: our Grandson’s season-finale Little-League game; his First Holy Communion; and, our Granddaughter’s Pre-K graduation.   Our daughter-in-law’s entire family was able [...]

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YTB Travel Network Affiliate, Joe Jacobson is our guest author for this article.
Summer is approaching and you’re wondering what adventure awaits you.  Have you ever been aboard an historic sailing vessel?  One that harkens back hundreds of years to the days before motors when vessels worked directly with the elements for propulsion?  If you find [...]

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As members of the YTB Travel Network, we often find out-of-the-way locations and activities that transcend the everyday tourist experience.  This Mother’s Day provided the occasion for just such a day. 
Located on Charlotte Harbor, Punta Gorda is a fine West Florida village with all of the peaceful charm that the Gulf of Mexico has to [...]

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Jacques Mousseau came to Canada in 1653 as a conscript soldier as part of “La Grande Recrue” to defend Montreal against the Iroquois. After his term of military service, in 1655, he purchased a concession of land; and, in 1658, he married Marguerite Sauviot - “A King’s Daughter.” The story of the earliest [...]

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Because of our affiliation with the YTB Travel Network , we were able to afford to spend several weeks visiting our son and his family in Darmstadt, Germany, last May.  During the visit, we had the distinct pleasure of touring the town of Rudesheim, on the Rhine River.  Rudesheim is a fine place to enjoy [...]

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YTB Travel Affiliate, Joe Jacobson provides this article.  He is a very accomplished internet entrepreneur in the Travel industry. Please visit his YTB Travel Network Website.
We in the United States work too hard.  And when we finally do get away for that annual vacation, where should we go?  Well, we could jump in the car [...]

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