Aside from the hammocks, our villa had beautifully manicured grounds, a refreshing pool, a full kitchen, a rocking stereo and a feeling that it was uniquely ours.\u00a0 There it was revealed to me that hotels aren’t always\u00a0the best option.\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong, they have their place, but the rental villa is serenity at its finest.<\/p>\n Since then I’ve let my AOL login lapse… the rental villa search is no longer so inefficient.\u00a0 There are many, but my preferred platform for searching out these hidden gems is www.VRBO.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Some of these are rented by agencies, but a great majority are people like you and\u00a0I\u00a0who have\u00a0the wanderlust, and haven’t been able to do\u00a0escape full-time yet, so they invite you to stay in their place to help them pay the bills.<\/p>\n If you have frequent flier miles that are begging\u00a0to be used, start daydreaming with a search of Bocas Del Toro, Panama on www.VRBO.com<\/a>\u00a0or HomeAway Vacation Rentals<\/a> If you don’t already have a well-established credit score and need a staple card that you can hold for a long time with no annual fee and some travel rewards, we like the American Express Blue Sky card.<\/p>\n What did we ever do without the internet? In one of my earliest voyages, having determined that Zihuatanejo, Mexico would be our\u00a0vacation spot\u00a0(based on the fact that it was the\u00a0destination of choice for the protaganist\u00a0in Shawshank Redemption), I set out … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/worldwanderlusting.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/zihua-sailfish.jpg\" "\\"Zihua")
<\/a>Our Pacific Coast vacation was ideal – authentic tacos, cheap taxis, serene snorkeling on Isla Ixtapa, and catching three enormous sailfish all at once in the deep blue.\u00a0 Yet, what made it all the more exciting was the paradisical villa we stayed in.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/worldwanderlusting.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/hammock.jpg\" "\\"Hammock\\"")
<\/a>It was there that I came to truly appreciate the hammock.\u00a0 Hammocks are furniture’s way of saying, “You don’t have shit to do.”\u00a0 Hammocks are the tropical equivalent of Lipitor.\u00a0 In fact, take a look at this picture… did you feel that?\u00a0 That was your blood pressure dropping.\u00a0 Now you’re starting to feel the wanderlust, aren’t you?<\/p>\n.\u00a0 If you don’t have frequent flier miles, shame on you!\u00a0 Get started with any of the cards we’ve mentioned in the many posts on www.worldwanderlusting.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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