Welcome to Cook Travel Planning’s Destinations and Celebrations blog. This is a lifestyle & travel blog that will share ideas, tips and tools for planning your next travel adventure. We will share reviews and feedback from our own personal trips.
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What People Say
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney
It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
J. K. Rowling
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.
Dr. Seuss
Let’s build something together.
Read our blog posts…
Let’s Talk About CAMPING!
First let me say, I absolutely love camping. Now, I enjoy more “glamping” type of experiences but if my husband said lets go tent camping this weekend, I’d say OK! Some of this is age, and because there’s a little sense of “been there done that”. Regardless, being outdoors makes me happy. Throw in some…
New adventures…or should I say journeys!
It has been a dream of my husband and I to create a space for families to feel comfortable camping, particularly urban families. Partly to teach parenting skills in a non-threatening and non-traditional way, but to also help families learn how to travel on a budget. Camping provides so many great experiences, many that you…
Small or Big Wedding
Something can be said for eloping, and escaping it all to say your “I Dos” with just the one you love. After months of getting frustrated and stressed trying to pick a venue that was the RIGHT size, we decided on Carnival Cruise Line. When it was all said and done there was about 70…
How did I decide on Which Cruise Line to Book MY Wedding?
Once my fiancé and I decided we were going to get married on a cruise ship, we then had to make a BIG decision…which one would we choose. ???????? I thought choosing to be married on a cruise would make by “venue” selection easy, seeing as the EASE of my wedding day worries was the…
I Want To GIVE You My Dress!
I’ve decided there is absolutely no reason for me to keep my wedding dress in my closet…if someone else can use it, then I want them to have it! For free. Let me explain why. My husband and I were on a tight budget for our wedding, as we had to pay for it ourselves,…
Family Travel is Affordable!
One of the reasons I became a travel professional was to spread the word about all of the benefits of traveling, especially with your kid(s). Traveling, whether domestically or internationally (yes, right across our borders on Canada and Mexico counts) can change your life. Seriously. There are so many benefits to leaving your ‘hood, and…
Get Up and Go!
“WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU DID SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME?” -Anonymous Welcome to Cook Travel Planning’s “Destinations & Celebrations” Blog! I’m excited to start writing about all of my experiences with traveling, the destinations I’ve visited and would still like to go to, sharing travel planning tools, tips, & ideas, and celebrating with…
DESTINATIONS & CELEBRATIONS ~ A Lifestyle & Travel Blog by CTP 