It's not easy being us in the Summertime

It's been really rough around here lately, with both the local County Fair and the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale in full force. Throw in a short hike this weekend, and, here we are. We (Mr. Makarma) are survivors though, and we won't have our Summer days served any differently.

We may also be transitioning from sushi to antipasto salads. There are a couple reasons for this major lifestyle change, but we'll get into those sometime in the future. (O.K., we'll tell you now...we really like a good - we stress the word GOOD - antipasto salad, along with far fewer carbs in that delightful concoction. Can we now return to the seriousness of the TravelBlog?)

There are still some travel values to be found the next few months. Our recommendations include:

* Las Vegas (mid-week hotel rates are lower than we've seen in some time)

* Late season (late August/early September) cruises to Europe and Alaska

* Walt Disney World (an available free dining package makes this option an exceptional value)

We recently priced out a vacation to the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach and were very pleasantly surprised at the package price. The Fontainebleau, as you may recall, appeared in the James Bond movie, Goldfinger, along with several other films. It's a classic resort that's been further improved in the last few years with a roughly $1 billion expansion/renovation. We visited the property several years ago and really liked it at the time. With the most recent improvements, we recommend it even more.


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