Don and Cathy's Travel Shack

10/09/2024

ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA

Al fresco dining in Florida – gotta love it, right? It’s one of my favorite ways to dine. Imagine dining on the water in Sarasota, a rooftop in Miami, or a

10/09/2024

YUMMMMM

Bacon B*tch is a bacon-themed breakfast restaurant with locations in Miami, St. Petersburg, and Orlando, offering a lively dining

06/09/2024

SeaWorld Orlando is offering all teachers in the state of Florida an unlimited-visit park pass that is good through September 2025.

25/08/2024

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A significant cyberattack has disrupted operations at the Port of Seattle in addition to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), causing widespread disruptions to travel plans, particularly for cruise passengers.

05/08/2024

Lighthouse Beach on Ocean Cay will be closed for a while due to Hurricane Debby. All the barriers were torn apart on Lighthouse Beach , keeping the ocean life out. We have a great view from our 12th floor starboard balcony. No snorkeling this trip. We’ll save that for Tampa in 2 weeks.

04/08/2024

EVERY AMERICAN OF BOTH PARTYS NEEDS TO READ THIS WORTH THE LONG READ...
THIS IS WHO KAMALA HARRIS REALLY IS!

The History of Kamala Harris
by Geoffrey B. Higginbotham
Major General, USMC (Ret.)

For your knowledge and interest about the Biden Vice President, Kamala Harris. Here is a timely editorial that exposes the hidden background of Kamala Harris from the Combat Veterans for Congress Political Action Committee that is posted here with permission of the author. CVFC PAC supports the election of US military combat veterans to the US Senate and House of Representatives. The editorial begins:

Kamala Harris' father was an avowed Marxist professor in the Economics Department at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. Both of Harris' parents were active in the Berkeley based Afro-American Association; Fidel Castro and Che Guevara were the heroes of the Afro-American Association.

The group's leader, Donald Warden (aka Khalid al-Mansour), mentored two young Afro-American Association members, Huey Newton and Bobby Seale; they created the Maoist inspired Black Panther Party which gained strong support from Communist China; the Black Panther Party served as the model for creation of the Black Lives Matter Marxist organization Khalid al-Mansour subsequently went on to arrange financing and facilitated for Barack Hussein Obama to be accepted as a student to matriculate at Harvard Law School.

Following her graduation from college, Harris returned to California and subsequently became the mistress of the 60-year-old married Speaker of the California Assembly, Willie Brown, Jr. Brown's political campaigns were supported and funded by Dr. Carlton Goodlett, the owner of The Sun Reporter and several other pro-Communist newspapers.

Brown was elected as Mayor of San Francisco, and strongly endorsed Harris' Marxist political philosophy; he guided Harris' political rise in California politics, leading to her election as California's Attorney General. Willie Brown, Jr. was a well-known long-time Communist sympathizer. Willie Brown, Jr. was initially elected to public office with the substantial help of the Communist Party USA.

Today, Willie Brown is widely regarded as one of the Chinese Communist Party's best friends in the San Francisco Bay Area.

While serving as San Francisco District Attorney, Kamala Harris mentored a young San Francisco Radical Maoist activist, Lateefah Simon, who was a member of the STORM Revolutionary Movement; Simon currently chairs the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board. Simon has always been close friends with the founder of Black Lives Matter Marxist Domestic Terrorists, Alicia Garza, as well as STORM member and avowed Communist, Van Jones. Harris has been openly and aggressively supporting Black Lives Matter Marxists; Kamala Harris is still closely associated with Maoist Lateefah Simon and Marxist Alicia Garza.

Kamala Harris's sister Maya Harris was a student activist at Stanford University. She was a closely associated with Steve Phillips, one of the leading Marxist-Leninists on campus and a long-time affiliate with the League of Revolutionary Struggle, a pro-Chinese Communist group.

Phillips came out of the Left, and in college he studied Marx, Mao, and Lenin, and maintained close associations with fellow Communists. Phillips married into the multibillion-dollar Sandler family of the Golden West Savings and Loan fortune. He funded many leftist political campaigns, and voter registration drives in the Southern and South Western states in order to help his friend, Barack Hussein Obama, defeat Hillary Clinton. Phillips has been a major financial sponsor for Kamala Harris's political campaigns for various California elective offices plus Cory Booker, Andrew Gillum, Stacey Abrams to name a few.

Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff works for the law firm DLA Piper, which "boasts nearly 30 years of experience in Communist China with over 140 lawyers dedicated to its 'Communist China investment Services' branch. He was just appointed Professor at Yale to school future lawyers in the fine points of Communism.
When she was elected to the US Senate, Kamala Harris appointed a Pro-Communist Senate Chief of Staff, Karine Jean-Pierre. Jean-Pierre was active with the New York-based Haiti Support Network. The organization worked closely with the pro-Communist China/Communist North Korea Workers World Party and supported Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the far-left Communist former president of Haiti and the radical Lavalas movement.

Fortunately for Harris, but potentially disastrous for the Republic, elected office holders are not subject to the security clearance process. If the FBI did a Background Investigation on Kamala Harris, she never would have passed, because of her 40-year close ties with Marxists, Communists, Maoists, and Communist China. Harris would never have been approved for acceptance to any of the 5 Military Service Academies, been appointed to a US Government Sub-Cabinet position, or would have been approved to fill a sensitive position for a high security defense contractor. Yet, since Joe Biden was elected, Harris could be a heartbeat away from being President.

The US constitutional Republic is being threatened by the People's Republic of Communist China (PPC) externally, and by their very active espionage operations within the United States. The People's Republic of Communist China (PPC), with 1.4 billion people, is governed by the 90 million member Chinese Communist Party (CCP), that has been working with Russia to destroy the US Constitutional Republic for over 70 years.

If the American voters read the background information (in Trevor Loudon's article) on Kamala Harris, they would never support her election as Vice President of the United States. Joe Biden is suffering from the early onset of dementia and will continue to decline in cerebral awareness; he will never be able to fill out a four-year term of office.
Since Biden was elected, the Socialists, Marxists, and Communist who control Kamala Harris, are planning to enact provisions of the 25th Amendment, in order to remove Joe Biden from office, so Harris can become the first Communist President of the United States.

Since Biden was elected, because Biden would not be up to it, Kamala Harris would lead the effort to appoint very dangerous anti-American Leftist, Communist, Socialists, and Marxists to fill highly sensitive positions in the Washington Deep State Bureaucracy. She would fill all appointive positions in the US Intelligence Agencies, in the Department of Homeland Security, in the Department of Defense, in The Justice Department, the Department of State, the FBI, the CIA, most cabinet positions, the National Security Council, and in the White House Staff.

American voters must alert their fellow Americans that Kamala Harris is a very serious National Security threat to the very survival of the US Constitutional Republic; she has been a fellow traveler of Marxists, Communists, Maoists, Socialists, Progressives, and Chinese Communists for over 35 years.
President Trump had much more background information on Kamala Harris than we presented here, and he was correct, when he accused Kamala Harris of being a Communist subverter.

Geoffrey B. Higginbotham
Major General, USMC (Ret.)

03/08/2024

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02/08/2024

https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Government/DOT-proposes-family-seating-rule-airlines?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=eltrdb&oly_enc_id=8775H8105345I5M

The rule would require airlines to seat children ages 13 and under adjacent to at least one accompanying adult at no additional cost beyond the fare.

02/08/2024

Three airlines will resume services from the Orlando International Airport to several cities, including New Orleans and Toronto.

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08/07/2024

THIS DAY IN HISTORY. JULY 8, 2024

Liberty Bell Tolls to Announce Declaration of Independence

On July 8, 1776, the Liberty Bell rang from the tower of the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall) in Philadelphia, calling citizens to hear the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. The tolling of the Liberty Bell symbolized freedom and marked the birth of a new nation, resonating as a powerful reminder of the struggle for independence from British rule. This event is central to American historical identity and commemorates the ideals of liberty and justice.

06/07/2024

When you're on a cruise, your ship and cabin will become your home away from home. Knowing the little and big things that Guest Services can do for you can make your cruise even better.

06/07/2024

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06/07/2024

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05/07/2024

See stalagmites, stalactites, bats, salamanders, and more in the caves at Florida Caverns State Park in Marianna.

04/07/2024

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There's no worst nightmare for a cruise passenger than being denied boarding as they arrive at the cruise terminal on boarding day. Sadly, it happens! In mos...

29/06/2024

What New U.S. Destinations Will Breeze Airways Serve Now?

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26/06/2024

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23/06/2024

PSA.

The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County (DOH-Hillsborough) has confirmed a human case of locally-acquired dengue fever.

17/06/2024

Lake County, Florida

Discover the best fun activities for kids & teens in Lake County, FL from June 15-30, 2024. From scavenger hunts to shows, there's something for everyone! Many are free!

14/06/2024

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10/06/2024

EarlyBird now costs $15 to $99 one way and Upgraded Boarding is $30 to $149 per segment.

06/06/2024

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Client: (someone you know)
Hi, we would like to price out a cruise see what kind of deal you can get us...(or could be land pkg if that's what they want
Agent: Sure no problem, when and where would you like to travel, how many days and # of guests
Client: 2 adults 1 child
Agent: Great. Agent gets all the fine details and gets back to client with price
Client: OK Perfect, we will let you know.
Agent: OK, just be advised prices are subject to change prior to deposit.
Client: Got it....Thank You

Agent: Is ghosted, never heard back.
Agent opens up Facebook and sees client tooling off to go on that very same cruise you just quoted them. NOT cool!🥴

So let's be straight up here.
We usually see the very same rates you see on cruises which is fine, however, WE do all the work, research, price comparisons. It's WHAT WE do.
WE have access to perks and add-ons that YOU the consumer can't see because you are not an agent.
WE have direct access to our Business Development Manager to help us make sure WE are getting you the BEST possible rate for your money. YOU do not have access to them, because you are not an agent!
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This is about what WE as agents have to offer you. WE offer you our time, our expertise, and most of all our Loyalty to you because we are trained and certified and we LOVE what we do. WE OFFER YOU the best possible VALUE for your money. WE DON'T offer cheap that word is not even in our vocabulary! WE offer VALUE! We stay on top of pricing, We are in constant contact with the supplier, IF upgrades are available we can offer them as well.. WE CARE!
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OR SAY, "Oh she/he can't get us a better deal or get it for cheaper, so we will just book it."
Well in the end you could lose!

06/06/2024

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06/06/2024

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03/06/2024

PSA::::::
Southwest to begin flights from Orlando to six new international destinations
On Tuesday, June 4, the airline will begin offering flights from Orlando International Airport (MCO) to Cancun, Mexico; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Nassau, Bahamas; Providenciales, Turks & Caicos; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; and San Jose, Costa Rica.

01/06/2024

18/05/2024

The United States Department of State issued a travel advisory on Friday, advising U.S. citizens worldwide to "exercise increased caution." But a particular group of people should apparently be extra vigilant.