This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own. I love to travel but finding new ways to trim my travel expenses require careful planning and a little work but sometimes I can pull out my secret weapon - Coupons. Groupon Coupons to be exact! Now only can I save money on everyday items using Groupon Coupons but I can utilize Groupon for my travel needs as well. The first thing I do is change my city to reflect my pending travel destination. Groupon allows me to save BIG at Continue Reading
Business Travel Tips: How to have a stress-free business trip #BayouTravel
Traveling on business is never an easy thing to do. Missed flights, messed up reservations and time shortages are the norm and not having your own comfy bed to climb into can make it all even tougher. If you travel often for business, you are probably used to the stress already. Or at least you think you are. The truth is, stress is not something we ever “get used to” and we are susceptible to all kinds of health problems because of it. From silent killers like high blood pressure and heart Continue Reading
Smoky Mountain Wineries Breweries & Distilleries – Smoky Mtn Attractions Pt1 #BayouTravel
Message below is suitable for 21+ On my last visit to the Smoky Mountains (I could have sworn I wrote about it but guess I didn't) my husband and I visited several wineries in the area. Advertised as the Smokey Mountain Wine Trail guests can visit several wineries and tour their facilities. While you're there, guests can enjoy the unique variety and flavor of some of their most popular flavors. One that comes to mine is Mountain Valley Winery which is in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Continue Reading
Chattanooga Area Attraction Spotlight – Historic Western & Atlantic Museum & Tour #BayouTravel
One of my favorite things to do when traveling with my family is utilizing the first day of travel to get more bang for your buck! Since we love to travel overnight as much as possible, this mean we arrive at our destination in the morning or late morning before we can check into our hotel or resort. Using this time to visit smaller museums and attractions is a great way to add travel time and stretch our legs before we take a nap after check-in. On this trip we visited On our recent Continue Reading
Sights of Downtown Historic District Charleston, South Carolina #BayouTravel
Charleston has been on my Cities to Visit list for quite sometime. January I visited my sister who lives right outside of Charleston and had a long list of attractions and sites to visit. While I had grand plans, Charleston is definitely the kind of city you need to visit multiple times. On this trip we visited the Downtown Historic District which is steps from the Port of Charleston Cruise Terminal. You can customize a your cruise vacation by spending a few days in Charleston or Myrtle Continue Reading
Attractions in the Smokies – Ripley’s Attractions in Gatlinburg TN #BayouTravel ad
Disclosure: Complimentary Passes were facilitated for this post. All opinions and thoughts are my own. If you're familiar with the Smoky Mountain area you know that Gatlinburg is a very busy and popular tourist area. One reason is the Ripley's Aquarium, Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies. It is one of 3 Ripley's Aquarium in North America and ranked #5 Aquarium in the World by TripAdvisor's World Traveler's Choice 2015 listing. But it is also home to 7 other Ripley's attractions that your Continue Reading
Our Journey to Chattanooga: Holiday Inn Chattanooga – Hamilton Place #JoyofTravel #ad
Disclosure: I am participating in the Holiday Inn Influencer Program. All opinion and thoughts are my own. Finding a hotel in Chattanooga can be overwhelming. Chattanooga is the 4th largest city in Tennessee and by far a very popular tourist destination. Staying somewhere familiar and dependable is a must when traveling. I need to know that even for just one night, we have all of the amenities we need for one low price. Last week we booked our Chattanooga lodging accommodations at Continue Reading