Miami is great vacation destination. There may be better destinations, but we just can't think of them right now. Maybe you can.

If you do know of better places, let us know. But don't expect us to change our minds soon!

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Before Donald Trump and before Julian Schnable (orignally a Texan and now most-time West Village resident) ,  there was Robert Moses, Jane Jacobs (also a one-time West Village resident, and patron of The Whitehorse Tavern), and the city itself.

We know that many of our StayBank friends and Fellow Travelers chase concerts and venues around the country. We are sorry, as always, to hear about such tragedies like this. 

Other than showing us how quickly a life-changing event can occur, this also illustrates how quick we are to respond to an emergency. After the stage collapses, the crowd moves towards the satge to see what they can do to help. We do our best work when presented with a major problem affecting those around us.

What would you do if presented with a similar circumstance? Would you move towards the emergency, or run from it? Care to answer, or just comment on this event?

At least the McLobster has Canadian lobster in it. Crayfish (crawfish for those in the South) IS NOT LOBSTER!!!!

If you've seen something like this, what was it???? Comments appreciated!

So if I understand this, I have to make a special trip all the way to New England to get one of these McLobster sandwiches with 'real' McLobster sauce? Hold it! These are Canadian Lobsters! Never mind!

Has anyone actually consumed on of these danged things? Let us know if it was worth commenting about.

1. Kissimmee, Florida
   
2. Cape Cod, Massachusetts
   
3. Manhattan, New York
   
4. Poconos, Pennsylvania
   
5. Davenport, Florida
   
6. Destin, Florida
   
7. Orlando, Florida
   
8. Outer Banks, NC
   
9. Miami Beach, Florida
   
10. Ocean City, Maryland
    
11. Panama City Beach, Florida
    
12. Galveston, Texas
    
13. Daytona Beach, Florida
    
14. Myrtle Beach, SC
    
15. Cape Coral, Florida
    
16. Naples, Florida
    
17. Lincoln City, Oregon
    
18. The Villages, Florida
    
19. Oahu, Hawaii
    
20. Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    

How many of these have you been to? What's the next one on where we'll be seeing you?

Some people go to Hawaii simply to surf. Others, like our friend Steven, are looking for something a little more out there. Apparently he wasn't considering that the chute might not have opened, he face plants on a mountainside, and (because it's Hawaii) rolled down to the ocean suffering coral cuts, before being sucked into a blow hole, blown into a lava flow, and then -- eaten by a blue whale. 

That would have been a great video!

Like the adventure-side of vacationing? Tell us more!

If you're in LA this fall, be sure to see Chris Burden's sculpture at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).  

In our opinion, Chris Burden is whimsical and humorous in his approach to art, but communicates a vital message all the while. 

For more about Chris and his work http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Burden http://www.gagosian.com/artists/chris-burden/


Will you be in LA this fall? Leave us a comment and let us know what your plans are.

Looking for a piece of Costa Rica that offers walking distance to the beach and stunning ocean view as well as generates vacation rentals before your full retirement? Take a look at this 5-year old Costa Rica beach vacation villa. Villa Seahorse is a 2-storey stand-alone condo-villa located directly above a beautiful one-kilometer long beach in Dominical, Costa Rica, with stunning ocean and white water views. As one of the 35 vacation villas in a secure gated community, Villa Seahorse is the most private due to its position at the end of a closed road on a corner lot by the edge of the rainforest. Sightings of tucans, raccoons, iguanas and monkeys are common.


Have you ever been to Costa Rica? Tell us about your experience below.

Deluxe Suite in Fasano Rio de Janeiro. Fantastic experience in their highest category of suites.

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