It's that time of year again. While other people are decorating their homes with decorative gourds and trying to cram pumpkin spice into every conceivable foodstuff, I'm doing early brainstorming for Wave Season.

I mean, it's not that pumpkin spice is necessarily a bad thing, but I'd rather spend my time trying to hone my storytelling skills and my ability to paint vivid pictures with words. I know an awful lot of people in the Upper Midwest area of the country, and they're going to start seeing snow any day now. The better I'm able to create a really clear image in their minds of the escape from the winter to come, the happier I'll be.

With the cruises the best part is, it's all based in…

Relying on memory is a fatal practice. Here is the long and short of it: Write everything down. Take notes.

Memories can be short. Nights are for sleeping, not tossing and turning trying to remember if you have forgotten some important issue for tomorrow’s sales presentation.

by Elizabeth Cody
Tuesday October 13, 2015

A true gem in the crown of South Africa, Cape Town is one of the most progressive and contemporary cities in Africa. From delightful wines to thrilling wildlife encounters, everyone will find something to treasure in Cape Town.

by Elizabeth Cody
Tuesday October 13, 2015

The original vacationer's dream, Havana charmed many a traveler in its heyday before the Communist revolution in the 1950's. With travel restrictions on US citizens easing and relations between the two countries warming, Cuba is poised to reclaim its title as one of the hottest Caribbean travel destinations. Havana, its capital city, is already getting out her best dress for new visitors, made of salsa dancing, vintage cars, and a survivalist spirit found nowhere else. Let Downtown Travel be your guide to this mesmerizing Caribbean paradise.