Category Archives: Trips

Anything related to travelling, or trips that I take for business or leisure.

Namita’s 40th birthday party extravaganza in the Riviera Maya – Saturday and Sunday

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Joel

I decided to combine the next two days, because we really spent the majority of our days in the pool drinking beverages, meeting very nice people from Milwaukee, Nebraska, and Iowa. Saturday was kinda cool because Teo and I played … Continue reading →

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Namita’s 40th birthday party extravaganza in the Riviera Maya – Friday

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Joel

Oh my, what day. We spent most of the day in the main swim-up bar at the El Dorado Royale. Based on our explorations, while there are 9 swim-up bars between the Royale and Casitas properties, 8 of them are … Continue reading →

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Namita’s 40th birthday party extravaganza in the Riviera Maya – Thursday

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Joel

I began planning the centerpiece of my wife Namita’s 40th birthday celebration months ago. We discussed maybe even a year earlier of getting a number of folks together, flying somewhere warm without children, and relaxing. As the months ticked inexorably … Continue reading →

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Our Trip to Michigan for Sean & Rechana’s Wedding

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Joel

Our friend Sean was getting married in January, so we flew out on Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, a 3 day weekend here in the States. The plan was to pack Friday night, leave early Saturday morning, attend the rehearsal … Continue reading →

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Yeh man, the Ipes went to Jamaica – Friday

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Joel

Our last day in Jamaica. After breakfast, we began packing our suitcases. We then went back to the beach to get a quick ride on a small sailing boat around the bay one last time. We grabbed the bus back … Continue reading →

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Yeh man, the Ipes went to Jamaica – Thursday 

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Joel

Thursday was our last full day here in Jamaica. We made the most of it. Nums went to get a massage. The kids tried standing and surfing on that flow boarding thing. The kids also went swimming with dolphins, which … Continue reading →

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Yeh man, the Ipes went to Jamaica – Wednesday

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Joel

Wednesday was all about the pool, the hot tub, and relaxing. We had reservations to go for a sunset cruise on catamaran, but it was ultimately canceled. Instead we took two aqua cycles (?) out on the water. 20161109 163855 … Continue reading →

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Yeh man, the Ipes went to Jamaica – Tuesday

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Joel

By Day 3, the Ipes are starting to really soak up the sunshine. Vacations. Are. Good. After breakfast, we got some professional photos done. The resort had a third party photography studio on site, and our photographer Nick was fantastic. … Continue reading →

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Yeh man, the Ipes went to Jamaica – Monday

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Joel

In the morning, we agreed to endure a 90 minute breakfast and tour of their vacation club / timeshare program. I found it humorous that they tried to snooker us on Sunday’s post check-in by saying we were invited to … Continue reading →

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Yeh man, the Ipes went to Jamaica – Sunday

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Joel

You know, the days leading up to all of our vacations seem to work out the same way. We make a list of things to do and plan to do them early so we don’t have a mad rush the … Continue reading →

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