China - Great Wall & Forbidden City Shopping Tour

Claudia Miller is a woman on a mission. She would love to take you shopping for all your christmas presents but not just shopping anywhere, You will be shopping at the designer clothing market in Beijing. You will be able to shop for suits, ties, designer jeans, silk clothing, designer shirts, sweat shirts, dresses, sweaters, suitcases, hand bags, shoes, watches, cloisonne, and much, much more. You can shop for your self or someone on you shopping list.

While there relax and treat yourself to a foot massage, manicure or pedicure!

In addition to shopping with a great tour director you will be able to see some wonderful sites of china.

For more information on the tour click here.

Claudia has been in the business for over 25 years and knows her stuff. She has been a tour director and the president and creator of The Travel Club. She also had her own raido show for 5 years.

Plus she has a great sense of style and will help you pick out wonderful items at a great deal!

Dreams really do come true!

Yes it's still going on through the end of 2008 and Cindy Butler's had clients walking around, when all of a sudden someone approched them and told them that they have won a night at the Disney Suite and they got to be grand marshall in the Disney parade! Check out the pictures they took!
Front door, walk right in and take a peak...
You can see dreams can come true as one of the “money can’t buy” experiences being awarded in the 2008 Disney Dreams Giveaway!
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience that can only happen at the place where dreams come true
The 2008 Disney Dreams Giveaway features more than one million extra special dreams to be awarded through a random process at Disneyland® Resort in California and Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida.
In addition to Guest’s favorites from the current giveaway, Disney will grant even more one-of-a-kind, money-can’t buy experiences.
Are you and your family the next ones to have your dreams come true?

This is their ride in the parade
This is the view from their room.

Live La Vida Pura

In Costa Rica, the local motto is, "Pura Vida." This translated means, “Living the pure life." It means taking time to appreciate the wonderful things all around us, big and small. You'll hear it at the end of almost every conversation as a kind of "be well," "enjoy life," and "take it easy" all rolled into one. Not a bad vibe for your vacation.

It's a vacation that won't cost a lot. The way International travel cost these days. Costa Rica is a great option. The trick is to pick a destination where tourism is developed so that it's safe and easy to get around, but not so developed that you feel as if you've never left home.
Arenal Volcano is an active volcano that is a fun family activity. Also be sure to check out Tabacon Hot Springs. It's nature’s version of a water park. Each landscape trail leads to a different surprise: a bridge, waterfall, or natural pool.

You can get back to nature with a wake up call from howler monkeys. Your family will talk about it for years to come. Check out Manuel Antonio National Park. It's a small nature reserve with easy trails for the youngsters. There are guides that will help point out what you may not notice in the trees.
Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve in Monteverde
Don't miss a Sky Walk through a tropical rain forest.

On the outskirts of Manuel Antonio National Park, you will find white sand beaches where you and your kids can swim through schools of tropical fish, sign up for surf school or have a picnic on the beach and watch the monkeys sneak up and steal your lunch.

There are adventures for every age! There is a zip line swing through the treetops or horseback riding on the beach. Or if you don’t feel like being suspended midair on a zip line head to the Santa Elena Cloud Reserve.

When was the last time you did something for the first time?

Kayaking in the ocean?

River Rafting?

Nice relaxin beach vacation?

Surfing Lessons?

Zipline in a jungle?

Spa package?

Wind sufing?

Snorkleing in an exotic location?

Have you ever seen something on T.V. or in a magazine and said, "Wow, That would be a dream come true?!"
Why not plan a vacation of your dreams? Now is a great time to start living your life to the fullest and we have many ideas that will help you go on that vacation.

Top 5 Travel Tips for International Travelers

1.Emergency Contact: Leave copies of your passport and itinerary with family or friends.

2.Health Care: Investigate if your insurance policy includes foreign medical treatment or if you need any vaccines for your destination. Take any medications with you.

3.Pack Smart: Dress conservatively to avoid attracting the attention of thieves. Also don’t pack so much that you’ll regret lugging around a heavy suitcase.

4.Think Safety: Research your destination’s suggested safety tips before you fly. Your Morris Murdock Travel Agent is a good resource for this information, as well as the U.S. Department of State.

5.Plan for the Unexpected: Take items that you will need if your trip is unexpectedly extended. I.e. money, medications, extra clothes, etc.

Pacific Northwest anyone?

Our pal, Rodney Smith wanted to share a few photos of how he spent the 4th of July weekend. He and his daughter went to Boulder Lake and went fishing. His 2 year old daugter, Miriam reeled in a nice brook trout.

On Sunday he caught a salmon on the Sandy River and Miriam and Rodney spent the day smoking some of the salmon that he caught in Alaska last week.

Check out the nice fish they both caught!!

This is what Rodney Caught.

This is what Miriam caught!

Look how cute she is!

This got me motivated. I am not a fisherman but somehow after seeing these photos I almost want to pack my family up and head to the great outdoors.

I would love to travel to the Northwest and catch the scenery, the whale watching and National Parks. Morris Murdock has a great deal on an Alaskan cruise. Click here for the details Airfare is included in the price and it is on a BEAUTIFUL Ship!!

I am looking forward to our Alaskan cruise in September. I will post pictures as soon as I get back. --Ashlee S.

Happy 4th of July!!!

Looking for a break from the usual Fourth of July doings?

Want to take in a really big fireworks show instead of your local town display, or just looking for an excuse to get out of town for a few days?

Here are a few ideas for places where you can turn this year's Fourth into a little vacation -- some familiar and some a little out of the ordinary.

You can't beat this backdrop for a party. There's an annual July 4 celebration (although the fireworks are on July 3 this year) at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the scenic Blacks Hills of South Dakota. As long as you're in the neighborhood, check out Black Hills & Badlands for places to stay and things to see and do.

How about a little dust and wild excitement? The July 4 weekend is time for the St. Paul Rodeo a few miles southwest of Portland, Oregon. Along with the "meanest, baddest" bulls and steers, they promise barbecue, a parade, fireworks and dancing. Same weekend, different climate, try the World's Oldest Rodeo at Prescott, Arizona. Don't worry about the desert heat; Prescott's high elevation means it's usually 15 to 20 degrees cooler than Phoenix.

Close to the water but not the Great Lakes? San Diego, California is the scene of lot of July 4 festivities and you can round out your visit at one of the area's beaches



You might also do something cooler and more relaxing and closer to water at spots such as Wisconsin's Sturgeon Bay where you and the kids could try the old-fashioned ice cream social, followed by a concert and fireworks. The next day, you can head out on Lake Michigan to go fishing.

There's also Washington where you could start with the celebration at George Washington's Mount Vernon, and move up through observances all over the city. The day winds up with a star-studded concert on the West Lawn of the Capitol and fireworks over the Washington Monument.


Maybe you were thinking about something you've seen on TV. The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular has it all, from the annual July Fourth concert by the Boston Pops orchestra to a stupendous fireworks show along the Charles River. They promise more than 20,000 pounds of pyrotechnic explosives. Boston visitors' information and public transportation.


Need really big fireworks? That's the Macy's 4th of July show in New York with an advertised barrage of more than 30,000 shells launched from a fleet of barges on the East River. Get there early to get a decent viewing spot


Not feeling the creativness today so you can read what I found on CNN.COM. Happy 4th everyone! Be safe with whatever you do! Dont forget to call us with any travel questions you may have!!