Final Day - Rome

April 23 2013 by BW Innsider
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BEST WESTERN FAN AWARDS CONTEST WINNER

A panel of travel industry judges selected Best Western Fan Awards finalists from submissions by Best Western properties all over the world in various categories. We then took the finalists for each of the eight categories and put them up on Facebook and had our fans select the overall winners of the Best Western Fan Awards.
To celebrate these awards, Best Western selected one Best Western Rewards member to win a trip to one of the winning hotels. Join us as we follow that lucky Best Western Rewards member, Timothy Riner, and his girlfriend Dallice, on their adventure to Rome, Italy!

This was our final morning, and our departure from BEST WESTERN Hotel Spring House in Rome. We were hoping to get a picture with the staff as we were were leaving, but it was too early in the morning and the employees weren't all there yet - we did include some photos of the property though. I must admit, it was upsetting to have to say goodbye as we had a wonderful trip and the hotel staff did their best to ensure we enjoyed our stay.

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It's All For the Birds

April 23 2013 by Sam Lowe

bird 1.jpgSANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Arizona - The thing about being a senior traveler is that we don't like to waste time looking for tourist attractions that sometimes aren't where they're supposed to be. For that reason, a Santa Cruz Tourism Council project entitled "As The Birds Fly South" suits our desirability to the full measure.

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Day 6 - Rome

April 22 2013 by BW Innsider

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BEST WESTERN FAN AWARDS CONTEST WINNER

A panel of travel industry judges selected Best Western Fan Awards finalists from submissions by Best Western properties all over the world in various categories. We then took the finalists for each of the eight categories and put them up on Facebook and had our fans select the overall winners of the Best Western Fan Awards.
To celebrate these awards, Best Western selected one Best Western Rewards member to win a trip to one of the winning hotels. Join us as we follow that lucky Best Western Rewards member, Timothy Riner, and his girlfriend Dallice, on their adventure to Rome, Italy!

On our last full day in Rome, Dallice and I had planned to go to one of Europe's top 10 theme parks "Magicland". Being from California, we have experienced the US theme parks and in our mind we didn't think an Italian park would be too much different. After riding the train to the town of Valmontone. We took the park shuttle bus to the ticketing booth. We paid 70 euros for entry, handed our tickets to the parks staff and walked in.

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Day 5 - Venice

April 18 2013 by BW Innsider

venice_1.jpgBEST WESTERN FAN AWARDS CONTEST WINNER

A panel of travel industry judges selected Best Western Fan Awards finalists from submissions by Best Western properties all over the world in various categories. We then took the finalists for each of the eight categories and put them up on Facebook and had our fans select the overall winners of the Best Western Fan Awards.
To celebrate these awards, Best Western selected one Best Western Rewards member to win a trip to one of the winning hotels. Join us as we follow that lucky Best Western Rewards member, Timothy Riner, and his girlfriend Dallice, on their adventure to Rome, Italy!

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A Sleep Vacation?

April 18 2013 by Bryson Forbes
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sleep vacation.jpgHave you ever had one of those light bulb, Eureka type moments? Perhaps Oprah might call it an "a-ha" moment. Well one hit me last night. I was at an event in Hamilton speaking to a University student who hadn't slept in a day and a half as she crams in the studying to prepare to write her final exams. During the discussion she told me that she just needs to get through the next week and then she and a friend are heading on vacation. I joked back "yeah, you'll need a sleep vacation!"

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Day 4 - Rome

April 17 2013 by BW Innsider

Rome day 4_1.jpgBEST WESTERN FAN AWARDS CONTEST WINNER

A panel of travel industry judges selected Best Western Fan Awards finalists from submissions by Best Western properties all over the world in various categories. We then took the finalists for each of the eight categories and put them up on Facebook and had our fans select the overall winners of the Best Western Fan Awards.
To celebrate these awards, Best Western selected one Best Western Rewards member to win a trip to one of the winning hotels. Join us as we follow that lucky Best Western Rewards member, Timothy Riner, and his girlfriend Dallice, on their adventure to Rome, Italy!

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DAY 3 - Rome

April 16 2013 by BW Innsider

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BEST WESTERN FAN AWARDS CONTEST WINNER

A panel of travel industry judges selected Best Western Fan Awards finalists from submissions by Best Western properties all over the world in various categories. We then took the finalists for each of the eight categories and put them up on Facebook and had our fans select the overall winners of the Best Western Fan Awards.
To celebrate these awards, Best Western selected one Best Western Rewards member to win a trip to one of the winning hotels. Join us as we follow that lucky Best Western Rewards member, Timothy Riner, and his girlfriend Dallice, on their adventure to Rome, Italy!

Rome day 3_2.jpgThe BEST WESTERN Hotel Spring House arranged something special for us. We weren't sure what the surprise would be until we walked outside and a horse drawn carriage was awaiting us outside!

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Day 2 - Rome

April 15 2013 by BW Innsider

Rome day 2_3.jpgBEST WESTERN FAN AWARDS CONTEST WINNER

A panel of travel industry judges selected Best Western Fan Awards finalists from submissions by Best Western properties all over the world in various categories. We then took the finalists for each of the eight categories and put them up on Facebook and had our fans select the overall winners of the Best Western Fan Awards.
To celebrate these awards, Best Western selected one Best Western Rewards member to win a trip to one of the winning hotels. Join us as we follow that lucky Best Western Rewards member, Timothy Riner, and his girlfriend Dallice, on their adventure to Rome, Italy!

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Harley-Davidson for the Home

April 12 2013 by Jason Fogelson

HD home.jpgI'm a lucky man. I have to admit that. My wife not only supports my love of motorcycles, she shares it. She has no desire to operate the bike. She wants to be the best pillion possible, and she succeeds. When it comes to decorating the house, we have more of an equal-to-equal relationship, though I must admit that I take the back seat in many matters, especially matters of color.

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