[caption id="attachment_499" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ocho Rios, Jamaica[/caption] In September, Tim and I attended a travel convention in Jamaica. We learned a lot from our supplier partners and saw some amazing resorts in the Montego Bay and Ocho Rios areas. Despite popular...

In the year that I have been back in the travel industry, I have heard many accounts of people needing insurance for their trips. Many of these experiences are based on health reasons, but not all. When we were in...

[caption id="attachment_428" align="alignleft" width="150"] German Countryside[/caption] Many people like the flexibility of driving on a vacation. Many of us think of motor homes for extended road trips in the US. Who wouldn't want to explore the great National Parks of the...

[caption id="attachment_416" align="alignleft" width="113"] In Rome with Caesar[/caption] I grew up a child of travel. My parents were divorced when I was a young. As my sister and I grew older, we commuted from one coast to another to see our...

I know that it is only July! But, it is time to think about holiday travel. In only 6 short months the holiday season will be in full swing. How will you celebrate this year? If you ask your children,...

Can you believe that it is the first of July? Where has the first 6 months of 2015 gone? Here at Gerken Getaways, I have been helping clients to book cruises to the Mediterranean and Mexico. There is a small...

[caption id="attachment_330" align="alignleft" width="225"] Pack for all weather conditions[/caption] June is here. The kids are getting ready to be done with school. The weather is becoming steadily nicer, here in the Pacific Northwest, and our thoughts are turning to travel. Whether...