resources

the-dma.org
marketingpower.com
brandweek.com
adweek.com

sba.gov
business.mo.gov
networkkansas.com

Research
travelandleisure.com
travel.nytimes.com
frommers.com
lonelyplanet.com
cruisecritic.com

Flights / Hotels / Cars
kayak.com
bookingbuddy.com

Vacation Rentals
islandhideaways.com 
vrbo.com

In no particular order.  Don’t ask me to rate these.  They are all fabulous destinations!!

• Maldives – The most incredible hotel and service.  We stayed at the Conrad Rangali in a Deluxe Beach Villa for our honeymoon, and felt like we were on a movie set the entire time.  Romantic Getaway
• Saly, Senegal – The quaintest beautiful beach resort I’ve been to, and it’s only about an hour outside of the hustle and bustle of Dakar - Quaint Beach
• Bali, Indonesia – I found a great tailor here named Buddy, who made me 2 leather coats in 2 days for peanuts.  The dollar was way stronger then, but you probably could still do very well in this beautiful country.  Paradise
• Sydney, Australia – probably not a good reason to state that you like a foreign country, but I liked Sydney because it felt a lot like America.  San Francisco to be exact.  I was there during the summer of 2000 for the Summer Olympics, and enjoyed every moment of it.  Good food, shopping and interesting Aboriginal art and culture. Sydney
• South Beach, Miami USA – Visited South Beach for the first time in 2004, and I still think about the most amazing brunch I have ever had at Nemo.  It was plentiful, delicious and reasonably priced (for the enormous selection).  Still rates as the best brunch I have ever had.  Best Brunch

Bonus

• Tuscany, Italy – I have always wanted to do a bike tour through Tuscany.  The only problem is that I haven’t found anyone yet who wants to spend their vacation huffing and puffing up Italy’s mountainside.  Until then, I read the reviews and dream Italian Countryside