Category: Travels

7 Must Have Items for a Cruise

Who knew traveling on water could come with a whole different set of accessories to pack? Well, obviously you do now!  After spending 8 months a year on a cruise ship with Vacation Creation, I can now proudly say I’m a professional cruiser and here are my 7 must have items that I never get on a ship without!

I’M A TELLY AWARD WINNER!

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I’M OFFICIALLY AN AWARD WINNER!

Well, I’m officially an official award winner. I’ve got plenty of participation trophies – that don’t have my name on it, because they don’t do that for participation trophies – but now I have a legit trophy!

Vacation Creation won a Telly Award in the travel and tourism category!

Now, you might be asking – what? What’s a Telly Award? 
The Telly Awards is the premier award honoring the best in video and TV across all screens, receiving more than 13,000 entries annually from 5 continents. And boo yah! We won. And I’m so proud. Our team put in a ton of long hours, a lot of heart, and maybe 3.5 million gallons of sweat into the first season of Vacation Creation, so it feels great to have it recognized and rewarded.

As a gracious winner, I will say congratulations to all the winners and thank YOU to all who who have been watching! 
The best news is to come- Vacation Creation will be back– and this time airing on ABC! So make sure you keep your Saturday morning open to watch on ABC starting October 7, 2017.

Now I just need to build a mantle to put this award on… Anyone know a good carpenter? 😉

100 Best Places: Mini Golf Edition

 

Ever wondered where that golf course was located in The Karate Kid? Or that one featured in Modern Family? Or my high school girl crush Avril Lavigne’s Girlfriend music video?

I found it! Welcome to Golf N’ Stuff– the most insane mini golf course I’ve ever been to in my entire life. Sure, it’s “mini” golf, but there’s nothing mini about this place… or EASY! I’m no Tiger Woods (well, on a lot of levels), but I can definitely get a hole in one. But, it took about 20 tries to get the one you see in my new 100 Best Places episode for TV Land. It’s definitely a challenging course!

So, here I won’t teach you HOW to golf, but you will get to see me drive a tiny train! Golf clap? … Thank you! 😉

Vacation Creation Season 2 Is Now Casting!

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Here we go! Vacation Creation Season 2 is officially beginning to cast!

If you haven’t seen the show (Saturday mornings on the CW), we take deserving people/families/couples on a trip of a lifetime. Throughout this season, Tommy Davidson and I have had the honor of witnessing a marriage, multiple vow renewals, help families heal from losses, and give performers a chance of a lifetime to headline a show on board a cruise.

As I’ve written before, this has been the most rewarding experience of my life and I would love to give more incredible vacations and make more once-in-a-lifetime memories with awesome people.

Call, e-mail, or submit here ASAP: https://pitmancastinginc.formstack.com/forms/vacation_show.

Hint hint: The casting process is quick!

Telluride Guide: Should You Go or No?

I’m back on YouTube!

If you’re new here, I have a channel specializing in travel tips called How 2 Travelers. My favorite series on the channel is Go or No, which is an informative guide of a place that concludes with my honest assessment about the destination. This can cause a bit of controversy, but I’ve never been one to shy away from a bit of fun discussion.

What do I think will be the most controversial part of this review? The fact that I DIDN’T like award-winning Brown Dog Pizza. This is the holy grail of Telluride. I’m talking two hour waits to get in. It specializes in “Detroit” style pizza (is that a thing?). I’m from Detroit! I love pizza!  What’s not to like?? Well, the pizza. OMG!! Don’t worry. I’ve got my YouTube Comment Helmet on and am ready for the trolls.