Ok fellow addicts (you know who you are) I have a new dealer for you.  Travel shows. What you say?  I thought those were for professionals?  Me too, one of the reasons I keep pretending to be professional.  I just spent a blissful day at the NY Times Travel Show and was surprised to find myself surrounded my like minded travel fanatics all getting high from the smell of crepes and the sound of mariachi music.

Pauline and Arthur Frommer with little old me!!!

Why you should go: You’ll find information on places you’ve never thought of going, Galapagos Islands?  Curacao anyone?  NY had over 500 destinations, cruises, tours, adventures and travel services represented.  You could win free trips.  They have nutella crepes (ok, maybe not all of them, but NYC did, and it made my day).   They have great seminars and amazing speakers, I met my travel heroes Arthur and Pauline Frommer.

If exclusive deals, the ability to book a trip on the spot (thank you Amex) aren’t enough…how about some cute cowboys from Mexico?

Hola Caballeros

I hope they didn’t feel objectified by my middle aged ogling, actually a little bit of mexican beefcake just might lure me down south for our next get away!

So check out the next travel show in your area and even if you can’t really get away, you can pretend for the day.