Help Us Get to Italy

I will beg and plead. I am really not above it. Not when it comes to Italy. I have dreamt of Tuscany for years and now it is so close I can taste the vino. I am a finalist in a Ciao Bambino photo contest and the person with the most votes wins a week in a VILLA IN TUSCANY for their family. I drool at the thought of it. I need your help dear reader. I need your vote! Its really quite easy and will only take three minutes of your time. Please, please, pretty please with sugar on top can you:

1. Go here and become a fan of Ciao Bambino on Facebook (if you aren’t a fan, you can’t vote). It takes only takes one click!

2. Go into photos and click on the contest (or just click here). Then click on our photo which in the middle of the third row and looks just like this:

Leave a comment under our photo telling them you are voting for us and you are all done! Easy peasy. 

If you are feeling extra generous you can even spread the word on your Facebook page or blog. I would be eternally grateful. I really hope we win and I can share all the detail of our incredibly trip with you. Thank you, thank you, a million times thank you! Now I just have to keep those fingers, toes, and eyeball crossed!!!!

Camp Hyatt on Assignment Contest

 

Oh how I wish I had a 6 to 12 year old. Not just because they can dress themselves and pour their own cereal. No, this is purely to facilitate my desire to be on vacation as much as possible. Finally, your kids can help you get a free overnight stay at a really nice resort in Orange County. Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach is giving an overnight stay the family who's child wins the "On Assignment" contest for Camp Hyatt. Here are the details:

HYATT REGENCY HUNTINGTON BEACH RESORT & SPA INVITES KIDS TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL
CAMP HYATT ‘ON ASSIGNMENT’ CONTEST

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (August 20, 2009) –  Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa is inviting local kids to participate in the Camp Hyatt ‘On Assignment’ contest, where they have the chance to win a vacation at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa. In order to enter participants will film and submit a 1-2 minute video detailing why they want to be the Camp Hyatt ‘On Assignment’ reporter.  Children staying at the resort are also encouraged to participate; a videographer will be set up on property so guests can film their videos.

 
Kids will film and submit a 1-2 minute video detailing why they want to be the Camp Hyatt ‘On Assignment’ reporter and which Camp Hyatt activities they would enjoy most and why. Videos will be submitted by email or mail and sent to the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa, attention Kelly Olsen, Kelly.Olsen@hyatt.com. Submissions are due by August 31, 2009.  
The kid with the most creative and entertaining video will win an overnight stay at the Hyatt Resort for them and three guests and their own Camp Hyatt experience. Parental consent forms must be completed in order to be considered. For more information on Camp Hyatt at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa visit  http://huntingtonbeach.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/activities/kids/index.jsp

And the winner is....

Kristi at Live..Laugh.. Love for the Ski and Stay giveaway package. I put down everyone who entered on a numbered list in Excel and then used Random.org to generate a number. Kristi you were lucky #70! I hope you enjoy your prize. I sent you an email to get your info and I will be contacting Ski and Stay today to make arrangements! Thank you to all who entered. I wish I had enough packages to give to everyone. I really appreciate you all making this giveaway a success. Even if you didn't win it doesn't mean you can't take advantage of a Ski and Stay Package. Check www.SkiStayPA.com for great deals. There should be plenty of fresh snow right about now!

Ski and Stay PA Giveaway!

 

I wish I lived closer to the Lehigh Valley ski area in PA. Why? Because if I did then I could take advantage of the Ski and Stay Getaways at Courtyard at Marriott Bethlehem & Holiday Inn Lehigh Valley that Ski and Stay PA is  currently offering.

How do overnight accommodations,  exclusive Lehigh Valley Hotel all day/all night lift tickets , a $20 food and beverage voucher, breakfast for two, and direct to slope ticketing and access sound? It sounds pretty darn good to me. If you don't ski because you are a clutz capable of injuring yourself on the first run like I am, don't worry, there is a tubing package as well.  They even have a Brew-ski package (get it? Ha ha ha!) where Samuel Adams or Weyerbacher micro-brews are delivered right to your hotel room.  Now that is something I would love to be a part of.  Why are these packages so fantastic? Well here are a few reasons...

Direct-to-Slope Ticketing Access means NO LINES! Just get to the slopes and start skiing.

Ski Power-Up Station - hot beverages, energy bars, lip balm, ski wax and other essentials are always ready to grab so you can have a great day on the slopes.

Indulge at the heated hot tubs after a long day on the slopes, Aspen-style

Ski and Snowboard Waxing Station at each hotel

Food & Beverage vouchers

S'Moresgaboard Roast at the Holiday Inn Lehigh Valley - just be drawn to warm fire and you will be welcomed by the decadent S'mores  topping station offering any sort of chocolate, sprinkles, whipped cream topping you can imagine.

I know of at least a few friends who go specifically for the S'mores....

Alas, Lehigh Valley is a couple thousand miles out of my reach this winter. So you East Coasters/frequent fliers listen up- I have a giveaway for you. Through the generosity of Ski and Stay PA one lucky reader will win...

· A free nights stay

· Discounts to book a vacation & bar tab credits

· A Ski & Stay PA knit ski cap

· A Ski & Stay vest

All you have to do is post a comment on my blog to be entered. If you become a fan on their Facebook page (let me know in my comments section) I will give you 3 entries. If you start following my blog I will give you 5 more entries. And if you write a post on your blog about the giveaway, that is 5 more my friend. Pretty sweet right? The contest runs on my blog until March 3rd at 5PM so spread the word!

Even if you don't win Ski and Stay packages begin at only $199 per night so check out  www.SkiStayPA.com. Good luck everyone!