Amelia Island,Florida - quaint oceanside escape with tennis!

Our Aloha Maui, Hawaii adventure began in Wailea and ended in Kapalua. Traveling to Hawaii was a little different than previous trips. We had to complete Hawaii travel requirements prior to our trip (travel tip: Hawaii travel requirements goHawaii.com). Once in paradise, we discovered new places to visit and play tennis during our week long Aloha vacation. Wailea, Hawaii We stayed at the Fairmont Kea Lani, located on the beach of Wailea. After a lot of thought, we opted t

During our Florida trip, we decided to check out and play tennis at the happiest place on the planet, Orlando, Florida. We used to live in California with year round perfect weather and the best tennis community. We have been searching for a similar place within a short flight to the New York area. We were drawn to visit the USTA National Campus and a couple of resorts near Disney World to see if we could find something close to what we had in California. USTA National Cam

Our tennis travels to the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Florida

During most of 2020 and 2021, we have “played tennis at home (in our driveway),” played singles at our outdoor tennis club, played paddle (platform tennis) outdoors during the fall and winter, and even started learning how to play pickleball outdoors. Now that we have received the COVID vaccine, we are slowly starting to tennis travel again. By the way, your pets know that you are getting ready to travel! Travel checklist: Research desired hotel and tennis facility. We decid

About an hour or so north of New York City, off of the New York Turnpike in Saugerties, NY, you will find Total Tennis. Total Tennis is a year round tennis, platform tennis (paddle), and pickleball facility/tennis camp. It is not your posh resort; but a charming, racquets sports camp. The super friendly staff that run the resort have been there as long as I recall... they (Ed and Ellen) treat everyone like family! We have been going to Total Tennis for over 15 years. We ha

Turks and Caicos, our first travel destination for 2020, was one of the most beautiful Caribbean Islands to spend a tennis, sun and sand vacation!  Soft white sand, turquoise water, hot sunny days with a slight breeze... a perfect setting! This trip was special because we joined a group of close tennis friends on a fun filled trip to the beautiful island.  Anticipating this trip helped me get through the previous eight weeks of rehabbing from bilateral knee replacements (a s

Professional tennis, along with other sports, life, school and work has been put on hold for awhile due to the pandemic. When we went to the New York Open, we thought it was great to start off the professional tennis year by going to a fabulous indoor tournament. We had no idea, that it may be awhile before we see our favorite professional tennis players again. The New York Open in Long Island, New York just completed its third successful tournament mid-February.   We have

My last hurrah before my surgery was a short visit to the Pacific Northwest, my home town, Portland, Oregon. We were only in Portland for a blink of an eye, to celebrate my dad’s 84th birthday. Happy birthday, dad! Although we were only there for a day, we brought our tennis racquets, knowing that upon our return to the east coast, I would be checking in the very next day at the Hospital for Special Surgery, for my bilateral Patellofemoral joint replacement procedure. S

My 70th tennis travel review for tennistravelsite.com… the last few years we have traveled and played tennis around the world, from Palma de Mallorca, Spain to Maui, Hawaii.  This milestone review shared our visit to Costa Mujeres, Mexico. We chose to stay at the Grand Palladium Resort and Spa in Costa Mujeres, Mexico because the resort happened to be the home of the Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre, Costa Mujeres.  We had visited the Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre on our last visit to Can

The beautiful islands of Greece beckoned us for our October cruise aboard the Norwegian Star of the Norwegian Cruise Line.   Venice, Italy was our starting and ending point with six stops: Kotor (Montenegro); Corfu, Santorini, Mykonos, Argostoli (Greece); Dubrovnik (Croatia); and lastly, Venice (Italy).  We looked forward to exploring the Greek Isles, as well as making time for tennis, during our  travel adventure! Norwegian Star – tennistravelsite.com The Norwegian Star We d

Tennis in Cancun…at the Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre!  That made our decision to go to Cancun, Mexico, easy.  Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre had opened a new tennis academy in Costa Mujeres, Mexico…a short distance from the resort zone in Cancun!  We decided to stay at the Ritz-Carlton, Cancun (one of our favorite Ritz-Carlton resorts) and then drive over to the Tennis Center during our stay. Flight to Cancun, Mexico Flying to Cancun from Newark, NJ airport (EWR) was ideal (United, or

We arrived in the Mile High City…Denver, Colorado for a short, two day trip, to find the town excited about that evening’s Garth Brooks concert.  It was tempting to go…but, we decided to stick with our plan. We were in Denver for a short weekend to find out where to play tennis, while in the mile high city! Denver, Colorado! We had challenges after we arrived in Colorado.  We had a great, comfortable morning flight with United Airlines, direct from Newark.   When we arrived,

Marina del Rey, California was our destination for a long birthday weekend celebration.    Our trip was very exciting for many reasons: my husband’s birthday (#55), warm California sun, and the fact that I was finally going to be able to step on the tennis court, after many months of rehabbing from my ankle surgery. Traveling post ankle surgery has been challenging.  My status in my ankle surgery recovery timeline was more full weight bearing, introducing sport back into acti

“You are a Goddess living in the City of Angels.”  We’ve been to Los Angeles, California several times, so our objective was to visit places new to us.  We chose to see the Griffith Observatory and play tennis at one of the Los Angeles Parks tennis facilities. Griffith Observatory – Los Angeles, California – tennistravelsite.com Flying to Los Angeles from Newark Airport was easy on United, on one of their P.S. flights (Preferred Service).  The comfort of the flight made it ea

The Aruba mantra…One happy island.  The fantastic, beautiful, Dutch Caribbean island is a wonderful place to spend a vacation (with your tennis racquets).  This island is known for the year round warm temperature with its breezy tradewinds.   It had been five years since our last visit to The Ritz-Carlton Aruba, and we were very pleased to visit the happy island again. Getting to Aruba! After we arrived in Aruba by plane, our private transportation was waiting for us outside

We had the privilege of attending the intimate Key Biscayne, Florida tennis tournament, the Miami Open, for many years.  At some point, the popular tournament had sadly outgrown its venue at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida.   We welcomed the opportunity to attend the 2019 Miami Open at its new home with great anticipation!  The Miami Open had moved to the Hard Rock Stadium, in nearby Miami, Florida. Key Biscayne, Florida The best thing about the location of the “new” Mi

So, you can’t play tennis, let alone walk….rehabbing from an ankle surgery takes months.  When I found out that I had to have extensive ankle surgery I wondered if I would have to cancel my trip to the Miami Open. My husband and I were looking forward to experiencing the Miami Open at its new venue, the Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida.  After getting my doctor’s permission, we decided to plan wisely to make traveling and the entire experience as painless as possible.  The g

A deep breath…of warm, fresh, awakening Florida sunshine.  It was bittersweet to spend the last few days prior to my ankle surgery in Boca Raton, Florida. We made the most of our time by planning ahead to do what we loved most; spend time together at a great resort, played great tennis in warm Southern Florida and watch professional tennis match. Getting there! We began our trip by flying from Newark airport to West Palm Beach. It was an easy two plus hour flight. We picked u

My Valentine’s Day gift to my husband was an evening at the New York Open tennis tournament, played at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.   The ATP 250 tennis tournament was first played in 2018.  We were pleasantly surprised at this fantastic professional men’s tennis tournament, played so close to home! Where To Stay We stayed at the Marriott Long Island the evening of the tournament.  We knew it was close to the coliseum; but we didn’t know that