Environmentally Responsible Chauffeured Transportation

A Way To Go Travel now offers environmentally responsible chauffeured transportation through our travel partner Embarque.  Embarque is a wholly owned subsidiary of Carey International, Inc.  Embarque's environmentally responsible flight is comprised of SmartWaysm and SmartWay Elitesm vehicles such as the Ford Taurus and the Toyota Camry.

In addition to their commitment of utilizing hybrid vehicles, Embarque has partnered with EarthEra.  With EarthEra, Embarque has committed to an off-set investment to balance 100% of the carbon emission associated with it fleet.  Embarque's investment with EarthEra goes to build new renewable energy facilities in the United States.

Working with a Virtuoso Travel Agents Makes a Difference

We booked a client at The Joule in Dallas.  She was more that impressed with her experience.  She emailed us this compliment.  Her comments prove that planning and booking travel with a Virtuoso Travel Agent makes a difference.   Arrived a bit ago and have had a letter delivered to my room describing the extras included in my “experience” and a half hour later they brought me complimentary chocolate covered potatoe chips from Neiman Marcus. Nice touch!


The room is likely one of the most well appointed rooms I have ever seen! Two bathrooms! Very modern, very chic!

I am so glad we didn’t change hotels. And thanks for the wonderful recommendation. It is superb! You are amazing!

Lisa Gallimore Withers
 
We appreciate Lisa's comments and invite to visit The Joules website. 

Resort at Paws Up - Wilderness Estates

The Wilderness Estate home has all the amenities of well-appointed home but on steroids. The front porch had view overlooking the prairie field that leads to the mountains. Evenings can be spent star gazing from the porch’s rocking chairs and benches.

The downstairs has an open floor plan with a huge stone wood-burning fireplace, leather sofas and chairs, dining table and a deluxe kitchen with a full size refrigerator, wine cooler, stove, and dishwasher.

Inside the home are flat screens televisions in each of the living room, game room and each bedroom, wireless Internet, Wii game system and satellite television.

Each bedroom is a master suite with separate shower and jetted-tubs in each bathroom.

My Room:
I have the upstairs suite beside the game room loft.

My bathroom over looked the back yard.

Shane’s Room:
Shane had the Master suite with the jetted tub overlooking the front porch and mountain view.

Chuck’s Room:
This room has a door leading to the back patio and jacuzzi tub and a wet bar.

All the rooms were beautifully decorated and the bathrooms were incredible:  heated tile floors and showers, rain shower-heads, jetted-tubs and heated towel rack. 

The attention to detail in all of the rooms, furnishings and decor were unmatched by any other resort where I have stayed.  They even delivered our electric car, parked it in the driveway and plugged in up for us.  This car was the highlight of our stay.  It was always to race to see who would get to the driver's seat first.

Tomorrow, we drive to the Blackfoot River and see the Tent Camps and go horseback riding.

Trip to Resort at Paws Up - Getting There

With much anticipation, we arrive at the Missoula airport to begin our stay at Resort at Paws Up. The airport is small, so it is hard to imagine that we would walk right past our driver as he waited by the elevator to meet us. But we almost did. I think that we were too busy looking up at all the animal heads and animals mounted on the wall: Elk, Moose, Rams and Mountain Lions. Tanner, our driver, helped us collect our bags and loaded the Paws Up SUV.


We had about a 45 minute ride to the resort, but the resort staff had prepared snacks for our journey. We each had our own personal cooler packed with sandwich, cookies, chips, apples, candy bar, trail mix, fruit roll-up, soda and water. I guess they wanted to make sure that there was at least one item that we would like.

This was not our first experience to the attention to detail that Paws Up delivers for their visitors. Three and ½ weeks earlier, Paws Up Guest Services emailed us information about weather, dining, activities, what to wear and what to expect when we arrived. Within a few days, we had a phone call with Guest Services to talk our upcoming stay, activities, spa appointments and special needs. The staff takes every measure to ensure guests have a spectacular stay in Montana.

The drive to the resort gave us the opportunity view the Montana landscape and get a little local history of Missoula and Paws Up from Tanner.

We arrive at Resort at Paws Up and enter the Village. Located in the Village at Paws Up is the Lewis & Clark Reception Barn, Cook Shack, Resort Reservations, PUGS General Store, the Bull Barn, Bunkhouse and Helipad. We check-in at the Reception Barn. This Barn is like no other barn I have seen, big screen flat panel TVs, Pool table, Soda-stocked bar, fitness room and reception desk. The barn is open and available to guest 24/7.

After checking-in, Tanner drives us to our Wilderness Estate home where we will be spending the next few days.

(more to come.)

Traveling to Europe? Your Credit Card May Not Work.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/ricksteveseurope/2013078365_websteves05.html

Allure of the Seas - Sneak Peak

USA gets a preview tour.   However, very soon Chuck Joyce, president of  A Way To Go Travel, will take a voyage on the Allure of the Seas.  He will provide a first-hand account of the ship and give us plenty of photos.  In the meantime, visit the attached link.


http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2010/09/royal-caribbean-allure-of-the-seas-photo-tour-sneak-peek/111068/1

Good advice for your carry-on

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/pack-carry-on-backpack-13959.html