[Travelandtourism] new member

Tue Dec 18 23:26:16 UTC 2012

Yes I am on a number of the lists, and I do belong to the Writer's Division, I have been in the Braille Monitor etc.
Vermont is nice, so is Maine, many other states as well. Upstate NY as well.
I like to visit places may like to live in them as well, but to many to choose from.

Disabled Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 of NY State
Leading the Way in Independent Travel!SNG Certified - Accessible Travel Advocate!Cheryl Echevarria, Ownerhttp://www.echevarriatravel.com631-456-5394reservations@echevarriatravel.comhttp://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com2012 Norwegian Cruise Line University Advisory Board Member.Echevarria Travel and proud member of the National Federation of the Blind will be holding a year round fundraiser for the http://www.NFBNY.org after Hurricane Sandy and other resources. Any vacation package booked between November 6 2012-November 6, 2013 and vacation must be traveled no later than 12/30/2014 a percentage of my earnings will go to the affiliate.  Also is you book a Sandals for couples or Beaches for families and friends resorts vacation, $100.00 per booking will go to the affiliate as well.  You do not need to be a member of the NFB.org, just book through us.

> Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:13:51 -0800
> From: brlsurfer at gmail.com
> To: travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] new member
> 
> Good afternoon.  Cheryl, your name sounds familiar-I think you 
> might be on the stylist list.
> Anyway, my whole family has enjoyed travelling.  Just like you, 
> we wish that we had more time! So far I've been to lots of 
> states, but I've never been out of the country.  This summer we 
> might go to Costa Rica, and we will probably come to the Orlando 
> convention.
> The main reason I want to visit Vermont is because it's a relaxed 
> community and there's lots of maple trees.  I like where I live, 
> but when I grow older I want to live somewhere else.  In 
> California, lots of things are happening at once, lots of 
> traffic, etc, etc.  Therefore I want to live in a nice area but 
> in a small community where the pace is a little bit more relaxed.
> Vejas
> 
> 
> 
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: cheryl echevarria <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
> To: travelandtourism <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:18:08 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] new member
> 
> 
> Good morning Vejas:
> I am Cheryl Echevarra, President of the NFB Travel and Tourism 
> Division.  What I would recommend since you are 16 that possibly 
> to get you into traveling is to make sure your family is into 
> travel, since you are under the age you need to get them 
> involved.  I loved traveling with my parents when I was a kid, 
> and now that I am a parent of a child who is 23, we try and 
> travel together as mother and daughter once a year, we didn't go 
> this year, new boyfriend and all, but we do love to travel.
> And of course traveling with the hubby.
> But to any your questions.
> Thank you for joining us, I hope you are a member of the NFB and 
> possibly you belong to our student division.  Maybe there are 
> other students that have the same interest as you.
> Why do you like Vermont so much, give us your ideas of traveling 
> to there, maybe we can do Vermont in a future destination.
> Are you aware that the division is hosting a group trip to Las 
> Vegas and the Canyons of the Midwest which include Grand, Bryce 
> and Zion Canyons, the Hoover Dam, Navajo Indian Nation, and so 
> much more, it is while you are in school though but it is during 
> meet the blind month from October 9-13, for those who are 
> thinking about it, we need you to make your 20% deposit after the 
> holidays.  Preferably by the end of January, that is for the 
> Officers of the division as well, but if not, we need something 
> from you, like a time when you will be making deposits.
> Many of our members who are not on the talk list have been to the 
> places that you are talking about, I hope you can come to the 
> National Convention in Orlando, FL this year.  That is where we 
> have our Division meeting, we also have a monthly board meeting 
> that is opening to everyone.
> We have a facebook page, and twitter page, and I am working on 
> getting us a website, which should be up and running by the end 
> of this month.
> I hope those members of the talk list and the division can help 
> speak about the destinations you have been to.
> Out of that list I have been to the Caribbean, from Puerto Rico - 
> Where my husband is from and we have a great Affiliate of the NFB 
> there.  Also I have been to St.  Thomas, St.  Maarten, Nassau 
> (Bahamas).  I have been to Bermuda, which is not part of the 
> Caribbean, and I will be going there  a few more times this year.
> Also Vejas, I host my own radio show on the WTOE Network, which 
> the www.thruoureyes.org, which is through the North East Chapter 
> of the NFB of New Jersey.  I am in NY.  The Show is the 
> Echevarria Travel Show and it is dedicated for the blind but we 
> have many others following the show, if you or anyone else would 
> like to view or listen to it, it is on my travel agency website.  
> http://www.echevarriatravel.com it is on my home page.
> Enjoy the list, and hope to see you at the convention.
> Your sister in the NFB
> Cheryl Echevarria
> 
> Disabled Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 of NY State
> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!SNG Certified - Accessible 
> Travel Advocate!Cheryl Echevarria, 
> Ownerhttp://www.echevarriatravel.com631-456-5394reservations@eche
> varriatravel.comhttp://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com2012 
> Norwegian Cruise Line University Advisory Board Member.Echevarria 
> Travel and proud member of the National Federation of the Blind 
> will be holding a year round fundraiser for the 
> http://www.NFBNY.org after Hurricane Sandy and other resources.  
> Any vacation package booked between November 6 2012-November 6, 
> 2013 and vacation must be traveled no later than 12/30/2014 a 
> percentage of my earnings will go to the affiliate.  Also is you 
> book a Sandals for couples or Beaches for families and friends 
> resorts vacation, $100.00 per booking will go to the affiliate as 
> well.  You do not need to be a member of the NFB.org, just book 
> through us.
> 
> 
>  Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:40:28 -0800
>  From: brlsurfer at gmail.com
>  To: travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
>  Subject: [Travelandtourism] new member
> 
>  Hi,
>  My name is Vejas.  I'm 16 years old, and I'm in tenth grade in
>  California.  I have a very strong interest in travelling, so 
> this
>  list really caught my eye.  I want to travel to many different
>  places.
>  The state I want to travel to most is Vermont.  I heard they 
> have
>  really good maple syrup!
>  Countries I want to visit (to name a few):
>  Lithuania Denmark Germany Belgium Peru Uruguay Sweden Greece
>  Turkey the Caribean
>  Have any of you been to these places and have you liked them?
>  I'm really looking forward to joining this list.
>  Vejas
> 
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