Cinnamon Traveler jumped off in August 1997, at a dining room table at a Cable Beach restaurant in Nassau, Bahamas.  Basically at first, just the "idea" was discussed.   I was inspired by the ingenuity and frankly it seemed like a relatively easy prospect for making a living.  Not to mention it appeared to be a lot of fun. 

 

So there we were all together, my friend and their friends, enjoying each other’s company on a Friday evening in Nassau, with good food, drinks and great eye opening conversations of making this “idea” a reality.

 

So in the Fall of 1997, I pitched the “idea” to the Managing Editor of Our Time Press, Bernice Greene and she supported, encouraged and made sure that I brought Cinnamon Traveler to life.

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After much guidance, research, writing and prayer, Cinnamon Traveler was born January 1, 1998. For five months through May 1998, Cinnamon Traveler appeared in Our Time Press, as a destination based travel review column.

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In June 1998 we surrendered to the pull of MV, began Cinnamon Traveler Vineyard Tours full time and were living on Islands in a two bedroom Up Island guest house. Within less than 12 months from the time that the idea was created, I had become a full-time corporate defector.