My family of four (including a very tall 8-year-old and 3-year-old) spent our spring break in Walt Disney World (“WDW”) and planned to hit up every major (and minor) ride at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in one day. Below is my family’s itinerary: the good, the bad, and what I would have done differently. Some things […]
My family of four (including a not-yet-42-inches-tall 3-year-old) spent our spring break in Walt Disney World (“WDW”) and planned to hit up every major (and minor) ride over 1 day at EPCOT. Below is my family’s itinerary: the good, the bad, and what I would have done differently. Some things to note My family traveled […]
As soon we decided to start off our Japan Christmas vacation at Tokyo DisneySea, I quickly went into research mode. My plan? To figure out the perfect itinerary for my family. I’ve done this countless times for both Disneyland/DCA and Walt Disney World. I expected to have just as easy of a time sifting through […]
My family of four (consisting of my husband, myself, a 7-year-old daughter and a 2-year-old son) finally took our first vacation in two years. Huzzah! We started off our 6 days of non-stop theme park fun by visiting Universal Studios Hollywood. When trying to plan my trip, I had a hard time finding itinerary examples […]
Have you ever been walked by a Marriott Bonvoy hotel? It’s not as bad as you may think. This summer, my husband and I had big plans. We were going to celebrate our anniversary by a staycation in Marriott’s Laylow in Waikiki. We booked our room far in advance and counted down the days until […]
As a kid growing up in Hawaii, I would dream about what it would be like to live in New England. Some ideas were probably pretty spot on, involving kids cheering on the Boston Red Sox while eating hot dogs. Others, like kids hiking in over a foot of snow to collect buckets of sap […]
When I started planning this trip, I pictured nights at pubs, beautiful views of majestic green mountains, and mornings of sausage, eggs, grilled tomato and baked beans. I also pictured the Cliffs of Moher. I pictured standing on the edge of the cliff, looking out into the Atlantic Ocean and just taking in Ireland in […]
The road to Dingle Is omitting certain truths the same as lying? You are probably saying yes, but I am hoping to get an exemption in this case. At the very least, Bryan has forgiven me for this omission (I think). Here’s the deal. There are two ways for us to get to Dingle. From […]
A Visit to Aillwee Cave The Aillwee Cave website advertised a “30-minute stroll through beautiful underworld caverns, over bridged chasms, under weird formations and alongside the thunderous waterfall.” It wasn’t quite as grandiose as that advertisement would lead you to believe but the waterfall was pretty cool. The best part about our visit to the […]
The 15th century medieval Bunratty Castle and its charming 18th century village (known as the Folk Park) are not to be missed if you find yourself in County Clare, Ireland. Neither is the amazing medieval feast that you can sign up to be a part of. Potcheen Time! Our first stop upon arrive in the […]
