Gardens, Disney Magic, and Medieval Mayhem For Day 2 of our Las Vegas with Kids Itinerary, we combined a calm morning, immersive animation, a surprisingly entertaining museum stop, and one of the loudest – and most entertaining – dinner shows on the Strip. This was also the day we started using our rental car. For […]
A Big Start with Flying Rides, Sweet Stops & an Early Night This post is Day 1 of our 4 Days in Las Vegas with Kids itinerary. Because of a major flight delay, we arrived in Las Vegas much later than planned the night before. After renting our car, checking into the Bellagio, and grabbing […]
Prior to social media, I would have said I was the biggest Disney park fanatic around. Now I realize that I don’t even come close. But I do take my park days extremely seriously and try to maximize my park rides while minimizing how long I have to stand in line. Here’s how we spent […]
Pictures of Downtown Leavenworth at Christmastime were the jumping off point for planning our entire Christmas trip to Washington. The final itinerary looked nothing like what the original plans had been. An Amtrak ride from Seattle turned into a drive in a rental car. A full week downtown was shortened to allow time in both […]
One year before our trip to Seattle and Leavenworth, I stared at the flurries drifting outside the window of our hotel in Tokyo and silently begged them to stick. It would probably mess up our plans for the day but I didn’t care. I wanted it to snow on Christmas. Despite being born and raised […]
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 […]
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 […]
What is the Byodo-In Temple? Byodo-In Temple was built in 1968. It commemorates the 100-year-anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants to the islands of Hawaii. The O’ahu Temple is actually a smaller scale replica of the over-950-year-old Byodo-In Temple located in Uji Japan. This non-practicing Buddhist temple welcomes people of all faiths to visit, meditate, […]
