There is so much to do on the gulf coast of Florida. It’s hard to chose between sunset cruises, dolphin cruises, and all the different beaches. Finally we decided to take the shuttle over to Shell Key Preserve. The shuttle picks you up at Pass-a-Grille in St Pete Beach. We took the 10 am shuttle […]
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Coyote Valley Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park
The Coyote Valley Trail is one of the easy meadow trails in the Kawuneeche Valley. Kawuneeche is the Arapahoe word for coyote because there have historically been a lot of coyotes in the valley. There are pit restrooms at the trail head. The trail is fairly heavily trafficked and sometimes in summer the parking lot […]

A Week in Venice Beach, CA
Venice Beach is definitely not one of the cheaper places you can visit. Even a lower end AirBnb is about $120/night, and that is for a very small studio apartment five blocks from the boardwalk. But surprisingly Venice beach itself is affordable and there is a ton of free stuff to do right there on […]

Four Days in Rocky Mountain National Park
Thursday, Arrival and Emerald Lake Trail As soon as the school year ended in May my daughter and I drove to Estes Park, Colorado. We stayed in a hotel that was walking distance to all the downtown festivities and about a 5 minute drive to Rocky Mountain National Park. Before checking in we had a […]

Biscuit Basin, Mystic Falls, Old Faithful in Yellowstone NP
Biscuit Basin, Mystic Falls, Old Faithful, and Hayden Valley There is so much to see at Yellowstone it’s hard to decide what to prioritize. I think Biscuit Basin is a must-see destination. I wanted to see Sapphire Pool really bad. We walked all around the boardwalk area and looked at all the geysers and springs. […]
Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. – Terry Pratchett

Florida

Solo Trip to Disney and Universal Orlando Theme Parks

A Visit to Moe’s Tavern at Universal Orlando

Hogsmeade, Universal’s Islands of Adventure
Our first full day of vacation we went to Islands of Adventure! It’s one of our favorite Orlando parks. First we went on Hulk and Spiderman and then we went to Hogsmeade! The first thing we always do is ride Forbidden Journey. We love that ride. My favorite part is the Quidditch ride through the […]
It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end. – Ursula K. Le Guin

Anywhere

A Day Trip to Abalone Cove Shoreline Park
While visiting the Los Angeles area we really wanted to see some tide pools and maybe do a little hiking, so we discovered Abalone Cove Shoreline Park, located on the south side of Palos Verdes. It was easy to find and there was plenty of parking …
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A Visit to the Tower of London
The Tower of London is one of those must-see places when you visit London. You can get tickets online at the official website. As we were waiting to get let in to the Tower I noticed this poor pigeon. He was about the 5th one I had noticed …

The new Diagon Alley in Universal Orlando
This trip we got a 2 day plus 2 days free ticket to the Universal parks. It was our first time seeing Diagon Alley and it totally surpassed our expectations! First of all, it is not easy to find the entrance to Diagon Alley. Universal built a …
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A Day at Discovery Cove
Discovery Cove has been our favorite Orlando-area park since the first time we visited. The first time we visited was the only time we did the dolphin swim. We have been back twice for the resort day, most recently March of 2016 during spring break, …