We are continuing with our Disney California Adventure Series. To see our other posts in this series head on over here. Atmosphere at Paradise Pier: Like in other parts of Disney’s California Adventure, Paradise Pier is set up to be…
Getting the Most Out of Grizzly Peak at California Adventure
In the Disney Parks you can end up anywhere. One moment you’re on Buena Vista Street in old LA, and the next you are in a National Park! At least that is what it feels like when you get enter…
Disney’s California Adventure: A Bug’s Land
We are continuing our Disney’s California Adventure Series with our next stop in California Adventure: A Bug’s Land. If you missed our last post, check it out here where Ben goes into the details of Car’s Land (Radiator Springs). Atmosphere…
3 Reasons to Visit Cars Land (Radiator Springs) at California Adventure
Cars Land… Wow. I love all of Disneyland and California Adventure a lot, but Cars Land may well be my favorite place inside the two parks. If I were going to choose one land in the parks to make my…
MORE Things We Love About America
Happy Independence Day! We sure do love America and we are always even more grateful for this wonderful country after we have been on a vacation somewhere else in the world. Last year, we wrote a post with things we…
Going to Harry Potter World at Universal Studios in California
If you are a Harry Potter fan like me, chances are you would jump at the chance to step into the world that Harry Potter and his friends live in. That is the chance you get when you visit Harry…
How to Use Get Away Today
Get Away Today is a travel company that we work with that gives you great discounts on Disney (and other!) vacation packages! If you’ve ever looked into planning a Disney vacation for you and your family, you know that there aren’t really…
The Best Travel Apps for Washington, D.C.
I always try to let you know what apps we use when we are visited a particular area. Today I am showing some apps for Washington, D.C. that we used when we were there this spring. As always I encourage you…
Washington D.C. Travel Guides
This spring we had such a great trip to Washington D.C. We were lucky enough to be there for 5 FULL days. I know that not everyone can spend that much time in D.C., so I’ve put together a few…
How to Ride the Washington, D.C. Metro
Washington D.C. is an amazing city to visit, but an absolutely awful place to drive. The 1800’s streets were not made to handle millions of modern cars. This is particularly true among the many circles that are scattered throughout the…