Category: family
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The Pilgrimage
For catholics, the Vatican is an important place, muslims have Mecca, mormons have Salt Lake and upstate New York. the heathens of the world, myself included, find other places to reflect and grow. my holy sites are found in nature, music, and in-between moments of exploration. Don’t get me wrong, I love architectural sites and…
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Money Saving Tips for Universal Studios
If you mention a trip to Orlando and the Theme Parks, people do the math in their heads to determine how much you are going to spend on the vacation you have described. Hotels, tickets, food, souvenirs, flights, and unexpected expenses can really break the bank. While you can’t make the airlines give you a…
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Disney Planning – Which Disney?
All of these theme parks will offer a good variety of activities and adventures for visitors. However, it is important just to grasp the size of these theme parks and how few hours there are in a day, or one’s patience. All of Disney World is 40 square miles, roughly the size of San Francisco,…
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Disney Planning – Where to Stay, How to Fly, How to Save
Part 1 Part 2 Once you have a good idea of what you are wanting from your Disney trip then you can start to make solid plans. Most importantly I think it’s important to establish a budget and what your family can afford. While everyone wants an epic vacation, it may be important to plan…
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Disney Planning – How to Plan
Part 1 While looking at lists of everything you need to do when you plan your Disney vacation it’s all extremely overwhelming. With my work as a travel advisor (agent) it’s always best to break things into reasonable pieces. Think of it like cutting up your plate of food, the small pieces prevent you from…
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Disney Planning – Getting Started
I have never been to a Disney Park. A weird admission from a travel and media geek like myself. See my parents didn’t really love theme parks. I don’t think my dad went to a single one with us as kids. And the biggest theme park I had been to before 2015 (I was 24)…
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Family Travel Planning – Part 1
My sister is getting married in October, in Orlando, in a backyard wedding. This means the whole famdamily is going to the wedding. Which means we are going to be trying to make the most of the vacation, family time, and sightseeing in one giant Robinson Wedding Week. As you can imagine, trying to organize…