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City Segway Tours: The Fastest Way to See Washington DC

  Washington DC is an enigma of a tourist destination.  On the one hand, all of the major tourist attractions are grouped together in what appears to be a very walkable area.  Compare this to other major capitol cities–London or … Continue reading

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New Blog Series: New Orleans Eats

If you’re one of the millions of people observing Lent this spring, boy do I have an annoying series of posts for you!  While you fast and give up indulgences like ice cream, soda, meat on Fridays or (god forbid) … Continue reading

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Choosing Cruising: Norwegian vs. Royal Caribbean

In October, I sailed to Bermuda on Norwegian Cruise Line.  It was a very last minute trip, and to be honest, I didn’t even consider which cruise line–or ship–I was on.  I got a great deal and was able to … Continue reading

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Busch Gardens Christmas Town: A Tip-Filled Review

  Like it or not, the holiday season is upon us.  Personally, I really like it.  Yes, I’m one of those people.  The humming-carols-under-their-breath people.  The dedicating-an-entire-night-to-gift-wrapping-and-hot-chocolate-drinking people.  The traveling-really-far-just-to-see-some-silly-lights people. Which brings me to the subject of this post. … Continue reading

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Universal Orlando’s Portofino Bay Resort–A Glowing Review

I shall begin by making a rather bold statement: Portofino Bay Resort is the most beautiful hotel I’ve ever stayed in. In fact, it may well be the most beautiful hotel I’ve ever seen. Don’t get me wrong, the hotels … Continue reading

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The Wanyama Safari at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge–Post Two: The Meal at Jiko

Welcome to Part Two of my Wanyama Safari Tour review.  If you are just joining me, you’ve happened upon the best part of the tour–the meal!  In Part One I shared the details of the Safari itself.  In my opinion, … Continue reading

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The Wanyama Safari at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge–Post One: The Safari

For my first post-Disney with Mom post, I’ll be reviewing the Wanyama Safari offered to guests of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge.  This tour was the reason we booked at Animal Kingdom Lodge (heretofore referred to as AKL).  My mom loves … Continue reading

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Book Review: The 100 Best Affordable Vacations

The following is a review I wrote as part of the Amazon Vine program.  While the books are provided free of cost, the opionions are my own.  I will only post Vine reviews on this site when they are for … Continue reading

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To a Mountain in Tibet: A Book Review

In a previous post, I wrote about being excited about being invited to join Amazon Vine, a program that provides reviewers with free copies of books in exchange for reviews.  Well, it is almost the end of my first month … Continue reading

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Internet Karma: Lodging Reviews

As I spent most of my time bitching about Europe, I didn’t write my typical review-style blog entries.  But I do feel it is my moral obligation to write reviews to post on Tripadvisor, as I use that site for … Continue reading

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