This is a bustling beach with a lot of fun activities! Best of luck finding parking, but, when you do, you will enjoy miles of beautiful sandy beach and a small amusement park. The Giant Dipper Roller Coaster is worth the visit alone!
The birth place of California offers a look into the rich history of California. The highlight of your visit to old town will be to stop by the Whaley house. It is considered to be the most haunted house in America…
We have been to many zoo’s and this one likely has the largest variety of species we have seen anywhere with approximately 3700 animals, you might need a whole day to see them all… Continue reading
With so many great restaurants you will find countless fantastic libations. One of the most notable we found was this amazing beer called California Creamin made by a local micro brew which is available at many restaurants and local liquor stores. This light ale has a hint of Cream Soda flavour that is truly amazing! Look for it when you are in town, you won’t regret it! Here are a few other worth trying out…
We found an amazing dessert shop in Little Italy that you must try. When you walk into iDessert by Jean Philippe you will place your order for the dessert on an iPad selecting the crust, gelato, cream and various other toppings and fillings while paying for it right on the iPad…
San Diego has a ton of great restaurants, many of which you will find in Little Italy. One of the great ones we found was Sirena Cocina Latina on Columbia Street. Try the Lomo Saltado or the Tuna Bowl, both dishes were amazing . Downtown we also found a fun pub called Werewolf with some great food. Try the pho king amazing sandwich and for an appetizer start with the Papas balls. Here are a few other places worth stopping by…
San Diego has an abundance of great activities and many fabulous restaurants. With so many great things to do here, you might want to consider a longer stay…
Walt Disney loved trains and his Carolwood Barn is open to the public every third sunday of the month and admission is free! He built his barn as a replica of the Disney family barn in Marceline, MO. Walt spent many hours building trains here, It is filled with trains of all scales…
Make sure you take a few opportunities to ask for the front car on any of your favorite rides, especially the roller coasters. You will have to wait a bit longer for the seat but, it is worth it… The back seat does however offer another great perspective, take the time to ask and have fun…
If you are celebrating Easter at Disneyland, you will be able to take part in a special easter egg hunt. Throughout the park are 12 hidden easter eggs themed to Disney characters. When you purchase the easter egg hunt map for $5.95, you will be given the clue as to which areas of the park have a hidden egg. You will place a corresponding sticker on the map with the character that was found for each location. When you complete the map, you can return the map for a surprise…
It has been a year since our mishap on the ski slopes that caused us to abandon our spring break plans. This year however we are good to go and are taking full advantage of our spring break. We are leaving all of this rain behind and going to enjoy some California sun…
The Cactus Club Café serves up an incredible White Chocolate Cheesecake, make sure you save room for this one…
The Cactus Club Café always seems to be very busy, they must be doing something right! It starts with the Szechuan Chicken Lettuce Wraps. One bite and you will understand why you will want to go back again…
The rainy season is inevitable for us living here on the northwest coast. Most days are a torrential downpour. The upside; everything stays pretty green but on the downside, it can often take weeks or a month to see a clear day. The past few weeks we have had tons of rain, high winds, hail, thunder, lightning and power outages. Spring break is looking really great to be able to go somewhere hot and considerably drier.
The Grand Canyon is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The canyon is a single gorge with an average depth of one mile, an average width of ten miles and approximately 277 miles in length. What needs to be said other than you need to go there and see it for yourself, it is absolutely breath taking…
The Hoover Dam is one of the modern engineering wonders of the world. Like the Grand Canyon, it is a worthy sight and a must stop to visit. The Hoover Dam sits in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River on the Arizona and Nevada border. The Dam is a short drive just 35 miles south of Las Vegas, outside Boulder City…
When you are in Las Vegas there is so much to do you will really want to maximize your time. My number one tip is to avoid pre-purchasing tickets for shows or activities, unless it is a performer that has very limited shows. Keep reading below to find out why. Here are a few other bonus tips for visiting Las Vegas…
You will find a lot of great desserts in Vegas; the 24 Layer Chocolate Cake at the Strip House in Planet Hollywood and the Sticky Toffee pudding by Gordon Ramsay is another absolute must for you to try…
Las Vegas has no shortage of great Restaurants. Every Casino has a few fantastic places to enjoy. It would take you a long time to get to all of them so here are a few of our favorite places that are worth a visit…
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, well not really, it usually ends up on Facebook. Here are a few things that didn’t stay in Vegas, for all to see. If you can only do one thing in Vegas, make sure you go see a Cirque du Soleil show. The acrobatics are truly amazing and worth the price of admission. And if you only have time for one thing in Vegas, then you need more time. Here are a few more things you might want to see and do the next time you are here.
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