Treasure Hunting in North Carolina

As mentioned in a previous post about Asheville, one thing you can do while on vacation is go gem mining.  In different areas of the world, you will find many different gemstones.  Some mines are open to the public, where for a small fee you can dig for your own gems.  One mine that’s open […]

Today’s Destination: Virgin Gorda, BVI

Among the top destinations of 2007 is the island of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. Virgin Gorda is the third largest island in the British Virgin Islands and is one of BVI’s top tourist destinations. On the southern end of the island is an unusual geologic formation known as The Baths. It has […]

Asheville, North Carolina

One of Frommer’s Top Travel Destinations for 2007 mentioned recently, Asheville, is in the south western part of North Carolina. Since we had never considered traveling to many of the destinations that were listed, we were happily surprised to see Asheville there. We have plans to travel there in the spring, so we will be […]

The Disney Dining Plan

One thing you might not know about Walt Disney World, is that they offer a Disney Dining plan to help make it easier for you when planning your meals. For adults, it costs $35 dollars per person per day, but during some times of the year, there are specials and it can even be included […]

Cool Tours at Disney World

If you love Disney, but want to do something different that not everyone has done, consider one of their tours! They have many 1-day tours (some are just a few hours each) where you can learn more about Disney, and even get to see some of the “backstage” magic that goes on that the public […]

Hawaii is not just beaches, see the night sky

On the contrary, my favorite part of Hawaii was when I was in below freezing temperatures. “But isn’t Hawaii always hot?”, you may ask. Along the ocean you won’t need a jacket very often but on the island of Oahu are some of the biggest mountains in the world. On top of Mauna Kea is […]

Disney for Adults

Walt Disney World is more than just the teacup ride at the Magic Kingdom. There are plenty of fun rides and attractions just for adults. No kids necessary. The amusement parks now have more thrill rides than ever. There are roller coasters like Expidition Everest and Rock n Roller Coaster. Disney/MGM Studios has the Twilight […]

Monsters Inc. Attraction Not Ready

The newest attraction at Walt Disney World, and in the Magic Kingdom specifically, is the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor Comedy Club show. It was supposed to open this month, but after many test crowds, they are pushing the opening back a few months. It wasn’t that it was bad, but with seeing how people reacted, […]

Tallest building in world on Vegas strip?

Another hotel that we will most likely never see built has been given to Clark County for approval. Christopher Milam (the developer) wants to build the tallest building in the world, at 1,888 feet. He wants to build it where the old Wet & Wild used to be, on the strip. Of course, many complain […]

Free Disney vacation planning DVD

Disney is offering a free DVD to help you plan your next vacation. You can get it in English or Spanish. It includes complete tours of both Walt Disney World (in Florida), and Disneyland (in California). It will help give you ideas of affordable ways to enjoy your Disney vacation, as well as let you […]