It is impossible to choose just a couple from the best botanical gardens in the US. The country has such an interesting mix of botanical gardens tucked in the middle of bustling cities, hidden in lake regions, or even displayed at the country’s driest desserts. If you’re in love with mother nature and everything that … Continue Reading
Camping is one of the best memories people have of their childhoods. It’s not every day we get to spend time close to nature, away from the busy day-to-day tasks of life, and just breathe in the fresh air, spectacular views, and one-of-a-kind experiences camping brings. However, camping definitely isn’t for everybody. Not all parks … Continue Reading
If you’re planning to beat the Winter blues and escape the cold for warm winter vacations, you’re not alone. Many people actually explore good warm getaways to avoid the chilly weather, at least for a couple of days. In a perfect world, anyone who wants to visit warm places in December to February outside the … Continue Reading
Disney World is one of the happiest places on earth, but the whole experience can also be pretty expensive. To save money at Disney, you’ll need to plan your visit and do some copycat budgeting techniques. Many Disney visitors have gone and tried to save some cash with discounted tickets, accommodation alternatives, non-touristy budget food … Continue Reading
There’s nothing more demoralizing than having to spend one to two hours of your vacation standing in line for a 5 minute ride. I’m here to help make sure you don’t have to go through that with my 7 best Disney FastPass secrets. There are a few simple things you can do today to make … Continue Reading
Are you planning a 5 Day Disney vacation and looking for itinerary ideas? Here is an itinerary that I used for my recent vacation in the beginning of January. This itinerary worked out really well, we got to eat at two nice restaurants for dinner, we rode every ride we were looking forward to, and … Continue Reading
How long are the Christmas Decorations up in Disney? This is a question I tried to look up before our vacation and that I wasn’t able to find a great answer to. I had never been to Disney when it was decorated for Christmas. I was giddy at the thought of an already magical place … Continue Reading
My last post gave some background as to why I booked a very last minute Walt Disney World vacation (3 weeks between booking the hotel and our first day in the park). Guests are able to make Disney World reservations for restaurants 6 months (180 days to be exact) in advance of their trip. Many … Continue Reading
If you read my last post you’ll know that my husband and I recently flew down to Jacksonville, Florida to go watch Penn State lose in the Taxslayer Bowl. As soon as we decided we were going to the game I started thinking and planning out what else we could do while we were in … Continue Reading
My husband and I are huge Penn State football fans and we love to travel. With that said, we really haven’t been to many away Penn State games. Sure, we live 2.5 hours away from Beaver Stadium, so just to go to a home game (we have season tickets) means 5 hours driving in a … Continue Reading