Experiences

I rarely go on vacation.  Two years ago, I was super stressed about a 5 day trip (over a weekend) where I wouldn’t have internet access most of the time. My pleasure trips are usually really shot or tied to business trips. But then I went on vacation for two …

There’s an arcade museum in Fisherman’s Wharf. My favorite part was the player pianos. I’m actually using this post to test out whether or not scheduling posts is working too, so please excuse the brevity. But scroll down to check out some of the player pianos.         …

I was having trouble finding food I can eat and I was in a bad mood.  And then I saw this and it made my night. And the best one… I was originally calling him a tree man, but it turns out he is the San Francisco (World Famous) Bushman …

I’m a pretty easy going traveler, but the last trip I planned that stressed me out was a trip to Paris with my mom. It stressed me out in a good way in that I wanted it to be perfect for my mother.  And I knew with enough planning, I could …

I get asked a lot why I go to Vegas pretty often.  I’m definitely not a heavy gambler, and I basically play the penny slots as if they are an iPad game. I like to have a good time drinking wise, but not a Vegas amount of drinking. So why …

While my husband and I were still dating, I took a work trip to New Orleans–his previous home. Since he’s a New Orleans expert, I asked if he wanted to come along to also show me around. While en-route to my final destination, my aunt–whom I was close to–passed away. …

Vegas has a monorail that’s automated.  That part is really cool But the monorail in Vegas is probably the worst way to get around. The monorail is positioned behind the hotels.  So you have to walk through the entire casino to get to the monorail.  When you are at the …

One thing I’m familiar with is getting ripped off by taxis in Paris. Some drivers automatically assume Americans don’t know where they are going and do crazy routes (and add unnecessary surcharges) to rip you off. Pizza in Motion had good advice.  If you know you are getting ripped off …

I love traveling by myself AND with other people. But sometimes traveling solo can get lonely at the most random times. I was traveling alone, and the Hyatt brought up an amenity for me.   I don’t know why, but having TWO wine glasses for just me made me tear …

The travel bug had to start somewhere–right? When I was growing up, I got into competitive figure skating and was traveling across the country for different competitions–with my parents. One year, my parents could not make it to the entire competition.  They could come to the competitive part, but not …