Virtual Travel Day: Letting Your Taste Buds Explore

Attention foodies, and wine/beer lovers! If you want to explore all kinds of dining delights, there’s no better way than to plan a vacation all around food and drink – especially here in the United States!

From the East Coast to the West Coast and everywhere in-between, the US has a varied and delicious food scene. Whether it is a hearty steak from a Denver steakhouse, steaming tables of Maryland blue crabs, beer and brats reminiscent of old world Germany in Milwaukee, or a sampling from one of the over 3500 wineries in California, you name it and you’ll likely find  it somewhere on an American food vacation!

While we can’t visit any of these places to sample (yet) we can virtually travel to them. Here are 4 favorites for you to drool over for now (warning – do not read on an empty stomach)! Read more

Disney Rumor Has It – Except That It Doesn’t…….

Rumor has it! Did you hear the news that Walt Disney World…….<fill in the blank>…..???

It was only a matter of time – with both the Disney and Universal theme parks in Florida and California closed, and Disney cruises (along with most other cruise lines) cancelling departures – before the internet rumor mill would get cranked up. In the early stages of the pandemic, there was actual news to report, with closings, delays, and cancellations happening every day it seemed. Now, after 6 weeks of “stay at home” orders for most of us, and especially as some states begin to figure out how “opening up” looks, the rumor mill is going like gangbusters. Read more

C’mon Down to the Bayou at Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside

When you’re looking for a relaxed vibe on your Disney vacation, c’mon down to Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside, a moderate resort at Walt Disney World with a southern bayou manor-style theme.  Read more

Virtual Travel Day: The Smithsonian Museums

Photo via https://www.si.edu/museums/natural-history-museum

As we all deal with staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us who love to travel are finding new and creative ways to feed our wanderlust from the comfort of our homes, until we are able to travel in person again. Happily, many destinations are making it super easy to do that, and I want to take some time over the coming weeks to highlight some fun ways to virtually vacation.

Today’s “trip” is to my hometown of Washington, DC, and a visit to the world’s largest complex of museums, education, and research: the Smithsonian Institution. Read more

Peace and Beauty With the Beasts at Animal Kingdom Lodge

There is just so much to explore at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge that you could spend quite a bit of time here and really not even go to the parks. In fact, I would highly recommend this resort as a place to go to get away from it all for a lovely, relaxing weekend – no theme parks required.

So what all will you find at the Animal Kingdom Lodge?

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