With a savanna view, would a giraffe really come close enough to my balcony? I was intrigued by the prospect. I wasn’t staying at Giraffe Manor in Kenya but rather at Animal Kingdom Lodge in Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Animal Kingdom Lodge is a deluxe (luxury level) Disney hotel […]
Update: The Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas will close permanently on July 17, 2024. Sad news for so many -the lovely staff of the hotel, the performers of the fabulous Cirque du Soleil “LOVE – Beatles” and for my mom who recently asked “when are we going back to Vegas”. […]
My niece secured an internship with a football club in Madrid, so my family was keen to visit while she was there. I offered to plan their family vacation to Spain to include Barcelona and Madrid. While I would normally recommend a first visit to Europe be at least ten […]
I’m not sure which group was more excited to see the Harry Potter the Exhibition in Philadelphia – the big kids (adults) or the actual kids. From my visit, I think it’s safe to say the big kids, especially those dressed in their Hogwarts gear (scarves, glasses, waving wands). With […]
Flights that arrive on time make for boring television and terrible soundbites on twitter. Context is often missing from many statistics and stories I see about travel (i.e. are the delays/cancellations 50% or likely under 10% of all flights scheduled). However, this summer context isn’t needed as it seems everyone […]
Part of the charm of London is its old buildings and townhomes which often get converted into unique hotel rooms. Not so charming are the small hotel rooms which limit to two people (maybe three) in a room. It gets tricky (and expensive) when traveling with your family of four […]
I warn everyone “set aside a few hours to browse the OneFineStay website as it’s a rabbit hole of “Wow!” As you dream of renting a luxury million dollar home, flat, mews house or villa that people actually live in…yes, actually live in…you wonder if this qualifies as “living like […]
Londoners are quite funny as they name the new buildings in the city based on their shapes – there’s the Gherkin, Cheese Grater, Shard and the Walkie Talkie. I’m not sure of the proper names of the buildings or even their addresses but everyone seems to know what you are […]
When my family booked their Disney cruise for Mom’s birthday and dragged me along (didn’t I already treat Mom to a lavish birthday trip to Paris/London?), I decided that they needed to do the Disney Cruise the right way. They had previously sailed twice before and were not aware of […]
Well, this was new to me on my quest for birthday treats in Las Vegas. I had left The Wynn Hotel and was walking down the Las Vegas Strip to see what was new and exciting on a Saturday afternoon. I turned into the pedestrian walkway of The LINQ Promenade […]