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Walt Disney World: I Went Back to See What's New on Disney's 50th Birthday

February 8, 2022

Every few years we visit Walt Disney World (WDW). My first trip was 1976, just 6 years after the theme park opened in Orlando, we spent our honeymoon there in the mid 80’s,  brought our young children with their grandparents at the turn of the century and in the ;last decade visited with our young adults and other friends for adult vacations.  As a kid, it was a magical place, still small and like nothing I had experienced before.  Part of the magic was that my very practical parents also experienced the magic and turned into big kids when we visited the parks. In my mind, a visit to WDW was magical, hassle free and transportive.  That nostalgia and the colorful entertainment marketed families by the Disney company drives visitors back over and over again with the promise of conjuring magical memories and always promising something new.

At the risk of sounding the “back in my day” horn, sadly, I found some changes make things a whole lot less “magical” and a whole lot more ‘hassle”, especially those ushered in because of a global pandemic. However, some changes can make the park MORE fun for certain constituents.  SO read on about our Jan 2022 trip for a run down of the new attractions and visit management systems at WDW and for how to make plans for a fun visit.

WHAT’S NEW, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT!

Visiting During a Pandemic

Masked indoors at Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway

As soon as you log onto any Disney platform, you’ll be warned that there are rules for entering the park necessitated by the now 2 year global pandemic. A friend with an annual pass told me, “I feel like WDW is the safest place in Florida” and after visiting Florida for a month recently, I felt safer in WDW for 3 days than in any other part of FL I visited.

Disney has rules (and always check for the latest online, because things can change quickly) and unlike other places, they are enforced. During my visit masking indoors was required and there was a polite, friendly cast member stationed at the door of every building to ensure everyone was wearing one appropriately. Many people wore them outside in crowds and lines, but they weren’t required outside.

One of the biggest impacts for most visitors will be Disney’s need to limit the number of people in each park. This means one big change for now, is the need to pre reserve which park you will visit on each day of your vacation, and should you choose to “park hop” you cannot do that until after 2 PM and then only if Disney determines that the park is not already at capacity. I recommend you consider that before purchasing “Park Hopper:” options on your tickets.

Another significant pandemic necessitated change is that there are no longer any character meet and greets in the parks. Characters glide by waving and kissing from cars or boats at regular intervals are stationed above and away from crowds so children can see their favorites.

A character encounter from a safe distance from a float in Magic Kingdom


Walt Disney World Celebrates 50 Years!

Magic Kingdom, the first theme park in Walt Disney World celebrates it’s (delayed) 50th birthday party!

It’s the birthday party of the (half) century that is being celebrated a year and half late!! There are special events, a blue and gold color theme and of course, 50th anniversary merch is everywhere. (special merch is limited to 2 per customer to prevent secondary businesses from wiping out stock in stores and gouging people online.) It’s a fun, nostalgic time to visit if you are a long time Disney fan.

TIP: the biggest selection of 50th anniversary merchandise can be found in Disney Springs at the flagship store, World Of Disney, or at Main St Emporium in Magic Kingdom.



Magic Kingdom has a new Castle Fireworks Show!

The new show in Magic Kingdom is called Disney Enchantment, and featured projections of popular characters on the castle with Disney music and intermittent fireworks.

Tip: Be sure to position yourself in the center near Main St or on the center right side facing the castle (Tomorrowland side) to enjoy the projections on the castle and surprises!


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EPCOT is under construction

One of several festivals, with extra activities, entertainment and food options makes up for all the construction and closures in EPCOT


Cool things are planned including old Universe of Energy being converted to a Guardian of the Galaxy themed attraction For now, getting through the front section of EPCOT is not magical and looks like the construction project it is. But I’ll admit we love to visit during a “festival” Our last visit was during the Garden Festival, and this trip included the Festival of the Arts. The additional entertainment (free!) and food booths (additional cost) really make a visit during these times extra fun.

The new EPCOT show, Harmonious includes popular Disney movies with soundtrack of international style music sung by people from the countries where each movie is set, while projections, fireworks and lasers are broadcast on floating screens and from platforms in the center lake.

TIP: It’s hard to find a good place to watch because light poles and trees block much of the sky view and lake view from most of World Showcase and the screens are positioned so that projections can only be seen from certain angles. Our group found good views by positioning ourselves on the slightly inclined area facing one of the screens at Port of Entry at World Showcase (or at American Adventure on the opposite end of the lake.)

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Disney Studios- Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge is an Immersive Experience

Immersive attractions in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge get the heart fluttering even before you get on the “ride”

We spent half a day in the Star Wars (SW) Galaxy’s Edge section of Disney Studios (DS). The new section is hugely popular and will impact attendance at DS for a while. We loved this themed area, the headliner rides, SW: Rise of the Resistance and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, that put us right in the middle of the action, as if we were part of the SW Universe! The dining and shopping is fully immersive, and even the Aquafina water bottle I purchased had been customized with alien language written on it, as though it had been imported to another planet! Immersive experiences such as creating your own light saber or droid (cost extra) help visitors feel like they are part of the world. Characters greet from high rocks above the crowd or march through the Galaxy’s Edge as though participating in drills.

TIP:If you aren’t a Star Wars fan, the early morning hours when this part of the park swallows up young adult and adult guests, is a good time to ride the other park headliners: Tower of Terror or Rockin Roller Coaster

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Animal Kingdom- Pandora is as Popular as Ever!

A safari through the amazing habitats designed for Disney’s endangered African animals that are being bred, and studied for conservation, as well as entertainment.

To ride both Pandora experiences, Avatar and N’avi River Journey, most guests are headed there first thing in the morning. You can use Genie Plus to book one experience and pay for an Individual Lightening Lane for the other, ( see more about this under Skip The Line Access) but if you aren’t planning to pay extra, you might want to get to the park at opening and head straight to Avatar then go to N’avi River later.

Of course, you can enjoy the rest of the park, especially the animal treks and Kilimanjaro Safaris to see all the animals that call the park home. A new high energy show on the lagoon is being offered, called Kite Tales, features giant kites operated from the back of jet skis and by cast members in the audience with familiar and interactive Disney “animal” songs from Jungle Book and Little Mermaid.

TIP: if you are headed to Pandora first thing in the morning to line up for the standby line for Avatar, be sure to notice where the line STARTS, not where the attraction is on the map…you’ll want to head slightly right once you get to Pandora, look for the cast members encouraging people to line up on the right, instead of following the hordes headed to the regular entrance, where they will be redirected BACK to the extended line start.

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Guest Visit Management Systems and Costs Have Changed

Bring your wallet to the ticket gate because things have changed.

The APP

Just writing those words feels less magical. Disney has an app that we needed to download and use frequently during the day to manage our touring and attractions in the park. It’s a great app that allows you to plan and manage your day, but its also an app that you are required to use all day to manage your day if you purchase “skip the line” options. In the past choosing dining and Fast Pass attractions was done months and weeks in advance. Now it’s a process guests must do starting at 7 AM on the day of their vacation, and it puts the group’s the trip planner “on duty” all day long, instead of enjoying the ride.

TIP: Download the app well ahead of your visit (you probably have to do this to “link” your tickets to the app and make a park reservation anyway!) Take time to get to know the app before you go…its jargon filled and seems to be designed for insiders who already understand “Disney Speak”. Like most places we travel, we like to learn a little of the language before we go! And bring a back up battery to recharge on the fly, especially if you are also using your phone for photos!

The Tip Board shows the wait times for attractions, and if its Lightening Lane is available to be booked with the Genie Plus system.


Tickets

After we purchased our park tickets, (we use Undercover Tourist and have had great experiences, because they have a dedicated CS support line for questions) We had to go on the app and enter the ticket numbers and select the park we wanted to visit each day. Annual Pass holders need to log in and choose their parks too, so it’s a good idea to do this as soon as you know your plans, so you don’t find the park you want full already on the days you plan to visit. You’ll also want to know if you want to try to go to more than one park on any day (Park Hopper) or purchase Genie Plus (Paid Lightening Lane access) before you buy your tickets, so you can pay for those options.

TIP: I would check flight prices for your dates and then order admission tickets and reserve the parks you want BEFORE buying those airline tickets! If you get the tickets and learn the park you want to visit is already fully reserved, you’d be out of luck!




Dining

After reserving a park for the day you may book dining reservations in the parks you have reserved. The app also conveniently allows guests to preorder food from quick service locations and once your order is ready, you’ll be allowed entry to the line to pick up your food. The pre order section of the app worked intermittently for us, occasionally neglecting to inform us by text when our order was ready then texting us that we had neglected to pick up our order. But this system works overall to cut down on the number of people in line and at tables in the quick service restaurants.

Tip: Check your Disney app frequently after placing your order, to ensure you don’t miss a notification.


A screen Grab of the Disney app shows how things will appear under The My Day section of the app, and offers options to purchase Lightening Lane Reservations at additional cost.

Using Skip the Line Access/Lightening Lanes (used to be Fast Pass)

Planning the rest of you day depends on what you pay. A new pay structure in place sets up a gamified process of paying to use Lightening Lanes (formerly free Fast Pass) to access popular attractions

Skip the line access to one or two top attractions at each park are only available by purchasing an Individual Lightening Lane (ILL) pass on the app available for purchase, and the prices and attractions covered seemed to be a dynamic with a range of prices depending on the attraction. (We saw prices from $5-$15 for access to top 2 attractions in each park) Disney resort guests can purchase these at 7AM the morning of their reservation, while non Disney resort guests can try to purchase this access at park opening time, if any are still available. (in our case, during a relatively quiet Jan visit, many attractions were not available to purchase as ILL when the park opened)

Another way to access the Lightening Lane for many attractions (but NOT the top two attractions in each park, which are ONLY available as standby or by ILL purchase) is to purchase a daily Genie Plus option to your ticket (we paid about $15 per day per person for this access) This allows you to log onto the app at 7AM and choose a first attraction to ride by joining the Lightning Lane during an hour long window later in the day. So this required someone in our party to wake at 6:50 and start refreshing the app to get a Lightening Lane pass for our preferred attraction. After 2 hours OR after experiencing that attraction, we could book another Genie Plus access to the Lightening Lane.

TIP: Genie + can be worth it, allowing you to wait standby early in the morning for one of the Top 2 Attractions and getting a Genie Plus Lightening Lane pass for more top attraction later in the day, Once 2 hours have passed or when you have ridden the attraction, you can make another, as long as they are still available During busy times they could be out as soon as noon, so decide if the extra money per person is worth it for your party, It might be worth only purchasing it for the members of your family (your 12 yo!) who want to take in all the top attractions that usually get long lines, like the roller coasters and not for others (your 6 YO who is too short or grandparent who doesn’t do coasters) who will be happy with less busy attractions.

TIP: To use Genie Plus Under VIEW MY DAY use the incongruously named “TIP BOARD” tab to find and book your next Genie Plus Lightening Lane pass throughout the day, and use the “MY DAY” tab to see what you already have scheduled- meals and attractions you have Lightening Lane for will show as a bar all the way across the whole screen, things “suggested” for you will be boxed and not go across the screen. If it sounds weird, it’s because it is!

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If it sounds confusing, it is! The Fast Pass system used to be included with admission and selections were made months in advance, and now is an upcharge, and it must be done the morning of your visit. This creates a situation where you are on your phone all day. If your party is passive, or consists of small children, one person has to make all the decisions quickly and spend time glued to their phone and not attending to their small children. If you have a tech savvy group with diverse interests and opinions, it turns into an in park debate to decide which attraction to visit at what time and who has the “best window” on their phone, while the Genie Plus time windows evaporate before your eyes.

If you don’t buy ILL or Genie Plus, you can enter the parks and wait in the standby lines, which as expected can be 60 to 120 minutes (or more, during the busy season) for top attractions in each park.

TIP: Disney’s Genie on the app is not the same as Genie Plus. The Genie is a free service where you enter all the information about what you’d like to see and do and the app will optimize your day around when lines are lowest and the things that would interest you. I don’t know about their algorithm, but several times it seemed optimized to benefit Disney by putting me someplace less popular or out of the way where I’d have to spend money. If you’d like geek out with organizing your day, I prefer the original -Unofficial Guides Touring Plans and app, which I’ve used many times with great results. It’s a subscription service but offers a wealth of information and the algorithm seems to skew more towards the user since Touring Plans has nothing to gain by redirecting you somewhere you didn’t indicate was an interest of yours

 

Visit or NOT? My Opinion

Covid Concerns:

You have to travel to Florida to visit WDW, which means after you leave the airport, you can’t be mandated to wear a mask.  For some that’s delightful, for others its dreadful, choose your vacation based on your level of tolerance for risk. 

The parks are crowded, there is no way to truly social distance from thousands of people a day in a theme park, but if you have to be in Florida (as we had to be for family business) it’s one of the only places in the state with an enforced indoor mask mandate at the moment. 

Grandparents and Parents with Small Children:

In addition to covid concerns for vulnerable older and younger unvaccinated guests, I would not take young children or grandchildren if you aren’t tech savvy. Our group had 3 high tech gurus and one travel blogger who struggled to understand all the rules and restrictions of the current paid skip the lines systems. Spending time with my nose in my phone instead of enjoying (and supervising!) very young kids would be a no go for me. The long lines without Lightening Lane access would be tiresome with toddlers and preschoolers.  Also, with character meet and greets suspended, one of the favorite parts of visits for the youngest children isn’t available.  My choice would be to wait till kids are tweens to visit or at least until more pandemic related restrictions are lifted.

Tweens and Teens:

The whole guest visit management system has been gamified and most kids this age love the challenge of “winning” a lightning lane pass  (though also be aware if your children would find this anxiety provoking, as I did) Using Genie Plus or trying to access paid ILL is like gambling, and the hit and high can be fun for some people.  Instead of being at the park at park opening, one member of the party can select the first attraction for later in the day with Genie Plus, while teens and tweens sleep in.  And they are old enough to wait patiently for long standby or to use single rider lines on their own. Also, The app includes lots of ON line games to play IN line, accessed by QR codes on your tweens and teens phones.

Disney Fans:

Folks who know a lot about the parks and Disney in general have a leg up and because of their knowledge, nostalgia, may have a higher tolerance for the challenges that both the pandemic and complicated paid skip the line access pose. If you love Disney, you probably won’t be bothered by the changes and steps you must take to enjoy the parks.

I’m glad we visited, as always, the entertainment and attractions in WDW are always excellent and memorable, time spent there with loved ones and the nostalgia of trips past has another benefit to boost spirits during times that can otherwise be demoralizing.  If you have the budget and feel you are comfortable with your own steps to reduce covid risk, a trip to WDW could be just the ticket to feeling like things are back to “normal” again












 
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What In the World?! What's New In Walt Disney World Trip Planning

March 4, 2020

If It’s been a few years since you’ve been to Walt Disney World, you’ll notice that a lot has changed with the way you plan a trip the world of the MOUSE! At Go See It travel, we are all about how to plan great trips for yourself, sometimes with the help of great travel advisers. So although Walt Disney World has new transportation options (Skyliner to the parks), and new lands (Toy Story and Galaxy’s Edge in Disney Studios and Pandora World of Avatar in Animal Kingdom), we are going to talk about how planning a trip to the “world” has changed. (Much thanks to dear friend Jen, for allowing me to share her family’s recent WDW trip photos, featuring her adorable children, who I am calling Donald, age 10 and Daisy age 2) and Stef Rufo for her advice on itineraries and planning tips.


EPCOT Illuminations has been retiried, and a new production, Forever, has taken it’s place! (J. Klofft)

  • Information OVERLOAD!

Things in WDW change all the time! Even this article will be out of date soon enough! Hopefully, the lesson will be that with things changing all the time, it’s critical to find trusted and connected sources when planning a WDW trip! Some of the big changes are the sheer amount information available online. It’s easy to get stuck in a rabbit hole of analysis paralysis! While it’s fun to read user reviews and fan sites, I avoided getting lost while planning our June 2019 trip to WDW, by trusting these well known sources, who are constantly researching and culling sources for changes and how they affect visitors.

The first source is Walt Disney for “official” information. The Disney websites and apps work very well and provide up to the minute information. On of the first things to do is download the My Disney Experience App, and set up an account. From their you can link your admission tickets, hotel and dining reservations, even if you’ve purchased them through a 3rd party. You can also make many of those hotel reservations and dining reservations on the app as well as scheduling Fast Pass Plus ride times.

The second source for critical and analytical information is The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World and their online Touring Plans.com, which provides more planing tools, some for free, and some behind a subscription paywall. I paid a small amount for the paper guide book and the subscription, but I saved $1000 in lodging costs for the EXACT same room I priced out on the Disney site by using the advice I found in the lodging section of the Unofficial Guide. (We aren’t affiliated with or compensated for any of the sites or apps I recommend, these are just the sources we used to plan our trip)

For getting crowd sourced questions answered, we like the DIS Boards and the WDW Mom’s Panel. And for notifications of sales and deals, I get regular email updates from Mousesavers.


Top Tip: Pay the small subscription fee to get access to the Touring Plans Crowd Calendar. This highly researched and dynamic tool will help you decide when is the best time of year to visit WDW and also which days are best to visit each park during your visit, based on constantly changing park hours and other factors. You can also create an optimized and customized touring plan for your family on the days and parks you visit.


“Daisy” contemplates her planning options in Magic Kingdom

  • The order in which you plan your trip has changed

Ordinarily, when you planning a theme park trip, you’d expect to plan where to stay, then plan which parks to visit, you would go to the park, buy an admission ticket, then select the rides you want to in that park while you are there and then decide where to dine in those parks. once you got hungry. Thousands of people did that and it created bottle necks and lines everywhere.

The new Disney reservation system has turned that all on it’s head in the hopes of spreading people out to avoid lines and crowds. And it more or less works that way as long as you plan ahead.

After you’ve decided where to stay, on WDW property or have purchased your park admission tickets, you get to select where to dine, 180 days in advance. This means SIX months before you go you have to decide where and when you’ll eat, mostly because some Disney Dining experiences are attractions themselves, such as dining in Cinderellas Castle requiring advance reservations or missing out completely. The Unofficial Guide I used has excellent descriptions and point by point strategies about how to make hard to get reservations. Another change is you’ll be required to tie your reservation to a credit card ad you’ll dinged with a service charge if you no show for a reservation you’ve made.

The good news is you don’t HAVE reserve your dining 180 days ahead. Another change is you can use the app to make a reservation while you are in the park, or even order a counter service meal online before you arrive to the restaurant and your order will be ready and waiting for you!

The reason this is challenging is that you won’t have the ability to select the Fast Pass Plus (FP+) rides you’d like until you are 60 or 30 days before your trip. You have to decide where to eat before you know for sure you can get the FP+ for the attractions you are going to the park to see! We ended up changing dining reservations and which park we were going to visit on which day because we wanted FP+ for certain attractions that weren’t available on the day we’d planned to go originally!

Top Tip: Bring an extra battery to recharge your phone, which can easily run down during a long day in the park using the Disney Experience App.


View to Boardwalk Resort (J. Klofft)

  • You don’t have to pay full price for a hotel room

We were able to pay less than half the rack rate for a Disney Beach Club Villa by renting through a broker which helps Disney Vacation Club members liquidate their points. (We used David’s Vacation Club Rentals) We had to be flexible about which property we chose, picking the one with the best price rather than being fixated on a favorite. We also traveled during a quieter time of year. We once traveled during the busy Washington’s Birthday weekend and had to pay top dollar for studio at the Contemporary Resort, there were no “deals” that weekend! Dates of stay and demand play a huge role in getting a good price.

Another way to save is to use one of the many popular home rental sites to book a room or a whole home. We have cousins with a young family who book a whole apartment for their family, where they save money and can enjoy pools and kitchens that are part of the property.


Top Tip: If you are an Amazon Customer, you can use Amazon Pantry to stock up your kitchen or order snacks to bring into the theme park. These will be delivered to front desk of your hotel within the 2 hour window you select, so you can even order perishables!


Donald’s snack is the envy of Daisy!

  • Park Admission Tickets are now priced dynamically based on the season

A recent change means that you purchase your tickets for the dates that you plan to visit the parks ahead of time. The algorithm calculates the busiest days and fixes prices on those days slightly higher than days which are anticipated to be less busy. The Unofficial Guide and Touring Plans sites we used offer some strategies for saving money when buying admission tickets. We used a ticket broker (Undercover Tourist) and were able to get a small discount on our total price due to the volume of tickets they sell.

Top Tip: Consider carefully whether its worth paying extra for admission tickets with amenities you wont use. For instance if moving from park to park takes a lot of time, you are better off exploring one whole park per day. You’ll save money on the tickets and maximize the amount of attractions you can see by not spending time traveling from park to park.


  • You can use a Magic Band to swipe easily into attractions and pay for things in the park.

The My Disney Experience App works with the Disney Magic Band available for purchase. All of your dining reservations, FP+ and admission tickets are linked to your account so you don’t need to keep carry any tickets or paperwork. You can also link a credit card to the Magic Band for tap and go on park purchases. Your tickets and your credit card are on the Magic Band and your itinerary is on your cell phone! The Magic band will even open the door to your room!

Top Tip:Plan to have one family member carry a credit card, just in case. We had an incident where the Magic Band payment system went down temporarily and were caught at a WDW restaurant without a way to pay! One of us had to sit at the table while the other ran back to our hotel room to fetch a credit card


You’ll choose your FP+ Rides online ahead of time and they’ll be loaded on the Magic Band for you to enter the attraction any time during the hour long window.

  • You can get Fast Passes without running all over the park

One of the best improvements is being able to book your Fast Plus Plus (FP+) admissions ahead of time. choosing up to three attractions in each park (60 days ahead if you are staying at a WDW resort and 30 days ahead if you have valid tickets for the theme park) Like all things Disney, which attractions are offered as FP+ can change at any time, but the take away is that its well worth getting up early on the days you are allowed to book your FP+ to choose the attractions you want to experience and book them in advance.

One advantage is you don’t have to wander through out the park collecting paper passes from kiosks in front of your desired attractions now. It’s all conveniently stored on the Disney Experience App, and easily viewed or changed. We even received notifications if our FP attraction was suddenly closed for maintenance during our window and allowed to make another reservation on the fly.

Another advantage is you don’t need to arrive at the parks at dawn to ride the most popular attractions without a huge line. The challenge is deciding ahead of time which parks you’d like to visit on which days and be willing to change your dining reservations or park choices around if you have scheduling conflict once you’ve booked your FP+.

Top Tip: You can add FP+ attractions once you’ve used all the FP+ attractions you’ve booked for the day (if there are still FP+ slots available)


Jen and “Donald” enjoyed their visit to Rockin’ Roller Coaster!

IS ANY OF THIS REALLY WORTH THE EFFORT?!

My answer is YES! Walt Disney World continues to add new and more “magical” entertainment options every year. While a WDW trip is not usually anyone’s idea of a “relax and recharge” vacation, it’s always a lot of fun and the innovations in entertainment are fascinating to see.

Going to Walt Disney World does require a lot of advance planning, but the recent changes make most of the planning logistics happen BEFORE you travel, so that once you are in the parks you can relax and enjoy the itinerary of entertainment and attractions you’ve planned. With the help of several expert websites and travel providers, we found easy ways to save some money and time. We were more relaxed (maybe it helped that we were kid free in WDW for the first time in over 30 years!) with the advance plans. We were confident knowing our most desired attractions and meals were already booked and we didn’t need to worry about whether we’d have to wait in a long line for meals or get up early just to fit in the newest attractions.

Be sure to leave a comment with some of your best “touring tips” for Walt Disney World!

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Witnessing a local festival at Wat Hanchey in Cambodia was one of the few travel experiences we enjoyed this year during a year of transition for Go See It Travel.

2020 Travel Vision for the New Year!

January 8, 2020

2019 was a year of transition for this family. We stayed “put” more than we traveled because we were “moving on”. Last year we downsized our life and our work significantly, to open ourselves to more opportunities to travel with fewer responsibilities. We downsized our living spaces, saw our young adults launched into their own lives and careers, assisted loved ones into safer living environments, sold or donated nearly half of our possessions, all while keeping our bags packed to be ready for the next travel opportunity!

So Where Are We Headed in 2020?

Jan: Baja Sur, MX For an UnCruise aboard Safari Endeavor to explore the Gulf of California with a snorkel or kayak and search for migrating whales in Bahia Magdalena. ( for more on UnCruise, see our report on Alaska here

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Feb: A city trip to Pittsburgh. This “second” city of Pennsylvania has become “cool” again, but our reason for going is to celebrate a special relative with a big birthday!

March and April: We explore Vermont again, during the less crowded less expensive “mud season”. To see our past VT reports click here Woodstock Burlington Maple Sugar Season

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May and June: We take our first adventure with Overseas Adventure Travel to Norway and Finland via Great Britain. Their longer, in depth itineraries, using local transportation and authentic accommodations better fit our new lifestyle, and we are excited to try this well regarded travel company for ourselves after highly recommending them to satisfied travelers for years!

June-Oct: Will find us living and exploring in New England, where our whims and a passport could take us to National Parks, the mountains, the seashore, or even Canada.

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Dec: Back to Europe, this time starting in Prague, where we will cruise the Danube aboard AMA Waterways from Germany to Budapest, with a stop in Vienna, for the annual Christmas Markets. During our move we realized our Christmas tree topper had become very tatty, and this will be the perfect trip to pick up a beautiful new angel for the tree in our new home!

We look forward to hearing about your travels, we hope you’ll comment on your own plans or join us for on of our travel presentations in the New Year. Be sure to follow us on FB and Twitter, to learn where we will be.

Where We Were in 2019

2019 Wasn’t a total wash out as far as travel goes. we made several travel presentations, including Alaska, and Costa Rica, and Polar Bears of Churchill to a wide variety of audiences. We also managed to squeeze in some “get-aways” with friends and relatives between curb alerting furniture and filling boxes! Be sure to follow us for upcoming reports on our recent trips to:

Motion on the Ocean Zumba Cruise (click for report) https://www.goseeittravel.com/travel-blog/2019/5/6/motion-on-the-ocean-2019-zumba-cruise

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Walt Disney World- What’s new in the World? We went to find out! Mostly, planning has gotten easier and if you do it right, you can expect to wait in line less, yes less!! (report coming soon)

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Harmony of the Seas- Our first experience cruising with a large group on one of the worlds largest cruise ships. And all of it was more relaxing and enjoyable than you might imagine (Thanks to planning by Jay Paul at Cruise Planners! (report coming soon)

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AMA Waterways Meekong River Cruise Vietnam and Cambodia- An amazing adventure from Saigon, to Phnom Penh and ending Siem Reap, full of culture, activity and adventure. Highlights were experiencing Siem Reap’s culinary specialties via scooter, (thanks to planning by Active Travels) climbing hundreds of steps to witness a local holiday celebration at Wat Hanchey, and meeting locals who shared their stories of living through some the most difficult times in our human history. (report coming soon)

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  • May 2025
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  • April 2025
    • Apr 18, 2025 Spring In The Lakes District UK Apr 18, 2025
  • March 2025
    • Mar 22, 2025 Mexico City; A GoSeeItPeople Interview Mar 22, 2025
  • February 2025
    • Feb 8, 2025 Seeing Puma in the Wild in Costa Rica's Corcovado National Park... Feb 8, 2025
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  • December 2024
    • Dec 16, 2024 Under the Caribbean Sea Dec 16, 2024
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    • Nov 21, 2024 48 Hours in Curacao; Netherland Antilles Nov 21, 2024
  • September 2024
    • Sep 23, 2024 Vermont Foliage Season; Avoid the Crowds - Go Northwest! Sep 23, 2024
  • July 2024
    • Jul 9, 2024 Wildlife in Our Backyard Jul 9, 2024
  • June 2024
    • Jun 4, 2024 This Spring Glows!! Jun 4, 2024
  • May 2024
    • May 13, 2024 48 Hours in Santiago Chile May 13, 2024
  • April 2024
    • Apr 28, 2024 A Good Night In Boston Apr 28, 2024
    • Apr 11, 2024 Stories From the Hawaiian Islands Oahu Apr 11, 2024
    • Apr 9, 2024 This Is The Way To Do Walt Disney World! Apr 9, 2024
  • March 2024
    • Mar 28, 2024 Patagonia -Trekking and So Much More... Mar 28, 2024
    • Mar 13, 2024 Luck in Antarctica Mar 13, 2024
  • February 2024
    • Feb 1, 2024 French Polynesia: A Warm Look Back on a Cold February Day! Feb 1, 2024
  • January 2024
    • Jan 12, 2024 Antarctica; Our "White Whale" Jan 12, 2024
    • Jan 2, 2024 Las Vegas A Sleepy Little Town?! Jan 2, 2024
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    • Dec 27, 2023 Where Have You Been?! Where Are You Going?! 2023/2024 Dec 27, 2023
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    • Nov 28, 2023 GoSeeIt Interview- Meg Attends Vivace Music Festival in Vilnius Nov 28, 2023
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    • Oct 24, 2023 When You Buy A Car and Get a Family Minis Take Vermont Rally Oct 24, 2023
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    • Aug 29, 2023 Crown Of Maine Balloon Fest Aug 29, 2023
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    • Jul 24, 2023 Cruising...What's Better? Big Ship, Little Ship? Jul 24, 2023
    • Jul 10, 2023 Stories From The Hawaiian Islands Hawaii Jul 10, 2023
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    • Jun 19, 2023 Stories From The Hawaiian Islands Lanai Jun 19, 2023
    • Jun 6, 2023 Stories From The Hawaiian Islands Molokai Jun 6, 2023
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    • Apr 5, 2023 Ocean Cruising, What's New? Apr 5, 2023
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    • Mar 1, 2023 My Favorite Travel Apps Mar 1, 2023
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    • Feb 13, 2023 Disney World News and Tips for Right Now! Feb 13, 2023
    • Feb 2, 2023 DON'T DO EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, ALL AT ONCE Feb 2, 2023
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    • Jan 3, 2023 2023 Looking to Travel Ahead! Jan 3, 2023
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    • Dec 14, 2022 New York City Christmas on Broadway! Photos, Notes and Anecdotes Dec 14, 2022
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    • Nov 29, 2022 Amazon in Peru; It Was Real, But Felt Magical Nov 29, 2022
    • Nov 1, 2022 Hundreds of Gnomes and Thousands of Guitarists in Poland!? - A GoSeeIt People Interview Nov 1, 2022
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    • Oct 27, 2022 My Travel Advisors and Suppliers Let Me Down! Oct 27, 2022
  • June 2022
    • Jun 20, 2022 A Nostalgic Trip to Boston to Celebrate a Milestone Birthday Jun 20, 2022
  • May 2022
    • May 15, 2022 48 Hours in Siem Reap Including Angkor Archeological Park May 15, 2022
    • May 1, 2022 Yellowstone In Winter May 1, 2022
  • April 2022
    • Apr 15, 2022 Broadway Is Back! And So Are We! Barely! Apr 15, 2022
  • March 2022
    • Mar 22, 2022 A Three Dog Day In Yellowstone! Mar 22, 2022
  • February 2022
    • Feb 8, 2022 Walt Disney World: I Went Back to See What's New on Disney's 50th Birthday Feb 8, 2022
  • December 2021
    • Dec 14, 2021 Jamaican My Vacation Complicated- But Still Worth It! Dec 14, 2021
    • Dec 1, 2021 Midwestern Road Trip Dec 1, 2021
  • November 2021
    • Nov 22, 2021 COVID Travel Terror on Halloween Week! (or Not?) Nov 22, 2021
  • October 2021
    • Oct 13, 2021 Nahmakanta Lake Wilderness and Appalachian Trail in Northern Maine Oct 13, 2021
  • September 2021
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    • Sep 15, 2021 Pivot, In Abundance of Caution During These Difficult Times Sep 15, 2021
  • February 2021
    • Feb 8, 2021 Lessons Learned Along the Mekong River Delta Vietnam and Cambodia Feb 8, 2021
  • January 2021
    • Jan 29, 2021 Vietnam Jan 29, 2021
  • December 2020
    • Dec 31, 2020 Didn't See That Coming?! 2020 Review and New Years Resolutions for What's Next Dec 31, 2020
  • October 2020
    • Oct 2, 2020 Moose Safari Nahmakanta Lake Wilderness Camps Oct 2, 2020
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    • Aug 25, 2020 Travel In Your Own Backyard Aug 25, 2020
    • Aug 13, 2020 A Trip Down Memory Lane; York and Ogunquit During a Covid 19 Summer Aug 13, 2020
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    • Jul 2, 2020 A "Normal Day" in Acadia National Park During the Covid 19 Pandemic Jul 2, 2020
  • March 2020
    • Mar 4, 2020 What In the World?! What's New In Walt Disney World Trip Planning Mar 4, 2020
  • February 2020
    • Feb 26, 2020 Baja Sur Mexico and Islands of Sea of Cortez: Desert Explorations Feb 26, 2020
    • Feb 19, 2020 Los Cabos Baja Sur Mexico Feb 19, 2020
    • Feb 12, 2020 Sea of Cortez- Under the Sea Feb 12, 2020
    • Feb 5, 2020 Baja Sur CA Mexico: Sometimes the Wildlife Comes to You! Feb 5, 2020
  • January 2020
    • Jan 22, 2020 Harmony of the Seas with Perfect Day at Coco Cay Jan 22, 2020
    • Jan 8, 2020 2020 Travel Vision for the New Year! Jan 8, 2020
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    • Dec 1, 2018 Where Would YOU like to GO? Dec 1, 2018
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    • Nov 1, 2018 Venice is Underwater! Now What!? Nov 1, 2018
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    • Oct 23, 2018 Backpacking In Iceland: A GoSeeIt People Interview Oct 23, 2018
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    • Sep 19, 2018 Bears of Southeast Alaska Sep 19, 2018
    • Sep 17, 2018 Redemption In Glacier Bay National Park Sep 17, 2018
    • Sep 12, 2018 Whales of Southeast Alaska Sep 12, 2018
    • Sep 6, 2018 So What the Heck is an UnCruise?! Sep 6, 2018
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    • Aug 23, 2018 UnCruise In Alaska For Some Unfinished Business.  Aug 23, 2018
    • Aug 9, 2018 Are We in Miami, or Does it Just Feel That Way?! Aug 9, 2018
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    • Jul 26, 2018 River Cruise on the Mississippi; A GoSeeIt People Interview Jul 26, 2018
    • Jul 17, 2018 How I Survived 5 days on a Zumba Charter Cruise Jul 17, 2018
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    • Jun 26, 2018 Airline Flight in Your Near Future? Save Yourself from Misery with these Tips! Jun 26, 2018
  • May 2018
    • May 29, 2018 There Is More Than Vice In Amsterdam May 29, 2018
    • May 17, 2018 Tulip Season in the Netherlands May 17, 2018
  • April 2018
    • Apr 3, 2018 The Secret to Surviving Long Haul Flights Apr 3, 2018
  • March 2018
    • Mar 27, 2018 Go Jump Off a Cliff! Mar 27, 2018
    • Mar 19, 2018 Crushing Boarding Day on an Ocean Cruise Mar 19, 2018
    • Mar 13, 2018 A Different Look at Liberty of the Seas (Ship Tour) Mar 13, 2018
    • Mar 1, 2018 Sometimes, You Have To Get High! Mar 1, 2018
  • February 2018
    • Feb 20, 2018 Biggest Animals, Small World After All! Zambia Trip Report Feb 20, 2018
    • Feb 15, 2018 Photo Walk Ely Catherdral Feb 15, 2018
    • Feb 6, 2018 Fear of the Flowrider Feb 6, 2018
  • January 2018
    • Jan 30, 2018 Brrr? Iceland in January! Jan 30, 2018
    • Jan 25, 2018 Photo Walk in Kochi India Streets and Coast Jan 25, 2018
    • Jan 23, 2018 Reykjavik In January? The perfect college break trip! Jan 23, 2018
    • Jan 2, 2018 Where To in 2018? Jan 2, 2018
  • December 2017
    • Dec 27, 2017 What's Wrong With Their Home? Dec 27, 2017
    • Dec 18, 2017 Vatican: Tips and a Trip Report Dec 18, 2017
    • Dec 15, 2017 Rome: A Trip Report Dec 15, 2017
    • Dec 12, 2017 Rome Wasn't Built in a Day, But We Only Had a Day to See It! Dec 12, 2017
    • Dec 7, 2017 Joyeux Noel Montreal Dec 7, 2017
  • November 2017
    • Nov 29, 2017 Path Of the Gods Amalfi Coast Nov 29, 2017
    • Nov 28, 2017 Almafi Coast (Sorrento, Amalfi, Nocello, Pompeii) Nov 28, 2017
    • Nov 27, 2017 Climbing Mount Etna with Angelo, Lorenzo, Guliano and Mama's Parmigiana Nov 27, 2017
    • Nov 16, 2017 How Malta Celebrated Our Wedding Anniversary Nov 16, 2017
    • Nov 15, 2017 Corfu..."bless you" Nov 15, 2017
    • Nov 13, 2017 A Painting, A Rock, A Wedding and A Near Carjacking; Just a Day in Montenegro Nov 13, 2017
    • Nov 9, 2017 Croatia Nov 9, 2017
    • Nov 7, 2017 Slovenia Nov 7, 2017
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    • Oct 31, 2017 Murano, Burano and Torcello; Islands in the Venetian Lagoon Oct 31, 2017
    • Oct 30, 2017 A Different Look at Venice Oct 30, 2017
    • Oct 26, 2017 St Mark's Square Venice Oct 26, 2017
    • Oct 24, 2017 Myth Busting in Venice Oct 24, 2017
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    • Sep 28, 2017 Hurricane Destruction and Your Vacation. What to Do Now! Sep 28, 2017
    • Sep 18, 2017 Celebrating 35 Years in Quebec! A GoSeeItPeople Interview Sep 18, 2017
    • Sep 6, 2017 Who Knew Littleton NH Was Cool? Sep 6, 2017
  • August 2017
    • Aug 18, 2017 Up the East Coast with "Open Hearts and Minds" and a Baby in a TESLA! Aug 18, 2017
    • Aug 11, 2017 "Well, We Have Museums in New York!" Aug 11, 2017
  • July 2017
    • Jul 26, 2017 Lawn Chair Travel Jul 26, 2017
  • June 2017
    • Jun 21, 2017 Cuba Travel, What's New(s)? Jun 21, 2017
    • Jun 14, 2017 What To Do with Two Gammy's and a Graduate on an Epic Road Trip? Jun 14, 2017
  • May 2017
    • May 10, 2017 Beach, Off Season and Here's Why! May 10, 2017
    • May 4, 2017 What's Your Travel Style and What Kind of Trip to Take May 4, 2017
  • April 2017
    • Apr 25, 2017 Maple Farming Vermont Style Apr 25, 2017
    • Apr 17, 2017 Pura Vida with the Feifer Family in Costa Rica Apr 17, 2017
    • Apr 6, 2017 Get Off My Ship! Apr 6, 2017
  • March 2017
    • Mar 30, 2017 What To Do in Cozumel Mar 30, 2017
    • Mar 24, 2017 Hiking, and Tubing, and Ziplining...You Better "Belize" It! Mar 24, 2017
    • Mar 21, 2017 Roatan, Honduras; We had a "PURPOSE" to go to Roatan! Mar 21, 2017
    • Mar 16, 2017 What to do on a Cruise on a Sea Day..and what NOT to do! Mar 16, 2017
    • Mar 15, 2017 They Booked A Spring Break Cruise, and You Won't Believe What Happened! Mar 15, 2017
  • February 2017
    • Feb 28, 2017 Oops, We Have a Little Emergency Feb 28, 2017
    • Feb 23, 2017 Wildlife Among the "Wild Life" Feb 23, 2017
    • Feb 10, 2017 Savannah- 5 Reasons That Savannah Could Be the Perfect Place for a Girl's Weekend Feb 10, 2017
  • January 2017
    • Jan 29, 2017 Dramatic Video of Polar Bears of Churchill Jan 29, 2017
    • Jan 26, 2017 Shanghai Photo Walk Jan 26, 2017
    • Jan 12, 2017 Don't Get Taken for Ride! How to Avoid Travel Scams Jan 12, 2017
    • Jan 3, 2017 Looking Ahead 2017 Jan 3, 2017
  • December 2016
    • Dec 27, 2016 Looking Back 2016 Dec 27, 2016
    • Dec 20, 2016 How To Navigate a Tourist Trap Dec 20, 2016
    • Dec 15, 2016 Gone to the Dogs! Dec 15, 2016
    • Dec 7, 2016 Don't Miss the Culture for the Trees Dec 7, 2016
    • Dec 1, 2016 4 Reasons to Visit Toronto Dec 1, 2016
  • November 2016
    • Nov 15, 2016 Polar Bears of Churchill Trip Report Nov 15, 2016
    • Nov 8, 2016 Election Day? Do You Have This Question On Your Ballot? Nov 8, 2016
    • Nov 3, 2016 Polar Bear Mama Drama! Nov 3, 2016
    • Nov 1, 2016 Cuba...In The News Again, My Advice For Going NOW. Nov 1, 2016
  • October 2016
    • Oct 30, 2016 Polar Bears of Churchill Day 1 Oct 30, 2016
    • Oct 26, 2016 Broadway Con...yes, its a thing! Oct 26, 2016
    • Oct 20, 2016 Happy Anniversary to Us! Oct 20, 2016
    • Oct 12, 2016 Can't Miss Foliage Off the Beaten Path in Maine! Oct 12, 2016
    • Oct 4, 2016 I Hate to Shop, But Love a Local Market! Oct 4, 2016
  • September 2016
    • Sep 16, 2016 Schoodic Woods in Acadia National Park Maine Sep 16, 2016
    • Sep 2, 2016 A Real Country Fair (a photo essay) Sep 2, 2016
  • August 2016
    • Aug 26, 2016 A Trip Report from North of London Aug 26, 2016
    • Aug 18, 2016 Time to Think About College Travel And How to Save Money! Aug 18, 2016
  • July 2016
    • Jul 28, 2016 Staying Where I Am Jul 28, 2016
    • Jul 13, 2016 A Bike Ride Around Manhattan Jul 13, 2016
  • June 2016
    • Jun 28, 2016 The Rain in Paris Falls Mainly on...Us! Jun 28, 2016
    • Jun 21, 2016 London Trip Report: Tips for Making the Most of a Short Stay Jun 21, 2016
    • Jun 13, 2016 Europe- don't make my travel mistakes! Jun 13, 2016
  • May 2016
    • May 24, 2016 The "FOLDER" May 24, 2016
    • May 10, 2016 Portland Maine May 10, 2016
    • May 4, 2016 4 Tips To See More Than the Four Walls of Your Hotel Room on a Business Trip May 4, 2016
  • April 2016
    • Apr 27, 2016 Six Reasons to Go to the Beach in the Off Season Apr 27, 2016
    • Apr 20, 2016 Alaska- "isn't it cold there?" Apr 20, 2016
    • Apr 15, 2016 Super Jeff Saves Seattle Apr 15, 2016
    • Apr 7, 2016 A Few Of My Favorite Travel Things (and one I regret buying) Apr 7, 2016
  • March 2016
    • Mar 30, 2016 Photo Walk in Albany, New York Mar 30, 2016
    • Mar 25, 2016 Costa Rica: You just can't stump these guides! Mar 25, 2016
    • Mar 21, 2016 Panama City: A Contrast of Old and New Mar 21, 2016
    • Mar 15, 2016 Panama Canal Full Transit Aboard Azamara Journey Mar 15, 2016
    • Mar 11, 2016 Cartegena Columbia Mar 11, 2016
  • February 2016
    • Feb 25, 2016 Azamara Journey Cruise and Pacific Costa Rica Trip Feb 25, 2016
    • Feb 7, 2016 Azamara Journey Post Dry Dock Feb 7, 2016
  • January 2016
    • Jan 28, 2016 Looking Forward 2016 Jan 28, 2016
    • Jan 19, 2016 Looking Back 2015 Jan 19, 2016
    • Jan 13, 2016 A Long Weekend in French St Martin N.A. Jan 13, 2016
  • December 2015
    • Dec 31, 2015 Happy New Year! An Interview with a Woman Who Spent the Night in Times Square! Dec 31, 2015
  • November 2015
    • Nov 30, 2015 Denver Boulder Colorado Trip Report Nov 30, 2015
    • Nov 24, 2015 Don't Let Your Flight Be A Turkey This Thanksgiving! Nov 24, 2015
    • Nov 17, 2015 Should We Stay or Should We Go Now? Nov 17, 2015
    • Nov 3, 2015 OH, OH, We Didn't Know... Nov 3, 2015
  • October 2015
    • Oct 30, 2015 Travel Isn't Scary! Oct 30, 2015
    • Oct 27, 2015 Planning a trip to Costa Rica? Oct 27, 2015
    • Oct 6, 2015 Why Should Planning College Visits Be Harder Than the SAT? Oct 6, 2015
    • Oct 1, 2015 Woodstock VT: A Bridge to Another Time Oct 1, 2015
  • August 2015
    • Aug 16, 2015 Schoodic Penisula Acadia National Park Maine Aug 16, 2015
    • Aug 7, 2015 Go See It Cuba Aug 7, 2015
    • Aug 1, 2015 A Colorful Tour of South Beach, Miami Aug 1, 2015
  • July 2015
    • Jul 29, 2015 A "Colorless" Tour of Colorful South Beach, Miami Jul 29, 2015
    • Jul 14, 2015 Cuba- Cars and Cigars! Part 2 Jul 14, 2015
    • Jul 10, 2015 Disney Bans Selfie Sticks!? Yes, and Thank You! Jul 10, 2015
    • Jul 9, 2015 Cuba- Cars and Cigars! Jul 9, 2015
    • Jul 1, 2015 Cuba- We Can All Agree on Change Jul 1, 2015
  • June 2015
    • Jun 2, 2015 The Power of Social Media for Social Good!! Jun 2, 2015
  • May 2015
    • May 30, 2015 Expecting the Best, Preparing for the Worst: Preparing a Travel Medical Kit May 30, 2015
    • May 19, 2015 A Little Trouble in Paradise (St Croix) May 19, 2015
    • May 13, 2015 New Ship Tour- Adventure of the Seas May 13, 2015
  • April 2015
    • Apr 28, 2015 Antigua: It's All About That Boat (with apologies to Meghan Trainor) Aboard Adventure of the Seas Apr 28, 2015
    • Apr 24, 2015 Flora and People of St Lucia (aboard Adventure of the Seas) Apr 24, 2015
    • Apr 23, 2015 What Happens on a Sea Day? (aboard Adventure of the Seas) Apr 23, 2015
    • Apr 19, 2015 San Juan at Night Apr 19, 2015
    • Apr 18, 2015 Viejo San Juan Apr 18, 2015
    • Apr 12, 2015 Title Town, Boston MA Apr 12, 2015
    • Apr 7, 2015 The Reset Button Apr 7, 2015
    • Apr 2, 2015 Autism and Travel Apr 2, 2015
  • March 2015
    • Mar 26, 2015 Pashmina, Scarf or Linus's Blankie? The Always Useful Wrap! Mar 26, 2015
    • Mar 17, 2015 Just Thinking Outloud: Public Transportation Mar 17, 2015
    • Mar 14, 2015 New Feature! Ship Tours Mar 14, 2015
    • Mar 9, 2015 Burlington Vermont Trip Report Mar 9, 2015
  • February 2015
    • Feb 26, 2015 What In The Air is Going Here? Surviving the Airlines Part 2 Feb 26, 2015
    • Feb 25, 2015 New Feature- Trip Reports! Feb 25, 2015
    • Feb 24, 2015 Successfully Hunting Down Flights Part 1 Feb 24, 2015
    • Feb 3, 2015 "Real" Florida Feb 3, 2015
  • January 2015
    • Jan 26, 2015 Disney Last Minute with Late Mornings...How's That Possible!? Jan 26, 2015
    • Jan 12, 2015 You Have to Take Steps To Fly! Jan 12, 2015
    • Jan 6, 2015 Where We've Been and Where We Are Going Jan 6, 2015
    • Jan 1, 2015 Resolved! Jan 1, 2015
  • October 2014
    • Oct 16, 2014 Why Bother With a Local Guide? Oct 16, 2014
    • Oct 3, 2014 To Market, To Market (the many markets of Istanbul) Oct 3, 2014
  • September 2014
    • Sep 30, 2014 Istanbul - A Crossroad for Humanity Sep 30, 2014
    • Sep 26, 2014 "It's Complicated" Sep 26, 2014
    • Sep 24, 2014 "It's Not An Adventure Until Peril Is Involved" Sep 24, 2014
    • Sep 24, 2014 Postcards From Budapest Sep 24, 2014
    • Sep 23, 2014 Goodbye to the Goulash City Sep 23, 2014
    • Sep 21, 2014 A Monumental Day In Budapest Sep 21, 2014
    • Sep 20, 2014 Arrival in Budapest Sep 20, 2014
    • Sep 20, 2014 13 Words You Do Not Want To Hear Immediately After Takeoff Sep 20, 2014
    • Sep 19, 2014 What camera gear am I bringing? Sep 19, 2014
    • Sep 19, 2014 Pre Trip Planning and Packing 9/19/2014 Sep 19, 2014
    • Sep 18, 2014 Why do we travel? Sep 18, 2014