Tag: travel

Staying at The Frontenac Hotel-Quebec City

You are swept back in time the moment you step through the revolving doors. Staying at The Frontenac Hotel is the splurge of our Quebec City trip, but when visiting a city that has one of the most famous hotels in the world, we know we have to stay. The Location Staying at The Frontenac…
Eating at Tony’s Baltimore Grill-Atlantic City, New Jersey

I’m enveloped in nostalgia the moment I step foot in Tony’s Baltimore Grill, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The dark paneled walls remind me of warm, loving, squishy Great-Aunt hugs. The restaurant has family-basement-rec room décor. As we settle into our booth, I hear echoes of past family parties. Parties filled with laughter and praises…
Things To Do During Grinchmas-Universal Orlando

Visitors cheer as The Blues Brothers belt out holiday tunes. They oooh and ahhh as the giantGingerbread Man balloon floats down the street in New York City. People sip warm Butterbeer as they listen to Celestine Warbeck croon, My Baby Gave me a Hippogriff for Christmas. They pass garlands and wreaths decorated with brilliant baubles…
Breakfast with The Grinch-Universal Orlando

Breakfast with The Grinch at Universal Orlando is whimsical chaos. The Grinch walks this way, he walks that way, playfully teasing our group. He rings the bell at the top of my Christmas tree headband and calls me “curly” throughout the interaction. Continuously cracking jokes, he orders us to pose for a picture. Our interaction…
Toronto Blue Jays Ballpark-Rogers Centre – Toronto-Canada

As we circle the concourses at the Toronto Blue Jays Ballpark, I’m panicked. Specifically, I’m panicked over helmet ice cream. Helmet ice cream is a staple at most stadiums and is important to our ballpark goals, but today, at Rogers Centre, it is elusive. Canada is a hockey country. I’ve heard that there is a…
Taking an Old Quebec Walking Tour-Quebec City

*** This experience and tour was provided courtesy of Quebec Cite Tourism. All opinions are my own. All eyes are on us as our group moves through the streets of Old Quebec City. Jacques, our Cicerone Tours, Old Quebec Walking Tour guide’s garb attracts attention. He is dressed in historic attire as he regales us…
Spending a Full Day at Volcanoes National Park – Hawaii

Cue the Jaws theme. It’s playing in my head as we approach the Nahuku Lava Tube. The group ahead of us exits the tube, but a family of 12 barrels down the path behind us. As their boisterous cries get closer, we realize we have about ten minutes with the lava tube to ourselves. We…
Spending a Half Day at Volcanoes National Park-Hawaii

Hawaii is vast. With six islands to explore and boundless activities, it’s impossible to see it all in one trip. For ambitious National Park stampers, getting a stamp at Hawaii’s Largest National Park is an important goal. But what do you do if you want to see the park but are short on time? Spend…
Staying at The Volcano House Hotel-Volcanoes National Park-Hawaii

Rolling out of bed is a luxury. It’s the best part about staying at the Volcano House hotel in Volcanoes National Park. After donning a t-shirt and hiking pants, I meander down the staircase. It’s early morning, and although the lobby is packed with day visitors from 9 am to 5 pm, at this hour,…