Disney World: Day 3 – MGM Studios homer, July 2, 2007July 8, 2007 We didn’t have a late start on Sunday despite being very weary and tired from our first two days at Disney World. On arrival, we had booked a fishing tour to go out on the lake and catch a few fish. Our scheduled departure was 7:00 a.m. so we got… Continue Reading
Disney World: Day 2 – Magic Kingdom homer, July 1, 2007July 7, 2007 We started the day late on Saturday. We were dead tired from Epcot and slept in till 9:00 a.m. We headed down for breakfast at one of the snack eateries and weren’t surprised to see a charge for $20 for breakfast. We took the monorail from our hotel over to… Continue Reading
Disney World: Day 1 – Epcot Center homer, June 30, 2007July 7, 2007 It’s been a while since we’ve gone on a decent vacation. Between work, kids school, family events and other activities, we’ve found it impossible to get away for more than a weekend trip getaway here and there. We finally bit the bullet and decided to head out to Disney World… Continue Reading
Las Vegas – The Most Hyped City in the World! homer, October 15, 2006October 16, 2006 This past weekend we made our first foray into Las Vegas as part of our anniversary celebration. We stayed at Venetian Hotel and I can only summarize our visit in the context of “The Good”, “The Bad”, and “The Ugly” but I will say that Las Vegas is definitely the… Continue Reading
Galveston homer, September 8, 2006 This past Labor Day Weekend we made a short trip over to Galveston, TX. Unfortunately, we didn’t take any photos but we did stay at the Moody Gardens and had a great time. The hotel was decent and the pool was pretty cool. We had a swim up bar along… Continue Reading
Capital One Comes Through homer, July 19, 2006October 16, 2006 I wanted to updated everyone on our Capital One Fiasco. As I posted earlier, we had called Capital One to let them know we were heading to New Zealand for an extended stay and we would be making various large charges. Upon arriving in New Zealand, we had to make… Continue Reading
New Zealand Hotels Review homer, June 18, 2006June 19, 2006 As promised, I’ve written a brief review of the hotels/apartments we stayed in during our New Zealand trip. I’ve included some photos when we took some. As far as prices, they fluctuate greatly during high season or low season so I’ve included a link to the hotels so you can… Continue Reading
Wednesday – We’re Home! homer, June 14, 2006October 16, 2006 We got home safe and sound. Air New Zealand’s flight was 40 minutes late leaving Auckland and we were worried we’d miss our connecting flight in LAX due to having to go through customs but we whizzed right by and the airport was oddly empty. We made it home around… Continue Reading
Wednesday – Auckland then home! homer, June 14, 2006June 16, 2006 Well it’s our last day in Auckland. I’m writing this summary from the airport. There is actual working internet terminals here unlike the other airports. We spent the morning at the Sky City Tower.4800 We had purchased a voucher pack and had tickets left to this attraction and Rainbow’s End…. Continue Reading
Tuesday – Auckland homer, June 13, 2006June 16, 2006 As I write this it is Tuesday evening around 5:45 p.m. We fly back home tomorrow night. We flew from Queenstown this morning back to Auckland. The bad weather the previous night delayed many flights and cancelled a few. We arrived in Auckland around 1:00 p.m. and got our car… Continue Reading