Time for the annual food and wine festival combined with a day at Disneyland – California Adventure. This event is one that is very special to my partner as she gave more than 10 years of her life to working for Disney. We also have many friends that still work at both Anaheim parks. How does it work? You purchase a standard ticket to California Adventure [or...
We took a trip to downtown Cabo to do some shopping, take a boat ride, and celebrate my birthday (early). While it was mostly a tourist trap with rather aggressive salespersons, it was kinda fun to see some of the historical locations. We had lunch at the original Cabo Wabo Cantina. This is the place made famous by Sammy Hagar and Van Halen. Starting in 1990, it has...
The goal for today was to explore pools, food, and enjoy many adult beverages. In the last year, I have discovered that I love to have a day of relaxation swimming at resort pools. I used to be rather self-conscious about the experience, but as I near middle age…I….Just…Don’t…Care : ) The many pools at our resort featured fantastic...
Today we spent our time visiting the Chihuly Glass display, the Modern Pop Culture museum, and the Space Needle. It was nice that these were all so close together. I knew nothing about Chihuly, but think my artist friend David had the best description that this person was to the glass art world what Michael Jackson was to the Pop Music world. The Mo-Pop museum had...
One of our family friends suggested that we spend a weekend visiting Seattle, Washington. Thanks to my business travel, I have flown through SEA many times; however, I have never really spent any time in this famous city. I was really excited to finally have some dedicated time to explore. We started with some breakfast at Biscuit B#$%&. While I am often...
So I had to cancel my visit to Hokkaido. This required some serious last minute planning and booking. I decided to explore to the northwest, starting with the resort town of Fujikawaguchiko. I was so stressed about the rescheduling that I needed a few days of hiking and onsens to relax. While I have been to this place before, it still makes me happy. It takes about...
Somewhere around July 4th there was a sale on Delta.com for Asia travel. While I had not planned a trip to Japan, the price of a round trip ticket popped up as $760. Having seen recent prices in a range of 1200-1500 I just couldn’t resist. So…おかえりなさい (Okaerinasai – Welcome Back). My big plans for this trip include a little time in Tokyo to...
I can not believe that it has now been three years of chasing my California Dream. Here is what these years have taught me… The Negative: The longer I live here, the more I start to understand why so many people are moving away from this state. I am kind of curious to see if when this state goes bankrupt (much like Detroit did). Example Forbes...
When I was growing up in Ohio, one or two of my family’s summer activities included going to the county fair. Usually, it was the Stark, Carroll or Tuscarawas ones. My girlfriend suggested we take a road trip to visit the Del Mar event (aka San Diego County Fair). Thanks to many years of Cedar Fair and Six Flags parks I rarely go to these Fairs for the rides...
Once again, I awoke early to continue my drive. My next destination was to visit Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. This involved a long drive across Oregon that took most of the day. Eventually, I started seeing Mt. Rainier and Mt. Jefferson on the horizon. Here was an interesting stop… I arrived at Crater Lake around 5 pm. This natural formation is even...