Yellowstone: Backpacking the Thorofare and South Boundary Trails
Backpacking is something that AJ has done for years. He grew up near Glacier National Park and has gone on various backpacking trips in other locations as well. He’s an experienced outdoorsman and has enough gear to start his own small outfitting company. As a rural-kid-turned-long-time-city-dweller, I was drawn to…
A Weekend at Disneyland, California Adventure, and the Disneyland Hotel
By the time we got to California on our Disney Global Tour, we were both completely exhausted. Our week in Florida was totally non-stop, and then we flew across the country on Friday evening, only to hit the parks again on Saturday morning. Since we took it slowly for the…
A Guide to Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort
Here it is: my last post about the Florida leg of our Disney Global Tour! Better late than never! AJ’s plan when envisioning this trip was to stay in the Disneyland Hotel at every stop along the way. But there isn’t a Disneyland Hotel in Florida. He researched the different…
Restaurant Review: Afternoon Tea at the Grand Floridian’s Garden View Lounge
Anyone who knows me at least a little bit probably knows that I’m a tea fanatic. This is partially because I like the taste and partially because of my shameful caffeine addiction. I used to drink coffee, but it’s too hard on my stomach, so I switched to tea ten…
Restaurant Review: Jiko – The Cooking Place
As I’ve probably mentioned in past posts, I was in charge of choosing dining experiences for our Disney Global Tour. I did some pretty extensive research into the offerings available at each location, read reviews, and tried to pick restaurants that would offer an experience that was unique to that…
Animal Kingdom: My Favorite Walt Disney World Park
While AJ tends to be more charmed by the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom was my absolute favorite park at Walt Disney World. Our visit came at the end of a very long and tiring week, and yet this park was still a lot of fun. It held my interest enough…
The Highs and Lows of Epcot
Life has been coming at me fast and furious since we got back from our trip, and I’ve been doing a terrible job of getting these posts up. We’ve already been back for over two months! I promise I will post everything eventually. It’s just taking (a lot) longer than…
Restaurant Review: Dinner at Be Our Guest
I did most of the research on the various dining options for our Disney Global Tour. I’m a bit of a foodie, whereas AJ doesn’t care that much about food. However, he was the one who was curious about Be Our Guest. It’s one of the most sought-after reservations in…
Early Morning Magic at the Magic Kingdom
The fourth day of our epic Disney Global Tour was spent at the Magic Kingdom. Since it also happened to be a day that they were offering Early Morning Magic, we decided to take advantage of that option. Because we were taking advantage of all of the options! Who needs…
Visiting Hollywood Studios Before the Chaos of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
Hollywood Studios was the first major park we spent a full day at during the Orlando leg of our Disney Global Tour. With the highly-anticipated Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opening next year, along with a new Mickey-themed ride, we definitely felt like it was the calm before the storm for…
