A lot of people from the Midwest winter in Florida. It’s not uncommon to fly south for three months of sunshine instead of three months of digging a car out of the snow. These sunshine-chasers are called snowbirds, and they’re usually about twice our age. So how did we turn out to be snowbirds at …
In the past nine months, we’ve been to five continents, 24 counties, 53 cities, and twelve Disney parks. That is every single Disney park across the globe, plus the Aulani Hawaiian resort just for good measure. We expected international travel to wear away at some of Disney’s sparkle. We thought that maybe after traveling the …
On my last day of work, my insanely talented (and smart and kind and all sorts of other positive adjectives I didn’t throw her way enough) coworker gave me two pairs of handmade Mickey Mouse ears from her Etsy shop, Main Street Atelier (now closed). They are seriously the cutest things I’ve ever seen, and …
Origin: Chicago, IL (MDW) Destination: Orlando, FL (MCO) Flight time: 2:13:15 Miles Covered: 1,085 Airline: Southwest Plane: Boeing 737-800 Flight Cost (for 2): $219 Payment Type: cash Food: Wheat Thins & Peanuts Entertainment: Bob’s Burgers Amenity Kit: None Primary Language: English Memorable Moment: Flying through storm clouds at sunset
We recently became big fans of adding a Resort Day to our Disney schedule. This just means a day when we don’t have park tickets when we can explore the resorts, try new food and drinks, and just relax because when park days come around, we are go-go-go! Here are a few of our favorite …
At 5PM CST on July 2, we left Chicago, IL for a 1 year excursion around the world. Our first stop was Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL (okay, Lake Buena Vista). We didn’t even leave our home country. Why We Picked Walt Disney World There’s a couple good reasons for this. The practical answer …