I don’t know if it was the late night at Disney World or maybe the fact that this was our 19th cruise in the past 11 years, but waking up on the morning we were embarking on the Carnival Sunshine didn’t give me the exciting rush of energy I was used to. Maybe our Europe Read more
How do you spend exactly one full day somewhere? I should probably hold some expertise in that by now, with all of the cruises we take and my penchant for short weekend travel. But when it comes to being in Disney, one day is never enough, and off the bat, I knew it wouldn’t be Read more
Three flights in five days. It started with three flights in five days that crossed the country on a diagonal and stopped in the middle at home in Chicago for a whopping 26 hours. Clearly, I have no regard for my own sanity. My boss asked me if I wanted to go to Seattle for Read more
Breakfast time @ Sassagoula Floatworks and Good Factory King Creole Breakfast Platter A leisurely pre-checkout stroll around Port Orleans French Quarter… …before checking (back) into the Gaylord Palms for our last pre-cruise day in Disney. Will we ever get enough of the Gaylord Palms? Probably not. Could not recommend it enough. Fantastic resort. And back Read more
**Warning — photo heavy!** So we woke up at the Gaylord Palms around 8:00 am, which was a bit later than we wanted to given that we were switching hotels today. We grabbed breakfast (bagels and juice!) at one of the quick-service spots in the resort and ate underneath the (indoor) palm trees. Here’s the Read more
