What was suppose to be a Key West trip in the pre-pandemic world turned into a trip down to Gulf Shores, AL this week. Lot of condo balcony time, avoiding people on the beach, taking the next elevator when it … Continue reading Gulf Shores–2020 Style
I turned 41 Wednesday, so my last full day in California had another touch of fun to it; even if we did get a late start on the shenanigans after working throughout the day. Anyone who knows me knows I … Continue reading Birthday in San Diego
Yeah. I like this town. There is a reason real estate is expensive as can be in San Diego. BTW, the locals don’t appreciate the whale’s vagina references. After several days of eating and drinking like a madman, it was … Continue reading San Diego–Discovered By The Germans In 1904 and By Weez In 2019
Where you be, Endangered Species? Monday started the second half of this Cali trip, as we checked out of Disney and headed south to San Diego, via Temecula, one of the fastest growing wine areas of California. We were able … Continue reading Meet Me In Temecula
After spending a day at Disneyland, followed by a day brewery hopping, we returned to a mostly park day Sunday. My first several trips to Las Vegas for March Madness, we stayed at Planet Hollywood. Located right across from the … Continue reading Drunk Disney Is The Best Disney
…a state that’s untouchable like Elliott Ness. We got out of the park today, and headed to outer LA, driving up to Marina Del Rey-Venice and back. On the drive up, the exit signs were a love letter to my … Continue reading Now Let Me Welcome Everybody To The Wild Wild West
Today was our first full day at Disneyland, and as I type this, I am exhausted. More than 20,000 steps, a dozen or so rides. A few good meals. And some okay beer. Staying onsite here in the Grand California … Continue reading Full Day At Disney: More Steps than Step Up 2-5
American Aquarium returned to Off Broadway in St. Louis Monday night. Being a school night, the show did not sell out, but the room was full, and the energy on the stage was still high. A few years ago, I … Continue reading Concert Review: American Aquarium
As a kid, I never visited Chicago, despite living just four hours away. Other than an airport layover, I don’t remember going to Chicago until a job interview after college. Even still, it wasn’t until the last few years I … Continue reading Where Chicago, We go.
Iceland is mostly green and Greenland is mostly ice. Okay, that common mixup is out of the way. It is also something 23 locals now have firsthand knowledge of after visiting Iceland for a week in early July. Fairfield Community High School science teacher Scott McElravy led the voyage, with 18 FCHS students and four other adults in tow, as part of a WorldStrides educational tour of the north Atlantic island. Including travel days, the entire trip took six days, including four nights in Iceland, or at least a facsimile of night. Iceland has 22-23 hours of daylight in the … Continue reading To The Land Of Ice, Sort Of
