• Fireworks from Disney's Boardwalk Area
    Disney,  Disney Planning

    The Best Disney Planning Advice I Have Ever Gotten

    When you first tell people you are planning a trip to Walt Disney World you suddenly unleash this predisposed need for people to tell you exactly how to plan your trip.  They can’t help it. They have been before and clearly have learned all there is to know and whatever your original plan is you are doing it wrong. This is…

  • French Quarter Bar in New Orleans, Louisiana
    New Orleans,  Travel

    Best Happy Hour in New Orleans

    New Orleans is one of my favorite places to visit. The energy that the town gives off just by walking down the street is something you cannot recreate. There are so many things to do in NOLA besides drinking on bourbon street, but let’s be honest, chances are if you are visiting the French Quarter, you plan on having a…

  • Walt Disney World Disney Bag
    Disney,  Disney Parks,  Disney Planning

    What Is Always In My Disney Bag

    Charger This should be a no-brainer for anyone who has a smartphone and is on vacation. We rarely travel without a backup charger in our bags. In Disney, with all of the things you need to use your My Disney Experience app for, and now with the release of the Disney Play app, your battery will not make it to…

  • Disney,  Disney Dining

    Where to Eat In The Magic Kingdom

    Where to eat in the Magic Kingdom? With so many restaurants to pick from how to do you begin? I recommend checking reviews everywhere – here, TripAdvisor, yelp, and any of your favorite blogs. Food is so subjective that someone’s favorite, but be terrible to you, it is all about what type of Disney vacation experience you think best fits…

  • Disney,  Disney Planning,  Travel

    5 Mistakes I Made On My Last Disney Trip

    I don’t care what trip you are taking – whether it is to Disney, Australia, or a road trip somewhere for a weekend, no vacation is perfect. You will have issues that are beyond your control and you need to be able to look past the imperfections and accept that it is a lesson for the next trip. The trip…

  • 27 Before 28 List,  Blog,  Completed

    Why I Started a Blog

    I have toyed around with the idea of starting a blog for years. My senior project at Drexel was essentially a blog about life in Philadelphia. I loved it. It gave me an excuse to go out and do things I would have talked myself out of or otherwise never considered. I completely understand how idiotic it sounds, but when…