When I find something I like, I tend to stick with it. I’ve used the same brand of pen for nearly 20 years (Pilot, in case you’re wondering), and I’ve owned a Ford for at least 18 years. Clothing, on the other hand, is something I’m a little more fickle about. If it fits and […]
Howl-O-Scream 2013: Busch Gardens ups the ante for Halloween events everywhere
09/20/2013 by
How do you take an already great Halloween event and make it even better? If you’re an ordinary theme park, you add themed dining to the venue and call it a day. If you’re Busch Gardens, you add themed dining and insert amazingly talented actors into it for an extraordinary dinner theatre experience. Oh, […]
Busch Gardens goes back to Basics with Targeted Grazing
09/12/2013 by
The world’s most beautiful park is going “baaaaaack” to the basics (pardon the puns, but there will probably be more) with its latest low-tech approach to landscaping. The park has added its flock of 17 Scottish black-face sheep to the gardening staff. This crew doesn’t care about perks, paychecks or pension plans. Usually seen at […]
Half Shell Raw Bar, Key West, Makes Cover of Kenny Chesney single ‘When I See This Bar’
08/26/2013 by
Laid-back beach bars, island locations and good music always seem to go hand in hand. If anything can bring it home even more, and toss in an artistic touch, it is an artist/performer like Kenny Chesney. A Key West establishment that sings of the images and feelings evoked in many of Chesney’s songs has just […]
‘The Walking Dead’ to come to life at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights
08/21/2013 by
You can’t keep a good man down. Or even, so it seems, a dead one. Season three is the scene and Universal Studios Hollywood and Orlando are the stages for the Emmy-Award winning AMC series “The Walking Dead” as it makes its second year run at Halloween Horror Nights (HHN). Universal Orlando is dedicating its […]
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas in ICE! at the Gaylord National
08/01/2013 by
From indoor snowfalls and a 60-foot-tall glass Christmas tree to 12 miles of dazzling lights and icy renderings of favorite characters and scenes, the Gaylord National Resort is the D.C. region’s “Capital of Christmas.” The sixth annual Christmas on the Potomac is a 52-day celebration that runs from Nov. 15, 2013 to Jan. 5, 2014 […]
Dunkin’ Donuts opens at two Great Wolf Lodge locations
07/29/2013 by
For most of us, getting away from it all doesn’t necessarily mean that we want to leave it “all” behind. We still need that occasional cup of coffee or a tasty treat to keep us going. Whether we’re at the beach, waiting in an airport or off on a waterpark adventure, we need that jolt […]
Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 23: ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ comes to life
07/17/2013 by
As much as I love the sunshine of summertime, I would have to say that Halloween is one of my most favorite holidays. Haunted houses,devious decorations, perfectly themed settings and being scared senseless are all at the top of my list for an entertaining evening. When else is it perfectly acceptable to scream your head […]
Travel Tips: Pack light with the Travel Lux Microfiber Towel by SolEscapes
07/09/2013 by
As much as I love beach and resort getaways, I don’t relish packing bulky towels and other water-related necessities. Yes, hotels usually provide pool towels, but they don’t generally allow guests to take those towels to the beach. If you know of anybody that does, please let me know. I recently read about the Travel […]
Springfield is coming to Universal Studios Orlando. D’oh!
07/03/2013 by
If you haven’t heard by now, there is big news coming out of Universal Studios Orlando. And its initials are not H.P. this time. Springfield, home to America’s favorite wisecracking, slacking and beer drinking animated family, is coming to life at Universal Orlando. Guests to Universal Studios will soon be able to walk the streets […]
Cedar Fair and Panama Jack extend partnership
06/28/2013 by
Sunscreen is one of the biggest necessities of summer. I don’t step foot onto the beach or into the water park without spraying myself, and everybody around me, with a pound of sunscreen. I go through a ton of the stuff every summer. The cost far outweighs the risks of sunburn or worse. Whether it’s […]
