Travel plan idea blog

Article on things to do in Disney: lots of searching

Disney World isn't that high on my list but lots of people tell my wife she has to see it so we will go one day most likely. This article talks about some things to do while there including searching...

Posted by Jim on November 14, 2009 2:39 PM

Disney Marathon: advice on where to stay and how to make the most of the experience

Question: I've signed up for the DisneyWorld Marathon in January. I was wondering if any of you have been...where you stayed, if you have any suggestions. Right now I have some stuff from AAA and it looks like some pretty...

Posted by Jim on November 3, 2009 5:48 PM

Travel deals: Cheap cruises, 25 cent hotel rooms, and free nights at Disney

October is National Cruise Vacation month, and obvious gimmick the cruise industry uses to get attention but it does come with some nice sales. For example, Norwegian (see Bermuda and Alaska reviews on this blog if you haven't already) is...

Posted by Jim on October 18, 2009 9:21 AM

Starwood Preferred Guest AmEx card: Anyone know how good it is?

So I'm ready to move on from my NCL Mastercard. I misused my points on my Alaskan Cruise so instead of saving $500 I got a 3 category upgrade for my wife and I. Of course I later learned that...

Posted by Jim on October 11, 2009 2:46 PM

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park is coming to Universal Studios in Orlando in Spring 2010. This is ore likely to influence my vacation planning that a wizard rock festival... JK Rowling likes the theme park but what...

Posted by Jim on September 17, 2009 7:39 PM

The booming "togethering" trend and vacation renatls

I clicked on this email by accident - I have a few articles and things saved up in my gmail for you guys - but this one was pretty interesting (I even learned a new word, togethering) so here it...

Posted by Jim on July 16, 2009 9:51 PM

Eyewitness to the Disney monorail accident

Here's an eyewitness account of the Disney monorail accident: I'm actually at Disney now with the kids and can see the monorails out my hotel terrace at the Contemporary. So strange to see it - there and no other monorails...

Posted by Jim on July 6, 2009 12:23 PM

Vacation question: California coast

Reader submitted question: I'm heading home from Iraq in 3 weeks and I'm trying to come up with a trip that will be fun for the family. It would be me and the wife, an 8 year old girl, a...

Posted by Jim on June 6, 2009 6:43 AM

Vacation ideas with a Toddler

Question: The wife and I are looking to take our first "real" vacation with our 15 month old daughter, and I wanted some takes on what vacations "work" with a small child of that age. Thus far, every trip has...

Posted by Jim on April 8, 2009 7:26 PM

Disney travel advice needed

Question: I'm planning on heading down to Orlando sometime in late-September/early-October for about five days and plan on focusing the major portion of the trip on the Disney parks. I haven't been in nearly 15 years and, last time I...

Posted by Jim on March 27, 2009 10:24 PM

Traveling doctors and travel deals for Disney, Hawaii, and spring break

I don't know how many of us can actually use this information, but this article talks about how traveling doctors have a nice lifestyle:Dr. Albert Breland Jr., a psychiatrist from Del Mar, has worked in Jackson, Miss.; Danville, Ill.; and...

Posted by Jim on March 9, 2009 11:06 PM

Disney deals, Bradd Pitt in Vegas, Malaysia struggles to attract more tourists, and a ruined honeymoon

Disney is offering discounts since attendance is down by 5%. Apparently you can get 7 nights in Disney World for the price of 4 (staying at a Disney resort). Disneyland has 2 night specials. Both have deals for military personnel...

Posted by Jim on February 22, 2009 9:54 PM

Time for romance? Honeymoon and related articles...

It seems that I haven't been to any of the 10 most romantic resorts in the world. Disappointing but not surprising I guess. Here's a personal account of how traveling with someone can show you if a relationship might work....

Posted by Jim on February 14, 2009 9:55 PM

Time to get a good deal and to visit an empty Vegas?

Business in Vegas is down and has been for about a year now. In the past 12 months there have been new construction shut downs and casino employee's benefits cut. Everyone in Las Vegas used to always say that the...

Posted by Jim on February 7, 2009 11:14 AM

Interesting vacation ideas from Red Roof Inn

I recently got some vacation ideas that focus on keeping costs down from Red Roof Inn. These are some pretty cool ideas - the only thing I'm not sure about is if Red Roof Inn actually puts the package together...

Posted by Jim on December 3, 2008 9:24 PM

Orlando homes, Disney & Hawaii

I don't have much for you today as I'm facing a deadline tomorrow to get in a few chapters of a new textbook I'm working on. It should be a good project - Korean high schools really need a good...

Posted by Jim on October 18, 2008 12:24 AM

Are profits and stock prices more important than offering employees health insurance?

This story made it to Yahoo's front page for a bit. Seems Disney is trying to save money by making more of its employees unable to get health insurance. If you ask me the Disney execs making millions are the...

Posted by Jim on August 16, 2008 4:00 PM

Park West Gallery art auctions on cruise ships

When I talked to the 2 Park West people on the Norwegian Pearl, they told me that Park West Gallery is the biggest art dealer in the world and they got that huge by bringing art to the people. Park...

Posted by Jim on July 20, 2008 8:16 AM

Is there a wizard rock festival in your future?

I smiled when I started reading this article about wizard rock, Harry Potter inspired music that doesn't have to be rock at all. I laughed out loud when I read about Matt Maggiacomo, also known as the Whomping Willows:Maggiacomo, 29,...

Posted by Jim on June 19, 2008 10:07 AM

Parents get a break on Disney cruise

Since I wrote about Disney a day or so ago, I will follow up this Disney post with something a little different. But first I give this article on how a Disney cruise is one of the best vacations for...

Posted by Jim on May 14, 2008 10:54 PM