What is Disney After Hours? What’s the worst part about a day in a Disney Park? If you’ve been recently (especially around the holidays) you know it’s the crowds. People are the worst, but Disney has launched a new event that may just help solve this problem! Disney After Hours is a new event starting…
Category Archives: The Americas
Volunteering with World Vets in Ecuador
Love traveling and cute cuddly animals? World Vets has the perfect trips for you!
Conjuring Voodoo Spirits in New Orleans
I don’t know how I made it to the ripe old age of 32 before my first Voodoo conjuring, but Tales of the Cocktail this year finally broke my streak. Though, I have dabbled in some light Voodoo related vandalism, back when that was allowed at Marie Laveau’s grave in the St. Louis I cemetery…
Explore More at the Winchester Mystery House
Since I was a small and very weird child, the Winchester Mystery House has held a spot on my bucket list. So when I found out my flight home from my honeymoon in New Zealand would be routing through San Francisco, I had to make the hour drive to San Jose (actually my friend Melissa…
Smart Ways to Visit Alaska
You might not know a lot about paranormal fiction, but among a certain sector of readers, Alaska is a dream destination because of two words: hot werewolves. For the rest of us, Alaska is a weird arctic place full of icebergs, polar bears, and hairy men with big guns. As it turns out, both assumptions…
Best wildlife to see in the Amazon in Peru
If you are looking for a taste of the Amazon, then Peru is your trump card. It is located in the heart of the jungle, so you don’t really need to travel far to get there. This is in sharp contrast to places such as Brazil, where you have to travel for long stretches to…
Do Los Angeles Like a Local
Traveling is so much more fulfilling when you can experience the destination in the same way as a local. You can really see and get a feel for what the place is like and get some insider tips on what the locals do. Sure, you can book up one of the Los Angeles luxury homes…
Tales of the Cocktail; New Orleans’ Citywide Open Bar
This past week, for the 15th year in a row, the global bar industry descended upon New Orleans to help the city do what it does best… drink! New Orleans is always a party, but when thousands of passionate cocktail drinkers converge it is a sight to behold. What is Tales of the Cocktail? Tales…
The Perks of Getting “Off Property” at Disney World
The more I travel, the more I appreciate my hometown of Orlando, FL. Don’t worry, I’m not slowing down, but Orlando has been my home for over a decade now and I absolutely love it. There are so many ways to experience Orlando. Disney World and the rest of our theme parks are obviously what…
Explore the Galapagos by Land with Nature Galapagos
The Galapagos Islands are a bucket list destination for many people, I know they were for me. Unfortunately, the Galapagos remain a dream because they are largely viewed as being cost prohibitive. Great news though, you don’t need to take a luxury yacht to visit the Galapagos (though that particular mode of transport is still…