We travelled to Disney for trip #19 last week, and did something a little different. Instead of parking at one hotel, I decided to spend 3 nights at a moderate, and 3 nights at a deluxe. I knew I’d miss the convenience of staying at a deluxe monorail hotel, but I wanted to compare the two […]
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Summer… can you have finally arrived in Ottawa? This Canada Day long weekend, my family took in Calypso Water Park for the first time. Strategically located (east of Ottawa off highway 417, and 75 minutes from Montreal) the water park is bound to attract crowds on a hot day. We were lucky the Sunday afternoon
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Did you have a lovely Canada Day weekend? I certainly hope so! We had some visitors in Ottawa this weekend… perhaps you’d heard? They gathered a wee bit of a crowd in Canada’s National Capital region! http://nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/jeffisgr8t-2133209.jpg?w=940&h=592 Some of us braved the heat, crowds, closed roads, and traffic, and went to Parliament Hill for the
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No visit to Magic Kingdom is complete without watching the Wishes fireworks. It’ll make the most hardened person cry. Jiminy Cricket’s words, Tinkerbell shooting across the night sky, and then the little kids angelic choir voices gets me every time. I’m not a good enough photographer to capture the magic, although I always try. Fortunately, there
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We returned at 2 am this morning from Disney, our first ever trip where we didn’t check luggage…. carried all onboard. Ordinarily, I plan my Disney vacations completely at least 180 days out (to get all character and other dining we want). This time, the trip was only arranged the day before we left… so
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Why would anyone go to Disney and not stay at an onsite hotel? Staying at an onsite Disney hotel has many advantages. It gives you the ability to take the Disney’s Magical Express shuttle, the option to purchase the dining plan, the thrill of being surrounded by the Disney magic 24 hours a day, the
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After a long day at the parks, there’s nothing better than a swim in the Canyon-themed waterslide pool at the Grand Floridian, and maybe a water game with a beach ball…. except maybe a marshmellow roast right on the beach. The Grand Floridian has a nightly campfire (usually ~7:30 pm), followed by a movie (usually ~9:00
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My family thought we were up to the challenge. En route to Hollywood Studios, we got off the boat from Epcot, and popped into the Beach Club resort, with eyes on Beaches and Cream. The “kitchen sink” is actually served in a dish that resembles a kitchen sink. And it comes with 8 scoops of
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Whenever we spend the day at Epcot in Walt Disney World, we try to ensure there’s a meal planned for the San Angel Inn in the Mexico pavilion. It’s a Disney dining experience that is always a terrific treat. The San Angel Inn restaurant is inside, but has been built to make you feel like
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Besides being a quick zip ride away from Magic Kingdom, one of the huge benefits of staying at a Disney monorail hotel in Orlando is that you get all the bells and whistles of staying in a top notch hotel – fine dining, kids clubs, character meals, terrific pools and recreational activities – and a waterslide
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