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Float away your cares – Floatation Spa Experience
a new spa experience defying gravity and relieve pain and stress. … Read More Float away your cares – Floatation Spa Experience
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A “Magic”al San Diego Dinner Experience
Wow! How’d he do that? Amazing! No Way! What in the World? These are just a few of the phrases that we exclaimed while attending the new Illusions Magic Dinner Theatre in the Gaslamp District of Downtown San Diego. It just opened in the Summer of 2018 by a longtime magician who had a dream… Read More A “Magic”al San Diego Dinner Experience
How to Plan your Camping Menu-Our Yosemite Experience
The images are links to Amazon for items I recommend. There is no added fee to use that link, just a benefit to me. So thank you in advance. Recently I had a neighbor approach me asking how in the world I’m going to shop and pack food for a camping trip that more than… Read More How to Plan your Camping Menu-Our Yosemite Experience
Top 10 Tween Activities in N. County San Diego
I love this age… they are old enough to really enjoy a variety of activities and adventures that opens the doors to so many more possibilities. So if you live in the area and have kids between the ages of 8-14 you probably have heard of these places, especially if you have boys. But if… Read More Top 10 Tween Activities in N. County San Diego
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Zihuatanejo Catamaran Snorkel Tour and Family Trip – Part 4
Zihuatanejo has activities for everyone, especially relaxing and eating amazing food, but our family enjoys a bit of adventure and sport as well so this activity was fun for all. Anyone visiting Zihuatanejo will see the Picante Catamaran in the Bay. It’s a very well known and highly promoted activity in the area and must be… Read More Zihuatanejo Catamaran Snorkel Tour and Family Trip – Part 4
— Fun and Food, Travel —
Zihuatanejo Cooking Class and Family Trip -Part 3
We have visited Zihuatanejo, Mexico before and the cooking classes have become a popular activity in town. However, if you wait until you arrive, they are usually booked up. So with doing a bit of research, I booked one in advance. There is one that is a personal home, hands-on, cooking class, and although it… Read More Zihuatanejo Cooking Class and Family Trip -Part 3
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Zihuatanejo Cultural Tour and Family Trip-Part 2
Zihuatanejo is such an amazing little town…it’s not your typical touristy high rise resort town like Cancun or Cabo. It’s really just local shops and restaurants although the American comforts of McDonald’s, 7/11, Walmart and Sam’s Club can be sought out if absolutely necessary. It has charm and is quite peaceful in the way that it’s… Read More Zihuatanejo Cultural Tour and Family Trip-Part 2
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An Amazing Zihuatanejo Family Trip – Part 1
Zihuatanejo, Mexico is best known for where the guys meet up at the end of the movie Shawshank Redemption (but it was really filmed in the US Virgin Islands) and When a Man Loves a Woman with Meg Ryan (at least it was really filmed there). It’s a resort town Northwest of Acapulco. Located next to… Read More An Amazing Zihuatanejo Family Trip – Part 1
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Why we love Zihua in pics
This is a visual description of why our family loves to vacation in Zihuatanejo, Mexico We have vacationed there in January twice and the temperature is in the low 80s and perfect. It’s complete relaxation, no chaos of the big tourist cities, no worries of what’s going on elsewhere -just a peaceful little fishing village, that… Read More Why we love Zihua in pics
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Planning for our Trip to Japan #1
Although we are going for a family reunion with my Japanese mother-in-law (my husband is half Japanese and half Italian), she has not really traveled Japan much and wants to see the main attractions as much as we do before going to visit family who lives in Northern Japan. So here is my planning process… Read More Planning for our Trip to Japan #1