Posts from ‘October, 2008’

Solo Disney World, Part Three

This is part three of my series on traveling solo to Walt Disney World. In part one, I discussed why Walt Disney World is a great first trip if you’re dipping your toes in the solo travel pool. In part two, I discussed the pros and cons of being alone at Disney World. In part [...]

Not quite dead yet?

I believe we’ve already sufficiently established my Trek geekiness, so imagine how thrilled I was to see this article in the Las Vegas Review Journal about the possibility of the Star Trek Experience being resurrected and relocated Downtown in Neonopolis?  Woo! I especially enjoyed this line:  “If it works it would be the biggest resurrection [...]

Falling for Stowe, VT

If you ever make it to Vermont, you owe it to yourself to at least take a day trip to Stowe.  Stowe is a picturesque little village with great shopping, dining, and outdoor activities.  People think of Stowe in the winter, of course, for the skiing, but there’s a lot to do in the summer [...]

Solo Disney World, Part Two

This is part two of my series on traveling solo to Walt Disney World. In part one, I reviewed some of the reasons why Disney World is a great first solo trip for anyone new to solo travel. Now it’s time to review the pros and cons of a solo trip to Disney. The Cons [...]

Last-minute savings

I’m not a spontaneous traveler.  Because I’m pretty particular about where I stay and what airline I fly, I have to plan my trips and start looking for deals at least 3 months ahead of time. For this reason, I don’t use discount sites like Priceline or Hotwire where you can book great discounts, but [...]

Solo Walt Disney World, Part One

This is part one of a series of posts on solo travel to Disney World. I am not going to cover general aspects of a trip to Disney in this article, but rather explore what the solo experience at Disney is like. For general information about Disney World, see the links in the right sidebar [...]

Single Rooms

I stumbled across this thread today at FlyerTalk.com and wanted to share it.  I have never actually stayed at a hotel where single rooms were even an option, so I have had no personal experience with this myself.  But I can’t say I’m terribly surprised to hear that the single rooms that do exist in [...]