Viking Splash Dublin Ireland – what fun! Today I have a surprise early birthday present for Explorason. I have contacted Viking Splash and pre-booked tickets. They are not able to run tomorrow as the parade is on, so it had to be today. We climb on board, and are given Viking Helmets! I immediately know […]
Guinness Factory Tour in Dublin Ireland Our 7-day road trip has come to an end. We get caught in roadworks getting the car back in time to the Airport. One great thing is we were able to collect from one airport and drop back to another with no drop-off fee. We make it at 2 […]
Road trip around Florida – Legoland again – Day 10 I can’t believe we are here again. Just 2 days ago my feet pounded the pavement. The website says they open at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays but they actually open at 10:00 a.m. and s we are okay with the opening time. It is so […]
Road trip around Florida Legoland Day 8 Today is a BIG Day. We had contacted Legoland, but somehow our emails to the promotional link on the web were never received. I tried calling 5 times, but it was always someone’s day off, or they were out or had some other reason. Soon the 2 weeks […]
Everglades Holiday Park AirBoat rides and Alligators As we arrive at the Everglades Holiday Park, I am amazed to see so many people enjoying the Everglades. We park the car and go to the ticketing office, which also happens to sells Dippy Dots – our most favorite ice-cream, so we are delighted to grab one […]
Xtreme Indoor Karting Mini Golf and Arcade Florida One thing Explorason has always wanted to do is to drive indoor motorized karts. But he has only just become tall enough, and he is excited to finally get the chance. We arrive early. Being from out of town we are not sure how long it will […]
Miccosukee Indian Village and Alligator show – Everglades Florida Australian single MUm and her 8-year-old are about to explore some of the Everglades in Florida today. And we are excited! When we are driving along, we see a few airboat rides available, but being a world-traveling duo, we really want to learn about the traditional […]
My son loves golf. In fact, he was taking golf lessons when he was just 4-years-old, and so he is no stranger to the golf course. Now we are in the USA we haven’t had much of an opportunity to play golf, though we have heard the USA has some amazing Golf Clubs and Golf Courses. […]
Fort Lauderdale Discovery & Science Museum – Florida, USA Attraction Name: Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science – Florida, USA Location: 401 SW 2nd St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 Telephone: (954) 467-6637 email: information@mods.net Website: http://www.mods.org/visit/ Child-friendly: yes Review: We only have one day before our cruise to explore Fort Lauderdale, so we decide it is time for Explorason to select what […]
Xocomil – the best water park in Latin America Attraction Name: Xocomil Water Park Location: Retalhuleu, Guatemala Telephone: 502 7729 4000 email: n/a Web-site: http://www.irtra.org.gt Child-friendly: Yes Review: We have been staying at a hotel, on the same side just before the water park. One excited boy was up at 5 a.m., but the breakfast only starts at 7:30 […]
Flores Guatemala – 3 days of delight (and Tikal too) We take another mini-van. This time it was from Lanquin to Flores. The couple in the next room were on the shuttle, and the couple from our journey to Lanquin were n the shuttle. It was a familiar crowd. Firstly we had a 15-minute […]
Toasting marshmallows on Pacaya Volcano We have been staying in Antigua for over a week already. There is so much to do. We could stay for a month! But so far we have not yet managed to see an active volcano in Central or South America. There is always a reason we don’t get there. […]
