by leandra | Jun 2, 2023 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
Instead of heading out-of-state for Memorial Day we planned a week-long return (2021, 2022) to the NC mountains. As the title of this post indicates, it simply wasn’t meant to be… On 11am Friday we met our friends in Durham and drove to Asheville, stopping...
by leandra | Mar 2, 2023 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
Sunday was our day at EPCOT. I set an alarm for 6:55am to join the first virtual queue for Guardians of the Galaxy but didn’t get in. We slept a bit longer and while enjoying my fancy cold brew, I booked us the free hotel shuttle for 10am. We arrived to the park...
by leandra | Mar 1, 2023 | Food & Drink, street art, Travel, USA Travel
On Saturday we didn’t want to stay in the hotel room (or at Disney Springs) the entire day, so we took an Uber to the Mills 50 area to check out the street art. While we did find a few murals to photograph, the area doesn’t compare to downtown St. Pete or...
by leandra | Feb 25, 2023 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
Our hotel was an easy 8 minute walk to Disney Springs, so the first night we went exploring. The temps were on the chilly side but most places with outdoor seating had heaters set up. After wandering around window shopping (and quietly exclaiming at the...
by leandra | Feb 24, 2023 | Travel, USA Travel
I had intended to visit Disneyworld with my sister’s family in 2021 but that trip was unfortunately cancelled, leaving me with an unused 2-day ticket. After perusing forums and making several calls to customer service, I eventually managed to convert the two...