Yearly Archives: 2018


New direction

When I started this adventure of traveling with Justin, I was thinking of doing it as a traditional website and not as a blog, so I thought about having pages. Hence, the menus are across the top of the page. By doing this I would create pages for my trips […]


Alaska Air Carry on Bags

Right now, the industry standards for a carry-on bag are 22” x 14” x 9”. Which has been the standard for a while now I thought that was correct. That what it was a couple of years ago when I flew Seattle to go a 7-day Alaskan cruise since that […]


Packing Smart

I found this on my flash drive and I thought this was still valid (even if it was dated 2006) Pack Smart Carry-on baggage is a small piece of luggage you take onboard the airplane with you. You are allowed one carry-on in addition to one personal item such as […]


West Coast cruising

Carnival announced on February 9, 2018, that Splendor the 3,012 passenger cruise ship that did 7 night Mexican Rivera Cruises.  Meaning that now that Carnival has upgraded the Long Beach Cruise Port at the Dome. Leaving only Inspiration and Imagination doing the 3 and 4-day cruises out of Long Beach. Was this the […]


Long Beach Cruise Port

If you have ever been out of the Long Beach Cruise Port for the Carnival Cruise line you go out of the Dome, which is near the Queen Mary. But, this hasn’t always been the best option. However, Carnival Cruise line announced on Saturday, February 10, 2018, the full use […]