Huh, the city of Springfield, Missouri who got its name via free whiskey. The story of the name of Springfield is like this: The city was named for Springfield, Massachusetts, James Wilson who lived in the area of this unnamed city, offered free whiskey to anyone who would vote for […]
The day is Monday and day 5 of the trip, which means that its road trip Monday. Meaning that we will be going to Branson, Missouri. The show capital of Missouri or the midwest. I am not sure if it is named that but I will take some credit for […]
Today on the trip it is a Monday and that meant a trip to a place Called Branson, Missouri. Yes, the city in Missouri. I think it is called the Vegas of the East, well that is what I will call it. My wife has always wanted to go there. […]
Was a day for relaxation right. The day of rest is what it was supposed to be. So we did just that. Here is what we did. Fort Leonard Wood We attended a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on the base. It was full of soldiers. It was […]
Day 3 begins with breakfast at the Drury Hotel. Then we are off to other adventures. In which we will end up in Saint Robert, Missouri. Breakfast It was a good hot breakfast we had the following: (this is on the hotel review as well) Waffle Station Oatmeal Grits Gravy […]
This is an awesome place to go to if you are in the area and I wish I had more time here. So much to see and read, I wasn’t able to get it all done in the time we had. World War I It started in 1914 and ended […]
The second day of the trip and we are off to see more sites of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Then attended a Baseball game of the Kansas City Royals. Breakfast Time We covered this in the Red Roof Inn post. It was breakfast. Richmond, Missouri There […]
Just off of i-70 you will see the Royals Stadium right off of the blue ridge cut off-road. It is home to the Kansas City Royals. Stadium It is called Kauffman Stadium sometimes referred to as the “K”. It is part of the Truman Sports Complex, Arrowhead stadium home of […]
Is where Harry S. Truman, yes the former United States president comes from this little town just East of Kansas City. It is also the headquarters of the Community of Christ Temple. Location It is located just to the east of Kansas City, not too far away. History It was […]
After we got our car and before we headed up to Huan’s Mill we stopped by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) Temple in Kansas City. Announced on October 4, 2008 Groundbreaking May 8, 2010 Dedication on May 6, 2012 Location 7001 Searcy Creek Pkwy Kansas City, […]
When we arrived at the airport we had to walk out of the terminal and catch a shuttle bus to the car rental place. I need to be better We arrived at the car rental place and got helped within like 3 minutes. We walked out to the car, checked […]
I can’t really say much about this airport as my wife was in a hurry and didn’t want me to take some photos. So here you go. Airport Got off the plane and bam, you are exiting the airport. I had to use the bathroom and that was a mistake, […]
So the Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is one busy place. We decided to fly out on a Thursday morning, thinking that it wouldn’t be too bad, but I was wrong on that front. it was one busy place. We had to park out in the Red parking. Picked […]
We were up and out of the house by 7 AM. I was shocked and amazed. It was going to be a good trip. We stopped by McDonald’s as what trip wouldn’t be complete without stopping there. I had something, my wife didn’t. She made herself a bagel, after telling […]
So we are about to head out on a trip from Sept 12 to Sept. 19, 2019. We will be going to Missouri. Disclaimer The next few weeks post will focus on the things I did while in Missouri and the sites I visited where a history tour of the […]
Here are some pictures of the Hotel: Here is a video of the room
All things come to an end at some point, right. Well, this golf trip is coming to an end with Mothers day the next day we decided to head home. Morning time Got up and packed and started to head out. I sort of wanted to eat at the buffet, […]
Woke up at my normal time, but then went back to sleep. Got up and got moving around 8:00, didn’t want to be the rude one and wake everyone up. Waking up friends = bad, waking up the family to go eat = good. Breakfast Casa Blanco does NOT do […]
This trip is about 3 childhood friends who went away for a few days to golf in Mesquite, Nevada. We all lived in the same neighborhood, went to the same elementary, jr. high and high school. Started off early as I went to get the Rental car, I rented one […]
Today was spent in the great city of Puerto Vallarta, where there is a Walmart and a Sams club. Today we spent it in the mountains, riding some four-wheelers. Puerto Vallarta is not on ships time, it is actually 1 hour ahead. So I wasn’t sure what time we had […]
Today was spent in Mazatlán and it was a different experience than last time we were here. We got up and had breakfast at the buffet again. Boat Tour We got off the ship about 8:20 AM and found our tour group and we then headed towards the boat. We […]
Today is Cabo San Lucas and it is a tender to the pier as it doesn’t have a dock, I am not sure if it is just not deep enough or big enough. So what do we have planned for the day? Well, let’s talk about it. After breakfast, we […]
The ship is moving to Australia in November of 2019. So here is what is covered on the ship. Deck 3 The Spectacular Lounge The Lobby Deck 4 Spectacular Lounge Library Black Peral Restaurant Board conference room Gold Peral Restaurant Deck 4, Video Deck 5 Spectacular lounge Fun shops Casino […]
The port of Long Beach is where Carnival Cruise as set up shop for cruise lines. Where the rest go out of The Port of San Pedro. The Dome The Dome has been used as the bat cave, Wayne Manor in a couple of Batman Movies. It held ice sculpture […]
Name of Hotel: Queen Mary Address: 1126 Queens Hwy, Long Beach, CA 90802 Website: http://www.queenmary.com Below the cabin review and before the rating is link to another video. Here is a video of the cabin review: Here is a video of the Queen Mary.
Do you know that Long Beach Airport is Smoke-Free and that includes e-cigarettes unless it is a designated area by baggage claim number 2? I do. I think I have heard it about a dozen times. Open AirPort concept The Long Beach Airport is an open-air concept to a point. […]
When we arrived at Long Beach Airport and we needed to get to the Queen Mary, as they didn’t have a shuttle service. How odd is that a major tourist attraction and the hotel doesn’t have a shuttle. So we needed a ride. In comes, a place called. Executive Car […]
We purchased the Carnival Transportation from the Long Beach Cruise port to the Long Beach Airport. It was about $24 dollars a person and it wasn’t too bad. We walked off the ship and got thru customs and the porter took us over to where the buses were at. We […]
