As I mentioned before my packing cubes are in Argentina so I needed some new ones and I found these on Amazon. Now, I used them when I went on our Mexican Riviera Cruise back in March. They were OK and not what I was expecting. Old Ones Now the […]
As with life things happen, right. Over the past couple of weeks, life has well been really really busy. I have switched web hosts and over the course of a couple of weeks the databases got mixed up and I published a couple of blank posts about new packing cubes. […]
For many many years, I packed all the tech and cords. I got a cord bag so that we could keep all of our (my) technology powered. She said I complain too much, it isn’t complaining, but just little hints that she might need to start taking her own cords […]
My wife has a nice carry-on on it Ricardo Beverly Hills carry-on. But the only problem is, it isn’t a pinkish color. It is a nice red color. But now it doesn’t match the following: And this one So what does someone do to fix the situation? Gets her a […]
What is a tote bag? Well, it is a bag that you tote around. We (my wife) were looking for a bag that she could carry on the plane that will carry certain items so she wouldn’t have to carry her purse. Basically, she was looking for a purse but […]
Everyone needs a big suitcase, right? Just a bigger bag to haul around all your stuff or just more of the things you won’t use. History This bag came from a Fred Myer store in Juneau, Alaska. Yes, you heard that right, we got this in Juneau while on a […]
In 2015, I was looking for a bag that could help me travel on a plane with just a carry-on and a personal bag. Like my wife, we didn’t want to lug around extra baggage when we went on an Alaskan cruise and I looked high and low for a […]
I have called this one the Red suitcase since it is red. History Back in 2015, when we went on a cruise to Alaska, we decided that we would only take a carry-on and a personal bag. This is my wife’s private bag, as the previous post was her carry-on […]
When you travel you need some luggage, right? We needed some new luggage for the wife as she needed a new one. It seems that we go thru a new one every few years, not from overtravel but from them not being cute. Carry On What is the most needed […]
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 […]
The day has finally come that we need to vacate our room and that comes with mixed emotions. Mostly between my wife and myself and how we want to do things. I was of course up at about 5 AM, as I couldn’t sleep so I went out and watched […]
The last full day at sea started out early for me. I was awake at 3 AM, and 6 AM. Going to the bathroom, either I have the prostate the size of a grapefruit or I have been drinking so many fluids, like water and lemonade no alcohol for me. […]
Now that we have our port days behind us that means that we are winding down and we are heading back to Long Beach. BOO!!. So it is a fun day at Sea. Well, that is what it is supposed to be right, but it is 2 days away from […]
The last port call of the cruise, Puerto Vallarta, it has a Walmart. True just like the other places we have been in they have one. We didn’t do a city tour or anything like that we went four wheeling. Breakfast We ate in the main dining room today and […]
Today is the second port day, of our 7-day cruise and it is in Mazatlán, which is just across the bay from Cabo. We have a tour today, it is a land and sea tour. We will see where this takes us in the city that I said I wouldn’t […]
Today was the first port day of the trip if you don’t count Long Beach but who counts that as a port day besides the cruise line. So after about 36 or hours on the sea, we arrived at Cabo. We watched as we came around the bend as we […]
Waking up and realizing that you don’t need to do anything at all is a good feeling. However, to some it is a normal life and to others, it is stressful to not do anything all day long and to top it off it is on a ship, called the […]
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