Travel Adventures


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 […]


Thanksgiving Cruise

Today is Thanksgiving and that means that there is a turkey is in the oven and football games are being played and enjoyed, just not the NFL. There will be plenty of food and company and dishes. I mean dishes everywhere. What can be done? Why a cruise The question […]


Royal Caribbean moving ports

If you are a fan or Royal Caribbean’s ships the biggest ships are changing ports in 2019. Here are the ships, locations, and new ports. Oasis of the Seas If you want to cruise on the Oasis of the Sea out of Port Canaveral, Florida then you better hurry and […]


LA Dodgers

They didn’t start out in Los Angles when they became a baseball team.  They were known as the Brooklyn Grays. Yes, they were known as the Brooklyn Grays and they started out as the Inter state association of Professional Baseball Clubs. They drew 6,431 fans to their first home game on May […]


Yaquina Head

The main thing about the Yaquina Head is the Lighthouse, but it has the followings: Tidepools Trails Interpretive center History Yaquina head is a narrow coastal headland formed by ancient lava flows. It has a mile-long pathway into the open sea and a mile-long pathway into the open sea for 4,000 years.  […]


Avenue of the Giants

This is a scenic highway in northern California running thru the Humboldt Redwoods State Park. It is part of the old alignment of the U.S. Route 101. It is a two lane highway Founder’s Grove This consists of a ½ mile tour of the grove where you will see the […]


Clear Lake, California

According to Wikipedia, this is Clear Lake: This is a natural freshwater lake located in Northern California. It has 68 square miles of surface area. It is known as the Bass Capital of the West.  The warm water of Clear Lake makes it popular for watersports Swimming water skiing Wakeboarding […]