When Walt Disney World opened up the new Fantasyland in Magic Kingdom, complete with the Beast’s castle at the top of a hill overlooking Belle’s quaint village below, they ingeniously included Gaston’s Tavern. A manly establishment fitted with huge leather chairs, bear skins and deer heads covering the walls, and meats on the menu. It is the epitome of...
Themed dinner restaurants in Tokyo are easy to spot.
Pictures of weird and kooky paraphernalia dancing wildly around in the windows with cryptic signage and someone dressed up in full themed regalia dancing outside the entrance is almost guaranteed. They are everywhere in Tokyo and come in every theme, category and style.
The very best of them all is the...
Planning a Walt Disney World vacation doesn’t happen overnight. You’ve got ADR (Advance Dining Reservations) to thoughtfully plan out six months in advance, you’ve got fastpass+ reservations that happen two months out, and that doesn’t even include the forethought that goes into choosing accommodations. Though we are spontaneous travelers by nature, this is the one trip that we plan...
What happens when the highest paid actor in the world, worth $225 million dollars, who typically plays roles as America’s hero, none other than Mark Wahlberg, serves your kid raw chicken at his mediocre restaurant at Boston Logan International Airport, BOS? He doesn’t give you a refund, that’s what. That extra $30 is going to bump him off the...
Though we didn’t particularly enjoy our stay at the Icelandair Reykjavik Natura Hotel, we did love the classic and festive Icelandic Christmas dinner spread offered Christmas Day. Considering everything else in the city was closed, we didn’t have many options for sustenance, so we were fortunate to be staying someplace where the food was exceptional.
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Icelandair Reykjavik...
The Boulangerie Patisserie at Epcot in the World Showcase is always a must stop visit when going to Walt Disney World. It is a delightfully sweet way to break up adventures, plus give in to your sweet tooth. The Patisserie is loaded with quiche, croissants, turnovers, cakes, cookies, pies, tarts, baguettes, macarons and more, and staffed with adorable garçons...
Our favorite buffet at Walt Disney World continues to reign supreme at Boma - Flavors of Africa located in the Animal Kingdom Lodge, Jambo House. This is not an ordinary buffet. It is authentic and exciting with foods from all over the continent of Africa. This buffet offers a wide selection of delicious vegetarian, fish and meat dishes served...
When it comes to Magic Kingdom dining, there isn’t a great selection anywhere. Be Our Guest is the only standout restaurant, and while Gaston’s Tavern used to be a solid second choice, they eliminated the pork shank there making it less than a snack stop. Your other choices boil down to a mexican salad bar, or pizza. For quick...
It’s amazing how traveling to new places truly broadens your horizons, and expands your knowledge. Not just of worldly events but geographical ones as well. We loved spending a month in Japan traveling from Hiroshima to Kyoto to Tokyo. While we are not suggesting, by any means, that visiting the Japan Pavilion at Walt Disney World compares to visiting...
We love Epcot; in fact, Epcot and Disney's Animal Kingdom are our family's favorite parks at Disney World. That might be a little sacrilegious for parents of toddlers to admit, but we love how immersive each park is! These parks are dedicated entirely to the guest experience and to the seclusion of the outside world, more so than any...
