Category: Travel

  • Catalina Island – Scenic Golf Cart Tours and Rentals

    Golf Carts are one of the main ways of getting around Avalon, California on Catalina Island. They are also a great way to explore scenic Avalon in a short amount of time. You can rent a golf cart at several locations for an hourly rate. (We only needed it for about 2 hours.) Catalina Island…

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  • Top 5 Reasons to Plan a Weekend Getaway to Catalina Island | Travel Tips for Families

    Have you been dreaming lately about an island getaway? Why dream when you can make it a reality? All you have to do is look across our waters. On the clearest skies, you will see Catalina Island. It’s so close that you can get there in the morning and be back by night. Here are…

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  • Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa

    Written in collaboration with Catamaran Resort. Opinions are our own. All images copyrighted by Mission Bay Hotels. Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa is a Polynesian-themed resort located about 8 miles from San Diego International Airport and close to nearby popular attractions like SeaWorld San Diego (3 miles), San Diego Zoo (12 miles) and LEGOLAND California…

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  • Universal Studios Transformers Ride-3D

    My boys are HUGE and I mean HUGE Transformers fans! We started collecting these KRE-O Transformer’s set this year, and I think we’re almost done. (KRE-O’s are HasbroToys version of construction sets). The boys enjoy building them together with their Dad, and they spend hours and hours playing with them (under supervision). They don’t transform,…

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  • Porsche Timeline Show in Lake Arrowhead is Our Annual Tradition!

    We stumbled upon Porsche Timeline Show in Lake Arrowhead a few years ago. We wanted to get out of the city so we took a day trip to the mountains. I think we were looking for Big Bear and came across this little town called Lake Arrowhead (about 30 minutes from each other). It was foggy…

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