I just made it to Galveston around 1:30pm. I am planning on going to the Dickens on The Strand parade at 2pm. That’s about a 20 minute walk from here so this is perfect timing. I’m parked at my Airbnb. Check-in isn’t until 3pm but since I have plans,…
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This weekend is the 53rd annual Dickens on the Strand in Galveston.
Dickens on the Strand is held the first weekend of December. It’s a festival with a 19th century London theme. We will see many people dressed in Victorian costumes.
There’s a 2pm parade which is what I was timing…
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I booked this Airbnb to be close to the beach. It was a bit farther than the one I stayed at last year but this one was $168 for the two nights where that one was going to be $235.
The location is less than a half a mile to…
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I found this sailing attractive because it fit the timeframe I was looking for with it being a six-day cruise in December that leaves on Monday and gets back on Sunday. That means I don’t have to worry about whether or not they show a Saints game on the…
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This is a compilation of all of my favorite parts of cruises from 2025. Norwegian Encore, Norwegian Prima, Norwegian Getaway, Norwegian Escape, Carnival Radiance, and Regal Princess are the only cruises eligible for these awards.
Best Ship
Norwegian Encore
This was difficult for me between Norwegian Encore and Prima. If you could…
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Good morning! My room is a connecting one and I had some loud neighbors at 4am. I was getting up at 4:45 so I just got up at 4:30.
I have an early flight out of LAX so I picked a couple of Voodoo Doughnuts yesterday. This is a homer…
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I am in my Uber from Long Beach to Hollywood. I did the wait and save option on Uber for $52. Lyft was starting at $80.
Apparently this is a driverless car alternative to Uber and Lyft around here.
I checked in for my flight tomorrow. For some reason someone booked…
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Today I am going on the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in Hollywood. It’s $76 for the basic tour. They have some bigger packages. The plus tour is considerably more expensive at $160 and the description doesn’t tell you what you really get other than “additional time with the tour…
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I booked the Loews Hollywood Hotel for my one night stay in Hollywood. There were some cheaper options, but I felt the drop in quality was more significant than the drop in price.
This is the second time I’ve stayed at this hotel. Last time I was able to get…
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At 3am I woke up and it sounded like a party was going on next door. It’s the same room that had that on the first night. The crazy thing is it’s two older ladies in that room. But it sounds like on the first and last night they…
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