Last night was yet again one of those occassions where it’s great to be alive and living in Florida. We got to see a terrific launch as Space Shuttle Discovery set off to the International Space Station. This time Discovery had on board the final set of solar arrays which are needed to complete the […]
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I was reading an article by Jaclyn Smith called “The Blessings of Home” in Guideposts magazine and why Jaclyn says there’s no place she would rather be. In the article she talked how her home feels, how she enjoys being surrounded by things that mean something to her and how her home is always open […]
Continue reading …Last night was results night on American Idol and it threw up something of a surprise when Jasmine Murray and Megan Corkrey were invited down to center stage. In my opinion both of them deserved to go through to next week but it wasn’t to be as Murray was sent home as the judges refused […]
Continue reading …The America’s Premier Expert’s event started with a private party in a suite poolside at the Roosevelt. Apparently this is where the Hollywood Celeb’s come to hang out from time to time and they like to rent a suite to chill out. As we arrived a shoot for a tv show or magazine was just […]
Continue reading …I didn’t talk much about Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in the previous blog so I thought I’d better mention it as it’s a really big tourist attraction on Hollywood Blvd. It was originally opened in 1927 and it was the most spectacular theatre opening in motion picture history. Thousands of people lined Hollwood Blvd and a […]
Continue reading …Well last night I covered part of what I got upto on my first two days in California so this is my update on the crazy long weekend. After leaving Solvang I made the small journey to Santa Barbara itself. Santa Barbara is sometimes known as the “American Riviera” and is a popular tourist and […]
Continue reading …Well I guess I’m still on California time even though I got back home on Monday evening as it’s now late into the evening Florida time as I write this blog. I’ve been meaning to get my report done for a couple of days now but when you spend sometime away your desk tends to […]
Continue reading …Woke up this morning and turned on the news to see the weather forecast for today’s “ Great American Race,” the Daytona 500, and it was no real surprise when the lovely Elizabeth Hart on WKMG-TV, told us to expect showers this afternoon. Wholly typical that we’ve had no rain over the last few weeks […]
Continue reading …TripAdvisor published the list that always makes my skin crawl and dread when I have to board that plane and have a hotel stay. That’s why I always have my friends visiting Orlando stay in one of our vacation homes … I know they will pass any blacklight test and our cleaners are very thorough. […]
Continue reading …Our Disney Passes are up for renewal … $450 each for 2 adults and $410 for our 4 year old (including a renewal discount of $45) … even as Florida Residents, the Happiest Place on Earth is almost unaffordable … going to have to rummage down the back of that sofa. Thank goodness my Universal Employee pass […]
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