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After our nap and showers we were ready to see London. The best way to acclimate to the new time zone is the get out and go for a walk. So that is what we did and walked along the Southbank of the Thames Dinner First stop The Borough Market to get some food. Be…
Part one of our trip report to London and our Westbound Transatlantic Disney Magic cruise 2018
We love transatlantic cruises. Because of that love we have taken an Eastbound Transatlantic cruise in 2014 and in 2015 a Westbound Transatlantic. In 2018 we did another Westbound cruise from Dover to New York City. What we enjoy so much about the cruises is that you can arrive in port a few days early…
Disney Cruise Lines like other cruise lines have a number of special rooms that offer a perk for the same cost as another room in the same category. One of the best-known rooms on the Disney Magic and Wonder are the Secret Porthole Rooms. These cabins were initially sold as regular porthole rooms but had…
Updated January 15, 2024. We have a 3-week vacation to London that will include a Disney Cruise booked for this summer. I am attempting to keep our packing light, by travelling with just carry-on luggage. Since we are travelling light we are only bringing packing essentials for our trip, and yes we are still participating…
I have created a few new magnet styles that are great for giving a fish extender gift. I wanted the new magnets to be reminiscent of old postcards. So far I have one for the Disney Wonder’s Alaskan cruises, and one for Disney Magic’s Caribbean cruises. Watch out over the next couple of weeks…
Updated May 9, 2024 If you are going on a Disney Cruise, you may have heard about Fish Extender Gift Exchange (FE gifts) and may be wondering what it is all about. The Fish Extender Gift Exchange started as a gift exchange by a cruiser named Debbie on one of the 2005 Panama Canal cruises and has grown…
Updated January 24, 2024 Many cruise lines have unique, secret staterooms; Disney Cruise Line is no exception. The Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder have two sets of these rooms: secret porthole staterooms and secret verandah staterooms. The secret porthole staterooms have an obstructed view, and because of the obstruction, DCL changed their category from…
For my daughters Charlie and the Chocolate Factory birthday party I searched the internet for cake ideas. I found one that I really liked and wanted to make my own version of it. The cake was chocolate, I used my go to chocolate cake recipe from the cookbook Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey: Desserts for the Serious…
The party invitations for my daughter’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory birthday party were made to resemble the golden tickets from the story. The tickets were tricky to make. I had difficulty finding just the right type of paper, gold with a shimmer but could also be used in an inkjet printer. Originally I was…