Kansas City Irish Fest, Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City Irish Fest, one of Kansas City’s favorite festivals, takes place Labor Day weekend, Friday thru Sunday, at Crown Center. Though this was our first time at the festival, 2009 marked the 7th year of celebrating Celtic pride in “Cowtown”.
Though I had browsed the website and tried to keep up with band [...]
Hyatt Regency Crown Center
Note: This post has been updated; please see comments at the end of the post.
This was originally posted 9/21/09I am, quite honestly, torn about this hotel. While it was nice and the location is on the Link (skywalk system around the Crown Center complex) I really expected to enjoy my stay here more [...]
Three Great Travel Contests to Enter!
Win an Orlando family vacation! Grand prize includes round-trip flights for six people to Orlando provided by AirTran Airways, offering low fares to Orlando and over 50 other cities; five nights in a private pool vacation home, courtesy of All Star Vacation Homes; plus a full-size car rental from Dollar Rent A Car.
One entry [...]
This Saturday is "Museum Day"
This Saturday, September 26, 2009 over 1200 museums and cultural institutions will celebrate by offering FREE admission!
Even if you’re not a “museum person” you should check out what’s close- you may be surprised. For example the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum in Knoxville, Iowa is included. As is the Mississippi [...]
Raglan Road Irish Pub, Kansas City, Missouri
The Raglan Road website gives a great visual of the pub being built in Ireland and “plunked down” in the US. Of course they are talking about the first Raglan Road in Orlando. They did the same thing with the Kansas City pub- you can even see how right here. Just go [...]
Come to Iowa!
Yes, Iowa! Why? Because I will be speaking at the inaugural I_Blog Conference, November14-15 at the amazing Hotel Pattee in Perry.
My topic? “Doing It All”. With the websites, a family, hobbies and church activities it can be difficult to feel like I accomplish anything- let alone work in time for myself! [...]
Is Your Princess the "Fairest of Them All"?
Then enter her in the DisneyFamily.com princess contest.
To enter you must submit a photo of your princess, a title for the photo and a short essay about why your princess deserves the Ultimate Princess Celebration.
The editors grand prize winner will receive: * A five day/four night vacation for four to Walt Disney World ® Resort [...]
Win a 2 Night Stay In Orlando
Retweet the promotion, which will be posted on the @getaroomcom Twitter page or here on their page. Once you have retweeted the promotion and become a follower of @getaroomcom, you are entered. That’s it!
Easy, peasy!
The contest will run through September 25, and the winner will be announced September 28 and notified via Twitter. [...]
Win a Trip for Two to Bora Bora
This getaway from Bloomingdale’s is worth approximately $15,000!
One (1) winner will receive two round trip coach airline tickets from nearest gateway city to Tahiti via AirTahiti Nui. They will then spend one night at the Le Meridien Tahiti Hotel, and then spend the next five nights at the St. Regis Resort in Bora Bora. The [...]
Levens Hall – History for kids with a Tasty Twist!
Today’s guest post comes from Zoë Dawes from The Quirky Traveller. I “met” Zoë on Twitter and she offered to share her views of travel with her 12-year-old son around the UK. I hope you enjoy her stories. I know they make me want to hop a jet and “cross the [...]
