Month: August 2008

I really don't know what to tell you about this video, but we were passing through Bluff, Utah on our way to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and we found a shop/restaurant that we thought might be a

We left Canyonlands National Park pretty late and headed into Moab, Utah to find any room available or at least find a free Wi-Fi connection so we could hit our hotel search here on OurBigAdventure. And

There are a few places to pull over and see the view along the road through the Island in the Sky. And it is an incredible view indeed. There are also hiking trails from some of the parking lots,

Because we hit this park so late in the day we had a great view of the sunset and some awesome shadows across the rocks. We expected to see a canyon but we never expected that we wouldn't be able

Our first stop on our long trip through the National Parks was Canyonlands National Park and we hit the park late in the day, just after the toll booth closed. But we paid the $20 park fee anyway in the

We would love your opinions!  We go through vacuums way too fast and I'm sick of spending hundreds of dollars to have them last a year or less.  Several Hoovers and a Eureka later - we need another

Before I start getting into our trip, let me just say that we did not spend nearly enough time in any of the National Parks to see everything there was to see. But we did spend enough time in most of them

This may be a strange sight to those of you that have been to Vail, Colorado in the winter time. And beileve it or not there are quite a few things open in the summer time which is a good thing because

And so we began our trip through the Southwestern United States. Leaving Denver we headed West along Interstate 70 on our way to Moab, Utah and the beginning of our tour. But somewhere along the way we

This storm is really funny - the media is freaking everyone out.  Schools have been closed in Orange County nearly all week and all we had was a little rain and wind. They keep talking about how bad the

If you have never tried Raw food you have to start at Juliano's Raw in Santa Monica. We had heard about Juliano's but once we started looking at the menu we knew we were in for something special. Starting

When in Los Angeles you have to do the tourist thing at least once, and so we headed to the Chinese Theatre to see what it was all about. This is where all of the stars are that we all know so well

I know Raw food may be a new concept to most people, but the idea is simple. It's basically food that is uncooked (nothing above 110 degrees F) and unprocessed organic vegan food, and it isn't necessarily

I am getting so frustrated watching gymnastics in the Olympics. My main beef is the 14 year old Chinese gymnasts.  And then I can't see how Romania's Sandra Izbasa won the gold!  She did a great floor

We just switched web servers to make sure everything would continue to run smoothly. So everything had to be put on hold until the switch was complete. Thanks for your patience.

We were on vacation out west and happened to turn the news on for the first time in a week. It was Fox news with a story about a missing girl. I didn't really pay attention, but my dad commented that

At the beginning of the Santa Monica Pier there is a small bike rental place and all along the beach is a nice paved path. So of course we are going to rent bikes and ride along the beach. The weather

If you would have asked me two weeks ago if I was ready for fall fashion, I would have said, "No way!" But now that we have this "cool" spell here in Orlando, I am starting to crave the fall. Instead

Our first stop in the Los Angeles area was Santa Monica, where we stayed about a block or so from the Pier. This is the same Santa Monica Pier you've seen in the movies and it is just as cool in person.

Probably the craziest thing that a cruise ship does is to build the "Grand Buffet" at midnight after most people have stuffed themselves with dinner and drinks. The reason it's crazy is because there

The hardest part of a cruise is getting ready to leave the ship. Not because your vacation is over, but because you have finally managed to move your stuff into your cabin in a way that makes the room

I am a little late to the party - since I am sure you have all heard of Bag Borrow or Steal. And I heard about it a while ago and I understood the whole concept. But I never looked at the site until

One of the things that Sandra really wanted to see in San Francisco was the Painted Ladies which is a term for Victorian houses painted in three or more colors to embellish their architectural features.

Finally we made it to the Golden Gate Bridge, and it's much more impressive up close. What we didn't know until we got there was that you can walk across the bridge and the pedestrian walkways are

One of the most surprising finds that we had in San Francisco was the Palace of Fine Arts, and we spotted it because of the massive lagoon that makes the building that much more incredible. This is one

Probably the most "touristy" thing we found in San Francisco was the Fisherman's Wharf area where you can find all of the chain restaurants that you find in every tourist town, but the most incredible

We've been watching the Olympics every night since Friday and it is really amazing to see how great these athletes are. Tonight was the first night I was really frustrated with our Women's Gymnastics

No trip to San Francisco is complete without a ride on a trolley car, but keep in mind that although the trolleys are cheap transportation they are always crowded. And although it looks

There are many things that you have to see even if they are just simple little things like the "The crookedest road" in the world Lombard Street, San Francisco. With all of the attention this road

Whenever we are on vacation, Sandra always makes sure we see everything there is to see and in the case of our cruise ship passing under the Golden Gate Bridge, we certainly were not going to miss it.

Today I learned how to post on the blog more effectively, and it's so simple that I'm surprised I didn't figure this out on my own. It's easy to write a story about what you did today, it's even easier

I am loving watching this housing market in Orlando fall! I know it is sad for those folks that paid way too much and now they can't sell. But for the ones where we offered and they refused - I have

Our friends Lisa and Zach welcomed their baby girl Morgan Elizabeth on July 8th. Since we were out west, we missed visiting them in the hospital. But we stopped by the other day and it was nice since

Sorry for the delay on the posts about our trip out west. I have started working on them but I don't want it to become the same situation as our Alaska trip where it's been a year and I am still working

Since we have done a ton of hiking out west lately, we decided to try a local hike we have never done before. So today we went to check out the Tibet Butler Preserve. I didn't bring my camera, but we