Celebrate Halloween in Savannah Georgia

Do you like being scared? This Halloween take your family on a guided tour of the most haunted city in America.

Cobblestone Tours offer Haunted History Tours that are sure to send a chill up your spine this Halloween. So put your walking shoes on and get ready for some ghostly fun!

The Haunted History Tour is a 90 minute walking tour through the streets and squares of Savannah. The fully-licensed tour guides will thrill you with tales of Savannah’s most famous ghosts and legends.

Tour Times: 7&9 p.m. nightly.
Tour Prices: $10 Adults, $8 Seniors (55+), $5 Children (ages 5-12), Under 5 is Free!

Cobblestone Tours also offer a 2 hour Haunted Pub Crawl. This tour is for ages 21 and over. In this tour you’ll be exploring two of Savannah’s well-known traditions: alcohol and ghosts stories.

Tour Times: 8p.m. nightly. This tour begins at The Moon River Brewing Company. And 9p.m. Monday-Saturday. This tour departs from Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub in City Market.
Tour Prices: $10 Adults, $8 Seniors (55+)

Reservations are definitely recommended and payment is made to the tour guide at the time of the tour. Tour guides only accept cash or traveller’s checks. All tours will be conducted regardless of weather conditions. In case of rain the tour guides will try to provide everyone with umbrellas.

Contact Information For Cobblestone Tours
Website:ghostsavannah.com

I took my kids to Utah a couple of weeks ago because it looks like I am moving there soon for a job. While there, we went to the North Ogden Aquatic Center, and I have to say that it was a hoot!

If you’re ever in North Ogden or nearby (north of Salt Lake City), I’d highly recommend you go! I plan to buy a season pass if I can afford it once we get settled in. It was so much fun!

A snippet from their website:

About the Aquatic Center

A sparkling example of clean family entertainment during the hot summer, the newly-opened North Ogden Aquatic Center sports two water slides, two diving boards and a water-filled childrens’ jungle gym the kiddies are sure to enjoy for hours.

Bowery rentals are on a first come first served basis so be sure to call ahead for your family or corporate gatherings.

My kids particularly enjoyed the “river”, a place where there is a current and you can float around in a circle for hours on end. The waterslides were fun as well. There are slides for all ages, and a separate pool for toddlers with little slides for them as well.

Check it out HERE!

I was reading an article on how to make your European vacation more affordable and thought I’d share it with you.

A snippet from the article:

“Whatever country you’re in, the locals are usually too smart to buy into the internationally-known, high-priced hot spots such as Capri or Provence. You’ll get a better bang for your buck if you find out where countrymen take their vacations. Just be sure to go at a different time of year!

“For example, in Italy several years ago, a friend rented a villa just south of the Amalfi Coast, along the lesser-known Cilento Coast of the Mediterranean. There we found lovely low-priced fishing villages such as Maria Di Castellabate, and Acciaroli, where Hemingway once visited. Prices were much lower, we were the only Americans there, and we could easily drive up the coast to see the hilltop towns such as Positano without paying the sky-high prices. Since Italians vacation in August, we went in June and skipped the crowds.”

The article has a lot of great information, and if you’d like to read it, click HERE!

Happy Travels!

Newport Beachside Resort
16701 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 33160

When you imagine a tropical vacation in Florida, you picture crystal-clear water, warm sun and white, sandy beaches. Allow us to introduce you to the Newport Beachside Hotel & Resort. No matter how you define the perfect holiday, whether you want a relaxing getaway or you’re ready for fun and adventure in the sun, you’ll find everything you need here at the Newport Beachside Hotel and Resort. Guests return year after year to our exclusive beachfront resort to enjoy South Florida’s splendor. We have provided the very best accommodations, hospitality and service to each and every guest for over three decades. Today, with our consistent commitment to quality and attention to detail, we continue to assure a most enjoyable and memorable holiday experience. Please note: There will be a $10 per day resort fee collected upon check-out. Our valet parking is $15 per day and self parking $10 per day.

MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89109

MGM Grand Las Vegas. Take the Vegas Strip and amplify it exponentially. What do you get? With AAA four-diamond award restaurants L`Atelier de Joël Robuchon , Craftsteak, Pearl, Fiamma, SeaBLUE and NOBHILL. MGM Grand is a culinary landmark in Las Vegas. And casual dining fare at our Grand Buffet, and The Studio Café guarantees something for every appetite. You`ll have access to exciting, original shows like Kà, the unprecedented new spectacle from Cirque du Soleil, and Las Vegas` biggest entertainment venue the Grand Garden Arena. Catch the hottest acts at The Hollywood Theater. Only MGM Grand offers this caliber of entertainment options in Las Vegas. Come alive at hotter nightclubs like Studio 54, the legendary ’70s nightclub reincarnated. Hipper bars like the new ultra lounge, Tabú where you`re invited but your inhibitions aren`t. MGM Grand prides itself not on a theme, but on delivering a pure, amplified, Las Vegas experience. It`s Las Vegas to the nth degree. Ladies and gentlemen, this is maximum Vegas.

A big THANK YOU

If you can’t travel today to do the typical Memorial Day things such as visiting family gravesites, you might want to take a look at findagrave.com to see if your family is there or to add them to the site. My daughter Abigail is there, and it’s a very interesting site to check out.

Have a wonderful Holiday, and thank you to those who have sacrificed so much.

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Next week I’m going to Utah to interview for a job teaching at a junior high there. I have decided to take my children with me and make it a mini vacation. Luckily I have friends in the area and the trip won’t cost much other than food or gas.

The trick is that I have a children ranging in age from 5 to 12 who will be traveling with me in my little Dodge Stratus. I am trying to figure out ideas to keep them entertained. Since space is at a premium, my ideas are as follows:

* Begin with a clean car so the children have the most room possible

* Take a small cooler that will fit under the feet of the youngest child. Fill it with partially frozen water bottles and healthy snacks such as grapes and frozen gogurts.

* Allow each child to take a small backpack filled with toys, coloring crayons, books and notebooks.

* Allow each child to take a small pillow and blanket

* In the trunk, pack a bag with an emergency kit including fix-a-flat, jumper cables, oil and a tool kit.

* In the trunk, pack a bag with 4 outfits for each kid, swimming suits, sunscreen and toiletries to last four days.

I am still trying to think of everything. I want the kids to get a realistic idea of what it would mean to move all the way down there so we know whether they can handle a trip back and forth to Montana at least once a month to spend time with their dad and grandparents.I also want it to be a fun little vacation for them to celebrate being out of school for the summer!

Happy Travels!

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