Oh how we love our day trips.  When we found an opportunity to go to Vegas, my hometown, we couldn't resist.  We brought along a new member of the team and an experienced Day Tripper.  As you can see, our flight out of Long Beach left before the sun came up.  We flew JetBlue roudtrip for $76.40 per person including

We like to go big for Cat's birthdays, and this year is a big one.  To start the festivities, we rented a car and drove up the coast.  Earlier in the year we had purchased a deal for an "Own Your Own Napa Vineyard" experience.  You get 2 grape vines that will eventually become Syrah.  More importantly, you are invited

Cat and I thought it was important to post a page purely of tips about traveling to Cuba.  Hopefully anyone heading to Havana can learn something from our trip and avoid some of the problems we encountered.  At the very least, hopefully this will lead some people to the places we enjoyed the most! First, let me say that Cuba

Last day in Havana!  We have to try and hurry and cram in everything that we didn't do!  Oh wait, we did everything that was on our agenda already.  And it's a good thing because today it is raining.  Jungle rain.  Buckets of water coming down as we head down to the lobby of the hotel to start our day.

Another morning spent wandering.  This is the third time that I have been out roaming Old Havana in search of the Rafael Trejo Boxing Gym.  I love boxing, and this is the oldest gym in Havana dedicated to the sport.  Prior to leaving Los Angeles I had promised my own boxing coach a t-shirt from the gym in Havana.  I

The band, drinks, and cigar at the end of last night really turned yesterday around.  Let's see if we can keep the momentum rolling! Today started out with a trip downstairs to the lobby trying to figure out how to use the phone in our room.  Even though I had already tried exactly what they told me to do, then

Day 2 and we are finally rested and ready to explore the city.  I started the morning with a short walk around the hotel still trying to get my bearings and see as much of Old Havana as possible.  I enjoy seeing the day-to-day life of the people in every place that we visit, so this day was filled with

Since rules about traveling to Cuba were loosened I've been interested in visiting.  Cat and I did tons of research, watched every show or video about Cuba that we could find, and booked our trip.  We flew Jet Blue Airlines from LAX to Fort Lauderdale, then Fort Lauderdale to Havana.  We've been taking so many day trips on airlines such

After seeing the Northern Lights at 6pm yesterday, we came back to our apartment, dropped off all of the gear, and headed out to hit some of the local bars that we've been meaning to get to for the last few days.  We ran into a friend we made on the bus during the Golden Circle tour, and stayed up