family fun

Disney Springs and LEGO

Disney Springs is a shopping, restaurant, entertainment area in Orlando near the major Disney Parks. The main attraction for many...

Madurodam, the miniature Netherlands

I was recently reminded of this wonderful place while I was in the Caribbean and saw a street named Maduro...

Cartagena’s churches, parks, doors, and kites (Colombia)

As you walk around the old area of Cartagena, you will see beautiful houses with bougainvillea or other floral vines...

How I got interested in travel

When I was young, my parents took me and my brother camping in a pop-up tent.  That went on until...

Miniature buildings and features of Europe (Belgium)

Similar to Madurodam, this is a collection of extremely precise miniatures, but from all over Europe, not just the Netherlands....

Lake Titicaca floating islands (Peru)

The story goes that the people in this region got tired of being in fights with their neighbors, so they...

Balboa Park – San Diego Model Railroad Museum – fun for kids and adults

In the basement of the Casa de Balboa Building in Balboa Park, there is an exceptional and huge miniature train...

Panama City's Biomuseo – wonderful for kids and adults

The Biomuseo – Biomuseum in Panama City is amazing and well worth a trip if you are in the city....