Have you ever been to Treasure Island? No I am not talking about the Long John Silver tale by Robert Louis Stevenson. And I am not referring to the casino and hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. This Treasure Island is located in Pinellas County, Florida. I had never heard of it.… Continue reading
Warning: Some images and the enclosed video may frighten children…and some adults. Universal Studios began Halloween Horror Nights in 1991 in Florida. From then, they expanded to California with it in 1997, Singapore in 2011 and Japan in 2012. The two older boys (Noah and Ethan) and I went to the… Continue reading
The Nomads visited Old Town in Kissimmee, Florida. Old Town is an iconic walking district that has a collection of shops, eateries and amusements. The roads are paved with brick and every Saturday night, there is an old-time street cruising where they have a parade of pre-1975 hot rods, street rods,… Continue reading
Did you know that The Walt Disney Company developed a master-planned community? No, I do not mean the make-believe one for cartoon and movie characters called Walt Disney World. I am referring to an actual master-planned community for real people. I had no idea that it existed. Mandy “Mama Nomad”… Continue reading
The Nomads took a field trip visit to The Florida Aquarium, located in Tampa, Florida. I say that we took a “field trip” because we visited on home school day. One day out of the year, The Florida Aquarium has a rate for home schooling families. The regular, per person… Continue reading
Zombies have always been part of the horror scene of characters. They have been gaining popularity in pop culture and zombie walks began to form. From 2005 on, there have been many gatherings of significant size in the United States and throughout the world. Besides the celebration of all things… Continue reading
Have you ever heard of Downtown Disney? Until a week ago, I never had. I have heard of Disney World or Disney Land; but I had never heard of Downtown Disney. I had no idea it existed or even what it was. Downtown Disney has been around since 1975. When… Continue reading
We decided to venture to the Atlantic side of the Florida peninsula to go to the beach. In the past, we always visited the gulf side. The sand and the water is just different on the gulf side. In addition, there are minimal to no undertow warnings on the gulf… Continue reading
While out exploring the Historic Downtown District of Kissimmee we drove around a rotunda with a monument and followed the road because it had other monuments on it. Come to find out, it was Monument Ave. While driving down Monument Ave, we happened across a nice park that was right… Continue reading
Diamondback Golf Club, the only 4.5 star golf course that I have seen cows grazing on! Mandy and I were driving by and we both did a double take. Then, it was bizarre enough that we did a u-turn and went back for a second look. We came across a… Continue reading
