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Photos: Up Up & Away Florida balloon festival

On Sunday, March 2, we headed out to Sun ‘n’ Fun in Lakeland, Florida for the Up Up & Away Florida balloon festival. This event featured live music, play areas for kids, balloon rides, helicopter rides, and lots of food and beer. For photographers, Up Up & Away is a dream! So many great photo … Read more

New Epcot concept art and logo

This week we talked about all the new, and exciting announcements on what’s planned for the next couple of years as Epcot goes through a dramatic transformation. Disney says this new concept for Epcot is something that’s “more Disney, more family, and more timeless. ” The “more timeless” is the part that stuck with us … Read more

Universal’s “Epic Universe” concept art, rumors, and leaks

In our 8/12/19 episode of the podcast, “Everything we know (so far) about Universal’s Epic Universe“, we discussed the concept art that Universal released for their newly announced theme park “Epic Universe“. Here’s the art so you can take a look for yourself if you haven’t yet seen it, and some of the rumors and … Read more

Our day at the Clearwater Beach 4Ocean cleanup

On Saturday, July 20th, we headed over to Clearwater Beach to volunteer for another beach cleanup that was organized by 4Ocean and Air Canada. If you’re not yet familiar with them, 4Ocean is a company that sells bracelets made from recycled material, while at the same time organizing ocean clean up efforts and educational programs. … Read more

Free Kayak Tours at Hillsborough River State Park

In our July 15th, 2018 episode, Free Kayak Tours & Countdown to Galaxy’s Edge, we talked about this excellent and free program called Second Saturday Paddle at Hillsborough River State Park (near Tampa). This is a great (and did we mention free!) guided 90 minute paddle along a scenic portion of the Hillsborough River that … Read more

Top Ten foods to try at the Florida State Fair

It’s that time of year again! The Florida State Fair! Where calories don’t count and mad food scientists look for more ways to serve food that’s deep fried, covered in chocolate, or served on a stick! We visited the Florida State Fair looking for some of the best and craziest stuff we could find. Also, … Read more

Pickin’ Patch – The Best Pumpkin Patch in Florida

To folks up north, a pumpkin patch where you get to snip your own pumpkins off the vine may not sound like a big deal. To this native Floridian, though, it was a first-in-a-lifetime experience. The Pickin’ Patch in Dunnellon, FL is about an hour and a half drive from the Tampa Bay area, which … Read more