The Mob Museum : Our Brush With Organised Crime in Las Vegas

The Mob Museum : Our Brush With Organised Crime in Las Vegas

Las Vegas. Immediately visions of casinos, bright lights, parties and dancing appear in my mind. However, behind all the glitz this little Nevada gem has a history built on the business of Organised Crime. The Mafia have been playing the city for decades which has been the inspiration of many movies and books. When visiting Las Vegas in …

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M&M’s World Las Vegas : Levels of Chocolate Goodness

M&M's World Las Vegas : Levels of Chocolate Goodness

On confirming our trip to California for our December/January trip, T and I spent a great deal of time debating whether we should take a side trip Las Vegas. For months leading up to our trip I trawled forums to see if others had included it in their Californian itinerary. I even asked a few …

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An Aussie Kid Perspective of the American Toilet

An Aussie Kid Perspective of the American Toilet

I was in a dreamlike daze as we arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) from Sydney, Australia after a 15 hour flight. However, it was very similar to Sydney. There wasn’t that much difference. It wasn’t until we hopped into our shuttle and headed off to Anaheim that the differences became apparent. Although they quickly became the …

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Sweet! A Jelly Belly Factory Tour

Sweet! A Jelly Belly Factory Tour

Did you ever read Roald Dahl’s  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and wish that you too could visit a chocolate factory? I bet you did. I dreamed of stumbling across a Everlasting Gobstopper or Exploding Candy (both which would have been through rigorous testing by the Oompa Loompa’s and ready for safe consumption). A trip to …

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A Visit to the La Brea Tar Pits and Page Museum

A Sticky Trek Back in Time : A Visit to the La Brea Tar Pits and Page Museum

For tens of thousands of years natural asphalt has been seeping up from the ground in what is now urban Los Angeles. Around Hancock Park the seepage has been enough to create areas large enough to trap animals who have been unable to escape and have perished, sinking into the asphalt which has soaked into their …

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Our Stay at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

A Suite Adventure : Our Stay at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

For the last year or so T and I have been creating our bucket list for our adventures in California. When it came to planning the Los Angeles leg of our trip I had at some point wistfully remarked that a stay at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel would be magic not actually thinking that it …

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A Trip to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique Disneyland

A Trip to the Bippity Boppity Boutique Disneyland

Miss N can barely sit still at the best of times. She is always active. Always playing. She prefers to be outside playing sport or writing in her journal during quiet times. She rarely uses her iPad. She rarely watches television. These days she veers towards pants and tops rather than dresses. Despite all this, …

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