Tag Archives: Travel

Disney Cruise Line: Tarzan on the Funnel

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Disney Cruise Line has scheduled new cruises starting in June 2021. According to the Disney Cruise Line website, one of the first tentative available sailings is a 3-night cruise to the Bahamas. Will it happen? We’ll have to wait and see! … Continue reading →

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View-Master Disney Theme Park Stereo Picture Reels

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Dis-LEE

One of the most inexpensive ways to remember your trip to Disneyland or Walt Disney World was the purchase of View-Master stereo picture reels. Especially if you didn’t own a camera! The View-Master system was introduced in 1939, four years … Continue reading →

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DVC ‘A Fairy Tale Vacation’ Promotional Postcards

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Dis-LEE

We’ve attended three presentations for the Disney Vacation Club (or DVC) system but just haven’t been able to put it all together yet. But part of the fun of researching DVC as a holiday provider option is receiving promotional materials. … Continue reading →

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Found Disney: Donald Duck on Disney’s Castaway Cay

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Dis-LEE

In January of 2015 we embarked on our first Disney Cruise to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary. You can read all about our cruise adventure here. As part of the package, we made our one and only visit to Disney’s … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Lee was ‘On the Road With Mickey’

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Dis-LEE

Mike Ellis and I have been friends and partners in Blogging (instead of crime) for many years now and have recently connected in a new way, via a podcast! I was On the Road with Mickey! I have guest-starred (as … Continue reading →

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Lands in England

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Dis-LEE

‘Our fine four fendered friend’ has been flying around the world since Ian Fleming first wrote about her in his 1964 novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car. She was perhaps made most famous by the United Artists movie released in 1968. … Continue reading →

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Places: Portobello Road, Portobello Road

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Dis-LEE

“Street where the riches of ages are stowed. Anything and everything a chap can unload, is sold off the barrow in Portobello road.” Yes, “you’ll find what you want in the Portobello road!” But we didn’t. My wife and I … Continue reading →

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Places: WALT DISNEY’S BIRTHPLACE in Chicago, IL

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Dis-LEE

Do you have a Disney Bucket List? So far we’ve managed to visit both North American parks, we’ve taken a Disney cruise, attended a Disney press event (and saw John Lasseter), and now we have been able to add a … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW: Along Interstate 75

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Dis-LEE

“The ‘must-have’ Guide for your drive to and from Florida!” This is how Along I-75 is billed on the cover and I can say from personal experience that it’s that and so much more. Type: Soft cover Pages: 206 Publisher: … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW: Disney’s Adventure Guide to Florida

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Dis-LEE

A FODOR’s Travel Book Size: 7″ x 10″ Type: Soft Cover Pages: 64 ISBN: 0-679-00575-7 Distributed by: David McKay Company, Inc. Date: 1980 Fodor’s Travel is the world’s largest publisher of English language travel and tourism information and the first … Continue reading →

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