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Our Wild Africa Trek at Disney’s Animal Kingdom continues… When we left you, nick had successfully crossed the bridges and all 12 trekkers had made it to our private savannah tour vehicle. (Crossing the bridges post is here) The tour vehicle is much smaller than the big trucks used on the Kilimanjaro Safari. Our truck continue reading Wild Africa Trek – Savannah Tour before Lunch … We noted in the first Wild Africa Trek post that nick was concerned about crossing the rope bridges. Nick has a fear of heights. Plus as he has gotten older he has had a couple of vertigo episodes. As we approached the first rope bridge, nick knew he would not be taking any photos WHILE continue reading Wild Africa Trek – Crossing the Bridges … The Wild Africa Trek at Disney’s Animal Kingdom is one of the newest tours at Walt Disney World. The first tours were offered on January 16, 2011. The Trek lasts 3 hours and is led by knowledgeable tour guides who also serve as your personal photographers. You get a backcountry view of the Harambe Wildlife continue reading Wild Africa Trek – Intro and Start of Trek … Today we have something special! A Guest Post! Kris & Kevin (K2) joined us on Thanksgiving Day for all of our Adventures. Kris has beat us to the punch by writing up her impressions and thoughts. Thank you so very much for contributing! Disney Does It Right! 🙂 I’ve been saying that for 25 years continue reading Thanksgiving Day – Guest Post from Kris … Spending any holiday in or near Walt Disney World presents many special dining options. Raglan Road offered a Thanksgiving Dinner this year. Since we appreciate how Raglan Road makes most sauces and food “in house,” we decided to give it a try. When we suggested this to K2 (friends from Savannah who were here for continue reading Raglan Road Thanksgiving Dinner … We’ve read that Kouzzina does a good breakfast. Then when friends (who we trust) recommended it, we knew we should give it a try. After all, breakfast is our favorite “dining out” meal. On Thanksgiving Day we had a good reason to try it out – visiting friends. Kris and Kevin (K2) were visiting from continue reading Kouzzina by Cat Cora Breakfast … The Festival of the Masters is an open air art festival held one weekend each November in the Downtown Disney area. To qualify for Festival of the Masters, artists must have earned a primary award in a juried art festival within the last three years. Prospective exhibitors also must go through a juried vetting process continue reading Festival of the Masters, Downtown Disney – 2011 … Hey! We have a news scoop! First background regarding the counter-service venue at the Japan Pavilion… Andy from Eating (and Drinking) around the World (here) reported in August that Yakitori House at the Japan Pavilion was going to be closed for 3 months (or more) for refurbishment. Touringplans.com (here) reported that this area would be continue reading FOOD NEWS! … We really enjoy our sushi, judging most places by the quality of their tuna. We’ve already talked about the Tuna and Salmon Sensation being served at the Japan booth this year. This was excellent quality fish. So how did the Hawaii both do? Hawaii is serving Tuna Poke with Seaweed Salad and Lotus Root Chips. continue reading Tuna Poke, Hawaii – Epcot 2011 Food & Wine Festival … I like pork, especially pulled pork. Thus when I saw the pulled pork slider at the Hawaii booth I knew I had to try it. Kalua Pork Slider with Sweet and Sour Dole Pineapple Chutney and Spicy Mayonnaise In a word, yummy. The pork was moist and had just a few red pepper flakes continue reading Pork Slider, Hawaii – Epcot 2011 Food & Wine Festival … |
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