Roller coasters and Halloween? Double thrill time! In October, Florida’s theme parks celebrate Halloween by handing out candy to costumed kiddies (a la Disney World’s Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party) or trying to scare guests through sight and sound (Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights) Having been to Busch Gardens’ Howl-O-Scream many times (and working in it…
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VN-VD-VICI CASTLE ROCK
I was lured to the Castle Rock Trail with sweet whispers of waterfalls and wildlife. Although my lover’s heart was partly crushed by not seeing either, I could’ve easily spent a whole day exploring every inch of this trail. Mountains and boulders don’t exist in my Florida flat world—does Space Mountain at Disney count? The…
BEAUTY BUILT UPON A CIRCUS
It’s easy to catch the camera disease in Sarasota, FL—you can blindly shoot anything at the Ringling Museum of Art and have it mistaken for a professional photo. With its multiple gardens, scattered art sculptures, and looming architecture (not to mention all the beauty housed inside those looming architectures) every inch of the Ringling estate can…
FLORIDIAN AT SAN DIEGO BEACHES
Travel disaster Pyra is back (!) and this time in South California for the annual family-trip-that-went-on-hiatus-for-two-years. Join the V-sas as we go around South California on a budget. From the eyes of a Floridian who loves the simplicity and peacefulness of sandy beaches… La Jolla and Pacific-Mission was like entering a tourists trap with a…
