Pyra the Explorer is back(!) and in sunny South California for the annual family-trip-that-went-on-hiatus-for-two-years. If you’re the kind of person who can have fun while just staring at fish tanks then come with us as we visit family-friendly destinations on a budget. Downtown San Diego is full of historical and cultural treasures, but for today…
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SHALLOW LOS ANGELES ON A BUDGET
The Travel Disaster named Pyra is back(!) and this time in sunny South California for the annual family-trip-that-went-on-hiatus-for-two-years. Visit family-friendly destinations on a budget with us. Downtown Los Angeles is full of little treasures, but for today our goal was to merely taste as many parts of it within 7 hours… and for free. Ignoring warnings…
WHEN PIRATES TOOK OVER JOHN’S PASS
One of Tampa’s many, lots of, frequent, obsessive compulsive behavior involving pirates. I thought John’s Pass found its place on Madeira Beach because of its long, soft sandy beaches, a good sweet shops per child ratio, and enough Northerners shopping in khaki shorts and straw hats. Not according to legend which has pirates discovering the…
VISITING EGYPT IN ST. PETE
Perhaps I went in with images of chiseled abs and eye liner like those from the movie “The Mummy,” but I left floating with an expanded head of knowledge about the Egyptian art and magic that survived many centuries. It’s no mistake the exhibit is entitled “Egypt: the Art and Magic.” At first glance it…
