Tag: Adventures by Disney

  • Adventures By Disney Is Going to Egypt in 2011, Would You?

    Update February 4, 2011: Adventures by Disney has suspended all Egypt itineraries through the end of August 2011.  The next planned itinerary to Egypt is an adults only vacation scheduled to depart on September 27, 2011.  Disney is notifying anyone booked on the Egypt trips of the cancellations and offering alternative Adventures by Disney packages.  Here…

  • Adventures by Disney New Lower Priced/Less Scheduled Trips

    In 2005, Disney launched a new vacation offering with guided family vacation itineraries to Yellowstone National Park and Hawaii known as Adventures by Disney (ABD).  Grown primarily by word of mouth, there are now 19 itineraries in 16 different countries.  ABD made a name for itself making international travel to destinations in Europe, Central and…

  • A Zoo with a View

    First, I apologize I’ve been slow in putting up the remaining blog entries on our vacation.  It’s been crazy ever since we got back and frankly – it’s depressing to be reminded that I’m home 🙂 This was the next to last day of our trip and the itinerary started early (like 6:30 am) so…

  • The Emerald City

    When someone in Australia finds out you’re gay, they immediately tell you that Sydney has the largest gay population in Australia.  Almost like “you should go there and be with your own kind”.  Always said with the best intentions, I was amused by how often this happened – I’m not lying, it was like a…

  • The Red Center

    Days 5 and 6 of our trip took us to Uluru, in what is known here as “the red center” (the soil is red, and it’s in the center of the country – those Aussies are so creative with naming things ). Uluru is also known more popularly as Ayers Rock. I’ll be honest; while…

  • My kingdom for a cheeseburger

    On the third day of our Adventures by Disney vacation, we headed out into Cairns for a 45 minute boat ride out to the Great Barrier Reef.  Considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world, this was something I had been looking forward to for many years.  Not so much for myself, because…

  • Welcome to Australia – Please Don’t Die

    You’ll have to forgive me for not updating the trip blog in a few days – getting enough time to actually sit and write has been a challenge – Disney is keeping us very busy!