It's Practically Labor Day...

...Which means the end of summer! Did you take a vacation? I didn't -- too busy! Instead, I reminisced with family about past vacations. One I remember was several years ago, my mom and I took a road trip to the Los Angeles area. We hit Disneyland -- where it was mostly overcast, and so there were virtually no lines for our favorite ride, Splash Mountain. We'd ride it, run back around to the entrance, and ride it again! We must have done this a dozen times in a row!

We also heard about the Queen Mary in Long Beach, and after getting lost several times on the way, finally made it there. Southern California is crazy. We tried asking directions from somebody on the street, but they said, "Sure, for five bucks." WHAAAAT!?
We've gotten lost a lot on road trips (we don't seem to plan very well), but that was the first time we'd ever run into something like that! Still, there were also some very nice people. Every night after our day's activities, we'd stop by a Denny's for some omelettes. After several days of doing that, we got to know the night waitstaff very well. They were so cool.

All in all, it was a fun trip -- no matter what happens, isn't any vacation fun? -- but I think it probably would have been more enjoyable with better planning, deciding and booking in advance the attractions we wanted to visit, by using a something like Trusted Tours & Attractions' online tour guides. Their Los Angeles tours include a lot of stuff that we had never even considered doing.

I'm going to visit them when I plan my next vacation. Not only do they make planning a lot easier, but they offer discounted tickets to sightseeing tours in 23 U.S. cities. Like a Kennedy Space Center discount in Orlando. I'd looooove to go to Orlando! And by saving on tickets and stuff, you can afford to squeeze in more activities.

Trusted Tours & Attractions are also doing this thing right now where you can enter to win a $150 Magellan’s Gift Certificate (for travel gear and stuff!) if you sign up for their newsletter.
Woohoo! I love me some contests!