Before 2025, I had never been to Vienna, Austria. Now that I’ve visited twice in 4 months (once on the Viking Grand European Tour and another on my own for a long weekend), I know what to do in Vienna, especially when you’re short on time. If you’re like me and only have 48-72 hours,…
The Viking Grand European Tour was my first ever river cruise. One of the benefits of this luxury European river cruise is the “Viking inclusive value,” and part of that includes shore excursions in every port of call. With 15 complimentary excursions and more than 35 optional excursions to experience, it can be overwhelming to…
This spring I went on a Viking river cruise with my mom. Our cruise started in Amsterdam, and since neither of us had been there before, we decided to arrive a few days early to explore. Naturally, I set out to create the ultimate Amsterdam itinerary. (Viking does offer a pre or post-cruise extension in…
If you haven’t noticed, I’m on a studio tour kick this spring. After visiting the Warner Bros backlot and Walt Disney Studios, I decided to check out the Paramount Studio Tour. Located on Melrose Avenue and butting up to Hollywood Forever Cemetery, I was very excited to see where two of my favorite movies, “Sunset…
Disneyland is synonymous with Orange County. I would know because I lived less than 20 minutes away. And until I had to go to school full-time, my dad took me to Disneyland every Monday. Now that I live in Los Angeles, those visits are few and far between. (And let’s be honest, it isn’t cheap…
What do “Casablanca”, “Friends” and “Rebel Without a Cause” have in common? They were all filmed on the Warner Bros Studio backlot. Unless you were an actor, director or in the entertainment industry, the backlot used to be off limits to the general public. Today, the Warner Bros Studio Tour gives film and TV lovers…