If you have a child who's interested in getting their hair done (or cut) while at Disney World and want to keep costs minimal, head to Harmony Barbershop inside Magic Kingdom. It's located on Main Street USA and is on the left hand side as soon as you pass the main gates. The Harmony Barber Shop is quite small with only three barber chairs and offers hair cutting services … [Read more...]
George Eastman House and Rochester Museum & Science Center
George Eastman House The George Eastman House is a museum dedicated to the history of photography and film. Attached to the museum is George Eastman's mansion with several rooms open to the public. Guided tours are available for both the mansion and the museum. While the adults in our group appreciated the camera and photo galleries in the museum, our kids (4 and … [Read more...]
The Strathallan Hotel in Rochester, New York
For our first road trip of the year, we decided to stay close to home (mid April weather is very hard to predict - snow some years, beach like weather in others) and take a relatively short drive to Rochester, New York. We stayed at The Strathallan, a modern boutique DoubleTree by Hilton hotel for the weekend and had a wonderful weekend getaway. Kudos for Customer Service … [Read more...]
Weekend Road Trip – Rochester, NY Photo Recap
Last weekend we went on our first road trip of the year. Hello Rochester, NY! Having only planned road trips mainly for outlet shopping, this family road trip was all about the kids - museums, museums and even more museums. We chose Rochester as it is about a 3 hour drive from home. Very doable with two young children. Although with the amount of pit stops we had to … [Read more...]
Save Money with Reciprocal Memberships
One way to decrease travel entertainment expenses is to become a member or apply for membership at a zoo, museum, or science centre. Most of the time, one of the benefits of membership is free or heavily discounted admission to other zoos, museums or science centres in Canada and the US. See What You Want, When You Want Reciprocal memberships offers families … [Read more...]