Apparently there are dinosaur caves at Pismo Beach, CA, but it’s not what you think — unless you are thinking of a giant cement dinosaur that you could walk inside to enter some cliff-side caves via said dinosaur’s belly. If that is the case then it is what you think. Or it was.

However, the dinosaur was never completed and then there was a fire and now it’s just a bunch of ruins and caves below a crumbling wall of sheer rock. Also, a playground.

The kids will love it. So will the dogs. Read More »

Let's play ball, Santa!

Sure, it’s a bit blurry, but that’s because reindeer can’t sit still. Also, this picture was taken by a 4-year-old, so remember that before you complain about blurry.

Blurry. Honestly.

This is a Wordless Wednesday entry, so everyone be quiet.

Photo taken by Zane, Age 4

Hello and welcome to another exciting edition of Travel Around the Internet in which we share some of our favorite travel-related links from the previous week.  It’s not rocket science. That said, buckle up and happy travels:

Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans? Want to win a 2-night stay in NOLA?  Enter and win, it’s (big) easy.

Are you ready for Toy Story 3? Who isn’t? Do you want to win a Disney vacation? Who doesn’t? Turn your love of Buzz and Woody into a chance for a dream family vacation!

Hey, Canada! Are you looking for your top 20 travel deals of the week? Here they are: Top 20 Canadian Travel Deals!

It’s all part of your rock and roll fantasy camp. Time is running out to jam with members of Queen, Pink Floyd and Winger. Yes, Winger.

Disney Cruise Line knows there ain’t no party like a west coast party. New destinations!

There is a lot to do in Pinehurst, NC and TripAdvisor knows it.

Are you a Seattle parent looking for summer Staycation ideas? Here’s an affordable one!

Gadling knows it’s tough to leave your pets behind: Traveling without your dog.

Are you Scottish in Chicago? Check out the 24th Annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games!

Release the turtles! Orbitz tells us how to help sea turtles while enjoying a Mexican vacation.

Holy family fun! L.A. parents, spend $60 and get a year full of family fun — limited time!

The Fresh Air Fund is looking for hosts to help children enjoy a summer vacation.

Announcing Walt Disney World’s new Art of Animation Resort. It will draw you in! (see what I did there?)

More news on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort!

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And there you have it, fellow travelers, the fine world wide web of stuff! Questions? Suggestions? Contact us via email or Twitter!

Until next time, travel happy!

It’s an environmentalist-eat-dog world where the treehuggers’ latest target is not the hummer or Texas oil men, but poor defenseless pets. That’s right – now they’re saying that you should eat your pets rather than take them on vacation.

Dog's day out

A book by Robert & Brenda Vale, called ‘Time to Eat the Dog?: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living,’ suggests that dogs and cats have very big eco-paw prints. The book says that the amount of food a dog eats in one year takes up around 1.1 hectares of land.

Measure that against a 6,213 mile (10,000 km) road trip in a 4.6 liter Land Cruiser, which only takes up .41 hectares of land. Basically, what they’re saying is that you can take 3 roadtrips of 6,213 miles each every year, if you stick a fork in your pet.

The Vales suggest in the book that pets should be recycled for pet food. Imagine the horror, if your precious Persian finds that you have turned it into a cannibal. It’s like something out of a Stephen King book.

And that’s not all. The authors would also have you give up your own vacations, shopping trips and other leisure activities, in addition to cooking up your pets. Apparently the authors are exempt from all this, and they describe their own lifestyle – which includes a trip to Japan and ownership of a cat.

The Vales are eccentric enough to suggest that you shouldn’t go through with a divorce until you find someone else, so that you don’t need separate homes. But the authors apparently have no problems buying a new house.

Hopefully, there won’t be people screwy enough to listen to this pair of nutjobs and actually give up their pets, vacations, or vacations with your pets to luxury dog hotels. These are not luxuries - once you get a pet, you’ll realize that they’re just as necessary as taking care of your grandma.

Photo by br1 ~ br1dotcom