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Hunting Hollywood

December 12, 2018 Proposal Story

After exploring Pandora, we had to head back to the hotel to attend the time share presentation. After resisting their hard-sales pitch, we changed parks. It was time to explore Hollywood Studios, a land filled with Star Wars, Broadway-esque productions, and clue hunting. The clue had mentioned watching a show, so we stayed for a Star Wars  production.  Cherie found the clue under her feet when the show was over. There was a lot to unpack in this clue andRead More

Searching Pandora

December 12, 2018 Proposal Story

We spent the next morning in Pandora, sadly having to miss Avatar Flight of Passage due to a 3 hour line. Instead, we checked out the Na’vi River Journey. Cherie noticed that the ride description had the word “search” in it. This aligned with the “seek and ye shall find” part of the first  clue. It made sense that we attempted to search the Na’vi River. The search paid off. Near the end of the ride, Bryan grabbed an envelopeRead More

The First Clue

December 12, 2018 Proposal Story

Cherie knew that we were going on a trip to Orlando. I had scored a heavily discounted vacation by agreeing to a 2 hour Hilton timeshare presentation. Our trip plans included Disney, Disney, Harry Potter, and more Disney. Cherie had her list of things to do, places to see, rides to take, lines to stand in, and characters to photo-op. We landed, checked in to the hotel, and headed to Mickey’s Christmas party. Cherie had the Christmas party experience plannedRead More

Visit Arrakis…I mean The French Press

September 8, 2018 Santa Barbara, CA

The name that’s written above the door, hanging quaintly from a rod iron pole: The French Press. The name that’s displayed on the glass entryway, boldy painted on the wall inside, and the name of their website: Dune Coffee. The history of how these two names refer to the same place is a baffling story of intrigue, mystery, and back-stabbing. It’s a study in feudal society, noble houses, and one Paul Atreides. –If you’re an astute science fiction reader, youRead More

The Andersen’s

September 8, 2018 Santa Barbara, CA

You might be thinking “that doesn’t look like a coffee house!” and you would technically be correct. This kind of place wouldn’t usually make the blog, but we needed to include it for posterity’s sake. We made an exception to the norm because Andersen’s serves a rich dark custom blend of coffee server European style espresso is Cherie’s favorite brunch location in the known world ATMOSPHERE 5/5 Step into Europe and enjoy this restaurant, bakery, and honorary coffee house.  SitRead More