The Savvy Tourist

Mickey and Me......A Love Story!

My logo is done!! Jay over at Dat Money has finished my Mickey and Me logo for my other blog. Either I am easily impressed or he is a genius!!!! I think it is the latter, most definitely.

Okay, so if I did my homework correctly, you should be able to click on that brand new logo and visit my new blog: Mickey and Me....A Love Story!

Already seen the In-flight movie?

I am quite the movie watcher, as anyone who knows me or borrows from my collection of over 700 DVDs will confirm. It is rare that I get on an airplane and haven't seen the in-flight movie. Good thing, since sitting on an airplane with all those noises and interruptions is not a good movie viewing experience for me. It is mostly a time-killer, nothing more.  I know many people have discovered cool new ways to view movies and /or videos while traveling such as the iPod or portable DVD player, but there is yet another solution to consider. INMOTION PICTURES offers the ability to rent a DVD player and movie(s) from the airport you are departing from, and drop it off at the arrival airport. At this time there are limited locations throughout the United States only for this service. I counted over 30 major airports that have INMOTION locations. If your final destination is a little more remote, you have the option to ship the DVD player and movie back to INMOTION via UPS. You can also rent it for the entire length of your trip and return it back to the same location from which you picked it up. I immediately think of this as an option for someone traveling with small children that could easily be entertained with a full length Disney movie instead of the latest crude comedy playing on the airplane (the people sitting near your children may think so too). INMOTION PICTURES allows you the flexibility of only renting 1 DVD player and providing a Y-jack for earphones so that possibly 2 kids could be entertained at the same time!!!! INMOTION PICTURES  also has a selection of CD players and music available. For a last minute purchase or to replace something lost or left at home, they offer accessories for your portable electronics such as laptop power adaptors, cell phone chargers, headphones and blank digital media. You can also reserve your DVD player and movies in advance online so there is no time wasted at the airport making your choices. For more information try clicking on the links provided in the post or call 1-877-DVD-TO-GO.

Believe it or not, this is not a paid post, although I should join that paid post place, huh? I just like to share travel related topics (who am I kidding? - I'll write about anything!) that might be useful or at least interesting to my readers. If anyone has ever had an experience with this service please write in and share with us all.

Where's Waldo?

At least I think that was the name of the game or the book or whatever it was. It wasn't a big craze to me, kind of like YouTube is not a big craze to me, but I am beginning to see the fascination. Santa left an Ipod Touch under the tree this year, and my husband was intent on getting me to like it. He showed me how cool it was to get on the Internet with this little hand-held device and to watch videos from the palm of your hand. (Why is it that the screen has to be extra BIG or extra small these days to be interesting?) Well, that is a rant for another day, let me get back to the post at hand.................I was watching YouTube videos on my hubby's new IPod, reluctantly, and came across a travel video that I have to share. This guy travels a lot and made a video of himself dancing from different locations around the world. It is really entertaining to watch. I have posted the video below, but you can also see more of his discoveries at his website Where The H@*! Is Matt?  Enjoy!

Amazon's New Kindle

When I first heard about the new Kindle, I thought, how silly is this? Well, when I noticed that it is completely sold out and that being on a waiting list probably won't get you one for Christmas, my interest was peaked! I must say this little bugger is pretty cool. I actually did some research on it, and watched a demonstration video and was very impressed. It is quite pricey at $399 but hey, so is the IPhone and everyone is buying that.
Amazon Kindle is a revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, newspapers, magazines and blogs to a crisp high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper even in bright sunlight. This is just a few of it's many talents.....

To check it out, click on the link below:

University of Redlands Jazz Band

This last Thursday evening we had the distinct pleasure of hearing a group of extremely talented musicians perform at The University Of Redlands. U of R's Jazz Band is made up of some of the finest young musicians I have ever had the privilege to hear play. The amount of talent and character that each musician brings to the table is just amazing. If you ever have the opportunity to visit the University and hear any of the musical ensembles perform, I strongly recommend that you do so. In the meantime, check out the photo album I posted of The University of Redlands Jazz Band.

Women's Murder Club

Check out the new series starting Friday, October 12th on ABC. The Women's Murder Club is based on my favorite book series by James Patterson.  I can't  wait!!!!  Women's Murder Club on ABC