Hello my name is Sarah and I am a bookworm. Though of late, I am loving the social media trend that paints me as a book dragon, reading and hoarding books with equal merriment. What does a book dragon do after three weeks of illness in the house, where one parent was ill the whole […]
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The Goldenmate LiFePO4 Lithium battery offers a huge amount of power in a portable, safe package. We tell you all about it how we tested it out camping with a CPAP, string lights, cell phone charging, and multiple small devices.
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ICE! at Gaylord Palms in Orlando, Florida returns for its 22nd year and the artisans from Harbin, China have done it again with masterpieces of clear and colored ice sculptures to amaze all ages. This year, we are joined by none other than Charlie Brown and the gang. Of all the Charlie Brown experiences in […]
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This week, I had the privilege of taking my eleven-month-old daughter to our local county fair. It was such a joy to witness her exposure to a vast array of new and unusual sensory information. Sensorial experiences are the root of all learning for young children! Although we have enjoyed reading books together about farm […]
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On a lovely weekend, early this fall, we visited a magical place. The geographical place itself is fairly magical when unadorned, but on this particular weekend downton Bath in Maine was rendered even more magical by the annual Bath Book Bash. I have been aware of the Bath Book Bash for the last two years, […]
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One of the most fun things about traveling to another country is trying the food. So if you are stuck at home, you may wonder how you can replicate the experience. Though you’d have to track down an authentic restaurant to eat the real, hearty food of a country, you can sometimes experience pre-packaged treats […]
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Summer travel is right around the corner and that means it’s time to think about what to pack for those weeks away.
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I’m not afraid to call it: My year’s highlight will be PAX Aus 2022. As geek event reviewers and writers, we’re not supposed to have favorites, but PAX Aus is definitely high on the list. It’s not purely because of the geekiness nor the absolute saturation of gaming goodness. There is also something extra about […]
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Like many tabletop, RPG, and board gamers, Gen Con has long been a bucket list item for me. In late 2021, we decided that 2022 was going to be The Year, and started saving for the trip. Now that we’re home, I have some thoughts to share. This is Part 2 of a three-part series.
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Family holidays can be super-fun, but they can also be super-tricky to plan. Especially if you have the almost unattainable dream of trying to please everyone. I say almost because my new goal in life is to show how geeky families CAN have geeky holidays with big geeky smiles on all of their faces. I […]
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Mardi Gras World in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA is a one-stop-shop to learn all about the floats that hit the streets each year for the Mardi Gras parade. Held in Kern Studios itself where the floats are designed and built, this is a must-see attraction, especially if you come during the Mardi Gras season (starts […]
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Call out to my fellow Studio Ghibli fans!! Dust off your passports (or renew them–it has been a while). It’s time to grab that travel planner and book your holiday time. We’re heading to Japan! Ghibli Park is officially opening on November 1, 2022. Japan is taking its time to re-open to international travellers but […]
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This year, we took our son on a surprise (and last minute) trip to New Orleans, Louisiana to see The National World War II Museum. It’s rated as one of the top museums in the country and the best for the subject matter. I did, what I thought, was a lot of research into ghost […]
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This year, we took our son on a surprise (and last minute) trip to New Orleans, Louisiana to see The National World War II Museum. It’s rated as one of the top museums in the country and the best for the subject matter. I did, what I thought, was a lot of research into ghost […]
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I have lived in the US for nineteen years now—in Maine for all nineteen of them. My parents moved over when my eldest son was starting kindergarten, so have now been here for almost eight years. In that time, they have been home to England twice alone, and our whole brood managed to get over […]
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When planning our trip to New Orleans, we knew we wanted to do a paranormal tour of some kind. We ended up going on two different tours by two different companies. Witches Brew Tours and Jonathan Weiss Tours. We paid for both of these ourselves with no reimbursement from either company. Witches Brew Tours Witches […]
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When planning our trip to New Orleans, we knew we wanted to do a paranormal tour of some kind. We ended up going on two different tours by two different companies. Witches Brew Tours and Jonathan Weiss Tours. We paid for both of these ourselves with no reimbursement from either company. Witches Brew Tours Witches […]
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Every year more than 50 million people, 3.5 million in the New York area alone, watch in person or on television one of the most popular parades in the world, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, best known for its gigantic shaped balloons celebrating pop culture icons from different generations. With Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) taking […]
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Full disclaimer: I did not watch the Olympics. Despite hailing from a Sports-Obsessed country, I genuinely have absolutely no interest in the Olympics; Summer or Winter. However, I am fascinated with Japan. From professional studies to my all-around personal love, I absolutely believe Japan deserved all the attention it could get from the Olympic coverage. […]
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Tego is now a transformer-like multi-tool for carrying toiletries, tools, tech accessories, or pretty much anything else you might need to organize and make portable.
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Two exclusive Virtual Reality Experiences are launching at Harry Potter New York putting fans right in the middle of the magical world.
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We spent part of this month at a lake house in Maine. Five glorious days of polar dips, evening kayaking, and lots of general splashing around. Part way through the day on our fourth day there, I told my entire family to go put their cozzies on, and they all looked at me like I […]
Continue ReadingThanks to the lockdown and the parks closing, Epcot’s Flower Garden Festival ended a few months early last year. A lot of people were upset because the weekend it closed was the pass holder Orange Bird magnet distribution. I’m just happy I was able to go in at least once before it all shut down. […]
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Humans are tactile animals. Being able to use my sense of touch has always been important to me. I want to pet my dogs and cat, hug my family, jump in fluffy snow, and put our feet in cool summer grass. Seeing and hearing about different places in a book or on a video is […]
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Though not every artist is fortunate enough to be able to afford a dedicated space in which to create, everyone has to live somewhere. Creating some forms of art doesn’t usually take up a lot of room, such as writing, smaller handicrafts, and the like. But many artists’ work takes up larger spaces, and many […]
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Now you can build the famous Canterbury Cathedral on a tiny scale!
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“Where should we go next?” you ask? The folks at Atlas Obscura have hundreds of suggestions.
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New York Comic Con is a massive event taking place from October 3-6. It would be impossible to cover the con in full. But the GeekFamilyNetwork is going to do their best to bring you as much as possible in way of New York Comic Con coverage, concentrating on the stuff they love. Be sure […]
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Searching for some superhero t-shirts, we stumbled on a New York City staple – Rags-A-GoGo has been serving up pop-culture since 1990.
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To discuss the issue of fan and guest safety, we spoke to veteran voice actor Gregg Berger at the recent SacAnime convention in Sacramento, California.
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