Denver Pop Culture Con 2019: GeekDad Diary – The Con With Kids
This weekend, GeekDad was privileged to attend the Denver Pop Culture Con (DPCC), which can be a unique experience with kids in tow.
Continue ReadingThis weekend, GeekDad was privileged to attend the Denver Pop Culture Con (DPCC), which can be a unique experience with kids in tow.
Continue ReadingThe upcoming LEGOLAND New York Resort has lots of amazing things coming for us, and they made a few announcements in lower Manhattan last week.
Continue ReadingI’m not sure I’ll ever write geekier words: the family went inside a Star Wars-based Virtual Reality experience and it was the experience I’ve wanted since 1977.
Continue ReadingThis CAMP is an experience and store unlike anything you’ve seen, and there’s a surprise that makes it even better.
Continue ReadingPatience as we wait for the opening of Star Wars: “Galaxy’s Edge” at Walt Disney World (or Disneyland, if that’s the coast you’re on. Living in Florida, however, means we wait an extra few months).
Continue ReadingNow we now how long we have to wait to fly the Millennium Falcon! It is going to be EPIC!
Continue ReadingSeaWorld is an often over-looked park by general visitors but has a lot of fun within it. It is packed with fantastic rides.
Continue ReadingJoin us for a day at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, where we experience The Discovery of King Tut exhibit and explore Howard Carter’s amazing find.
Continue ReadingEvery ‘Star Wars’ fan in the galaxy will want to see this video. Trust me.
Continue ReadingNow… I know what you’re saying. The World of Coca-Cola isn’t a museum per se. I can’t argue with that. At least when I took them to the Guinness Book of World Records museum it had “museum” in the title. The World of Coca-Cola… not so much.
Continue ReadingInternational travel can be fun, but figuring out how to keep all of your electronics powered can be a real pain. The Zendure Passport Travel Adapter has you covered for just about anywhere you want to travel, all in a single device (no attachments or adapters needed).
Continue ReadingFew first-year conventions have a pedigree like Keystone Comic Con.
Continue ReadingIf you visit Ontario’s Bruce Peninsula area, be sure to check out the family-friendly Chantry Island tour out of Southampton, taking in an 1800s-era lighthouse, light keeper’s cottage, and a protected migratory bird sanctuary.
Continue ReadingWe recently got a chance to hit the Windy City for a week. Cowed by the sheer number of things we wanted to do, we were still able to pack in enough to give us a tantalizing taste of the city and what it has to offer.
Continue ReadingMark your calendars for Free Museum Day, next month! Thanks, ‘Smithsonian Magazine’!
Continue ReadingThe Dallas/Ft. Worth airport has installed a gaming lounge where you can pay to play popular titles while you wait for your flight.
Continue ReadingAulani is Disney’s family-friendly resort on O’ahu, Hawai’i. It’s filled with pools, food, stories, and the kind of high-quality experiences that Disney is famous for all over the world. But if you want to have the best experience, here are a few things you should know.
Continue ReadingOxford’s Bodleian Library is showing of JRR Tolkien’s in a new exhibition of his drawings. BBC Arts have all the information you need and lots of pictures for those who can’t make it to the City of Dreaming Spires. Courtesy: [BBC Arts]
Continue ReadingI had a great first visit to the UK Games Expo. Here are 7 great things I found at the show and fell in love with.
Continue ReadingI recently went through the ordeal of getting a brand new passport for my daughter and a very last-minute passport renewal (within just a few hours of our international flight) for my wife. If you find yourself in a situation like I did with my family then I wanted to share with you a few options.
Continue ReadingFor five years now, Southern-Fried Gaming Expo (SFGE) has provided the southeast with an amazing event filled with arcade games and pinball, but as the event has grown, so has the list of things you can do while attending.
Continue ReadingThe brand new Legoland Castle Hotel is now open at the Legoland California resort in Carlsbad, California!
Continue ReadingA new and expanded set of heroes and villains from the Marvel universe come to life to battle for the fate of the world in the latest installment of “Marvel Universe LIVE!”.
Continue ReadingAnother year, another Planet Comicon in the books. GeekDad was on-site in Kansas City, Missouri, for the best Planet Comicon yet.
Continue ReadingWalt Disney World has announced that the eagerly-awaited Toy Story Land will open at its Disney’s Hollywood Studios park on June 30 of this year!
Continue ReadingLearn about the curriculum at Hogwarts, along with the history of the subject of magic itself, in this new book from the British Library based on their new, popular Harry Potter exhibit.
Continue ReadingJoin my family and me as we tour two key World War I sites: its bloodiest battle and the place where it ended
Continue ReadingThe folks over at Henty saw my review of the Tom Bihn Tri-Star and Aeronaut 30 travel bags and emailed me the following message: “This may end your love affair with Tom Bihn’s luggage.”
Challenge accepted…
Continue ReadingNo matter the season, Kampgrounds of America (KOA) have almost 500 locations promising camp vibes and redefined camping tailor made for family travel. But what if you don’t like camping?
Continue ReadingStay at the Red Wall Garden Hotel in Beijing, and it will likely be the touchstone property that you compare every other hotel to during your visit to China. It’s just that good.
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