Busch Gardens We had some guests visiting us over the weekend from Michigan, so we thought we’d use it as an opportunity to visit Busch Gardens Tampa. We were a bit anxious about the crowds as it is the spring break time of year, so we tried our best to get to the Busch Gardens when it […]
Weekend in Las Vegas (On the Strip) I took Nisheet on a surprise getaway, and we spent the weekend in Las Vegas! Somehow, I managed to keep it a secret until we got to the airport. We walked up to our gate, and the secret was finally revealed! Getting from Tampa Bay to Las Vegas […]
Florida Road Trip As the wise ones like to say, “all good things must come to an end” and so was the case with our great Florida road trip. It was Christmas Eve, and Ashley was insisting we come back to Tampa Bay to celebrate the holidays with her. We decided to make the most […]
The Everglades With the past 4 days spent exploring the space coast, big cities, and beautiful beaches of Florida, we decided to mix things up a bit and explore what Florida’s nature has got to offer to us. As it happened to be, the Everglades National park was on the way home. With one of […]
Key West Again Today we planned to visit Key West again (read about Key West Day 1), but since our hotel was about an hour east of Key West in the city of Marathon, we started the morning off with a visit to the Bahia Honda State Park. The entrance fee was just $8 and […]
We want to wish you a Happy New Year 2016!! It has been a big year for us here at PandaTrot with the official launch of the website. We want to thank everyone for their support, especially Allison for writing some awesome blog posts on Alaska, Kevin for sharing his fun Peru video, and you for reading […]
Florida is known for a lot of things… beaches, sun, sand, never ending summers, etc. I think one attraction stands above the rest though, Disney World! Nisheet and I have both been to Epcot on our own a long, long time ago, and just a few years ago we visited Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Planet Hollywood […]
Christmastime in Chicago is a Magical Time I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! Florida at Christmastime is great. It is sunny, it is warm, Santa wears shorts, there are lighted boat parades… But, it had me missing the nippy yet cozy days in Chicago with mulled wine and roasted nuts. So, for a […]
Savannah Nisheet has traveled to Savannah, GA numerous times for business, and every time he has come home raving about the food, culture, charm, and history captured in this tiny southern city. Several times I have tried to join him, but one thing or another always got in the way… timing, work, cost. But, this […]
Thanksgiving in Florida: It has become tradition that my family travels to wherever I’m living at the time to enjoy Thanksgiving together. That means for the past several years, everyone has had to travel to Chicago. It is cold, usually snowy, and really sets the tone for the upcoming holiday season. We had our traditions […]
