The Home Road
Among my friends who have railroading as an interest of some kind, many have what they recall as the home road. That being the railroad that ran where there were born or lived at an early age. For me, this could be considered…
Railroading
Among my many interests is railroading. Or as some folks mights say, trains. How did it all start? Genetically. That is, family. Specifically on my fathers side. One of my great grandfathers was born in a mining town (Eureka, Nevada) on October 7th,…
Have Castle, Will Travel
Something I used to do when I first launched the Blue Parrot was to reblog a different piece every Saturday. So, it’s a tradition. This one first appeared on Jim Hill Media on August 1st, 2003. Let’s set the WABAC machine back to…
Disneyland – How to enjoy the Parks
Finally. You are at Disneyland. Congratulations on your arrival. Let’s get started on why we came here . Fun. Family fun. The kind we will remember and talk about for years. So… a few suggestions. Did you get that rental car? Parking…
Disneyland – How to travel!
So, yesterday, we followed our mythical family of 4 from Peoria on their whirlwind trip to Disneyland. And saw all of the wrong things to do. Today, you will reap the benefit of many years and many visits to the Happiest Place on Earth….