What to eat in New Orleans (much more than Beignets!)

Here at Magical Mystery Tours, we recently got to plan a mystery trip where the main criteria was that travellers wanted a long-weekend in the US where was sure to be lots of good food. When we asked on Facebook and Twitter what the best foodie cities were, you all suggested Chicago, New Orleans, Boston, […]

How far in advance should I plan my mystery trip?

We love lots of advance warning, but realize that some mystery trips are best done somewhat last minute!  Most people tend to book their mystery trips 3-6 months before the trip, though some plan even further in advance than that.  As last minute trips take more finagling to make schedules and budgets work, any trips […]

Travel Links we Like

1.  Keri over at Heels First has a great article on choosing travel buddies.  I’ve been meaning to post about this, but Keri sums up just about everything I could say on this! 2.  A Hello Kitty airplane?  Yes please! 3.  An old article on trends in travel in 1982.  “Bodacious!” 4.  The New York […]

I went on a cruise, the Weezer cruise!

I gave you a warning a few months ago that I was about to embark on the Weezer Cruise.  I’m a little late with the review, but the cruise was way too much fun to not tell you about it. It was also my first cruise!  Thankfully, Stephanie is more of a cruising expert than […]

Magical Mystery Tours Radio Debut!

We made our radio debut last week on Randy Sharman’s Informed Traveler show on CHQR in Calgary, Canada! You can check it out here.

Magical Mystery Tours in Smarter Travel!

We’re excited to be featured in a Smarter Travel article about mystery trips! What do you think of the article?  Are mystery trips becoming the new trend?  Would you take one?  Or if you’ve been on one, how was it? **And just for anyone who may be confused,  while we are fans of San Francisco, we […]

Travel Links

Some interesting things we’ve been reading lately: 1.  The 45 Places to go in 2012 2.  Autism friendly hotels 3.  A credit card with no foreign transaction fees (and it earns you lots of miles)?  Yes, please! 4.  It’s never too early to start thinking about Christmas decorations for next year: Holiday decorations made out of globes […]

My First Cruise

I’m about to have a new travel experience this week.  I’m sure this is old hat for many of you, but I’m about to go on my first cruise–the Weezer Cruise, to be exact! I’ve always been skeptical about cruises.  Sure, they’re fine for some people, but I want to see a place on a […]

Mystery Trip to…..Yosemite!

We’ve had the pleasure of doing some travel planning for our friend Melinda before, but were especially excited to hear from her in early December requesting a mystery trip to celebrate her second wedding anniversary, which just happens to fall over New Years. They were open to a variety of trips, but mostly wanted a […]

Picking a Cruise 101- Part 3

Alright, now that we’ve covered the When, Where, and Who of cruising (see Parts 1 and 2 of this series), we can go over the Which (picking a ship). Which? With so many ships to choose from, how do you begin to sort through them all? Thanks to dedicated past cruisers, there are a plethora […]