Wisetrips Travel Blog

Tuesday, April 8-9, 2014 Inna and Alex were looking forward to visiting  Universal Islands of Adventure - especially the Wizarding World of Harry Potter . They really enjoyed their time there.

On the first day of their Orlando Adventure (during Alex's Spring Break), Inna and Alex visited Universal Studios Florida . Inna and Alex went on all the major roller coaster rides, including Hollywood RipTide and Rockit . Both Inna and Alex rode it a few times. Here is a short video of their experience on the roller coaster: Some fabul…

On March 1, Best Buy had a great deal on Apple iPhone s (offering $150 for a trade-in on a working iPhone 4S). I traded my iPhone 4S for two 16GB iPhone 5S models. My Logitech kitchen speaker (model S715i with a 30-pin connector) did not support the new Lightning connector or Bluetooth, so I had to replace it. I was looking for a Bluetooth Speaker with the following features: Highest Sound Qualit…

In January 2014, we decided to remodel our old kitchen. We were getting tired of the old appliances and the small tiles breaking off our countertop. In addition, the cabinets were very worn, and some did not open properly. Our older kitchen looked like this: We went through a relatively lengthy process in choosing the appliances, kitchen cabinets, and our contractor. At first, we visited our local Home…

Our United Airlines Flight from San Francisco to Seattle was delayed due to maintenance issues. So, instead of flying out at 9:05 a.m. as intended, we departed at 11:30 a.m. and landed in Seattle around 2:00 p.m. We rented our 4x4 Jeep Compass from Avis  in Seattle and drove to Whistler, BC. I thought about getting a cheaper car, but the weather report indicated snow, and a 4x4 with snow tires was required. We dec…