Punta Cana is the easternmost part of the Dominican Republic, it is mostly known for it's 20 miles of beaches and clear waters. Two weeks ago, I took a short little trip there through the company Club Med, known for their all inclusive resort experiences around the world. All-inclusive food, drinks, and (mostly) all-inclusive activities so you have something to do every hour of the day. I honestly have no complaints about Club Med. Usually with resorts that are all inclusive food, the buffet isn't really that great. The food is usually mediocre, but at Club Med everything that I ate was absolutely delicious, from breakfast to dinner. And there were so many fun activities to do, I felt like we barely had time to sit down and relax. Honestly, there aren't words to describe how fun this trip was soooo... I put together two short videos so you guys can see it for yourselves. Click the videos down below to watch! Enjoyyyyyy :)
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Smallville is a show following the story of Clark Kent, more commonly known as Superman. However this show is not a normal Superman story, it actually follows his path to becoming Superman. So basically Superman before Superman.
Just like any other Superman story, the origins are the same: a baby, Kal-El, is sent to Earth by his parents, Jar-El and Lara-El, to escape a doomed planet called Krypton through a meteor shower. The baby is found by farm owning couple, Jonathan and Martha Kent, in Smallville, Kansas. He is then raised among humans with special abilities, some (but definitely not all) of which include super-speed, super-strength, super-hearing, laser-vision, and X-ray vision. And he can only be hurt by one thing: Kryptonite. Authors Note: I will try to review this show without giving away any spoilers as I know that some of my audience is currently watching the show. Yes, I am talking to you Daniel, finish season one already. And if there are any spoilers, there will be a spoiler alert along with where to pick up. Smallville was released on October 16, 2001 and is composed of 10 seasons and 217 episodes total. Throughout seasons 1-4, Clark is in high school battling what they call “Meteor Freaks”, aka people infected by Kryptonite, that came with Clark when he was sent to Earth, and were given special abilities. Seasons 5-7 is mostly him learning more about his Kryptonion heritage and his destiny on Earth. And seasons 8-10 are about him working at the Daily Planet with Lois Lane. Now, before I finished the show, I had a major problem with one thing: how long they took to make him Superman. I was going to rant about that in this review until I watched the last episode of the show. Throughout the seasons, we see Clark save many people, from strangers to friends to enemies. And his fathers interactive conscious in the Fortress of Solitude, something brought with Clark to help guide him through his quest, puts him through many trials to make him the hero he is destined to become. Spoiler Alert! Skip the next paragraph if you haven’t finished the show. Butttt... in the last episode, we find out that what Clark perceived as Jar-Els “trials” weren’t really the trials he needed to face at all. His trials were the people he saved and the situations he was put in. Although I do think they didn’t make him Superman in the tv show because of legal reasons, they still made it work very well because, like I said in the beginning, this story is supposed to be about HOW Clark Kent became Superman, not him BEING Superman. And everything that Clark went through in all 10 seasons made him the hero we know and love. So they actually had a reason not to make him Superman in the tv show, which I really appreciated because I, and probably other fans, was wondering why he was not wearing his iconic outfit and was called "The Blur" instead of "Superman" However, one thing I think the show didn’t do very well in the first few seasons is the storyline. Most of seasons 1-5 are him facing a different villain every episode and the only episodes that really mattered to the story were the first and last few episodes of the season, everything else was just filler to achieve the amount of episodes they needed. They basically avoided the actual storyline until the last episodes of the season instead of doing what most tv shows do which is have those obstacles while also telling a story at the same time. After season 6, they fixed that a little bit and the show actually got much better. The storyline was continuous throughout the whole season while he also faced different villains and different scenarios. The fight scenes got better and the plot twists were a little predictable but still very shocking to see. Overall, the show is really good for the time it came from and it actually became one of my favorite superhero shows. I would recommend this show for the people that watch Arrow, Flash, etc... on the CW because it is very similar to how those shows are. And although the show is over, you can still catch Tom Welling reviving his role as Clark Kent in this years CW superhero cross-over episodes titled "Crisis on Infinite Earths". It is confirmed that the following superheros will appear: 3 Supermans (Tom Welling, Brandon Routh, and Tyler Hoechlin), Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis), Arrow (Stephen Amell), Flash (Grant Gustin), Supergirl (Melissa Benoist), Batwoman (Ruby Rose), and all the Legends of Tomorrow heroes (Caity Lotz, Brandon Routh, Dominic Purcell, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Nick Zano, Tasla Ashe, and Matt Ryan). Halloween Horror Nights (HHN) is one of the biggest Halloween events of the year occurring at Universal Studios theme parks in Florida, California, Singapore, and Japan. HHN has been going on since 1991 and it was nothing like the HHN we know today. The event actually started out as "Fright Nights", it was only held for 3 nights of October and it had just 1 haunted house. It was officially renamed to Halloween Horror Nights in 1992, this time it ran for 5 nights and had 2 haunted houses.
Throughout the years, HHN has only gotten bigger and bigger. In recent years, it has had as many as 10 haunted houses, live entertainment, scare zones, and it runs for most of September and October. But does bigger actually mean better? Writer's Note: this is purely my opinion from my past and present experiences. Furthermore, I did not get to go to 5 of the houses so I will only be speaking about the following haunted houses: Stranger Things, Us, Universal Monsters, Ghostbusters, and Killer Klowns from Outer Space. In my opinion, Halloween Horror Nights 2019 was not the best. For someone who has gone multiple times (I went to HHN 2016, 2018, and 2019), it has gotten a little bit old. Every year, the haunted houses may be themed differently but the jump scares are always in the same place so people who have gone multiple times know exactly what to expect and when to expect it. And although they may scare you once or twice throughout the house, when I was walking through it I kept thinking "there will be a jump scare there" and, lo and behold, there was. The scariest part of the whole event is actually the scare zones. The only reason they are scary, however, is because we do not know what to expect when it comes to the actors. The actors have more freedom of where they go, who to scare, and how to do it. So every time you walk through one of these parts, you will get a different experience. On the other hand, the scare zones are fairly similar every year. Just like the houses, they are themed differently but basically have the same scares all the time. People with scary makeup, chainsaws, fake knifes, etc etc. Basically, it is the same as every other year but it is still a little scary because of the freedom that the actors get. From best to worst, I would rank the houses I went to as the following: Us, Killer Klowns, Stranger Things, Universal Monsters, and Ghostbusters. Us was definitely the best house by far, although it wasn't scary, it was very creepy. People who looked like the characters would follow you around with scissors and since they don't talk in the movie, all they could do is creep around everyone. I put Killer Klowns as second mainly because I am very afraid of clowns (don't judge, clowns are scary), but also because it was the house with the most surprising/unpredictable jump scares. Stranger Things was not scary (because it was predictable) but it was very accurate to the tv show and, as a fan, I can appreciate that. Universal Monsters was still scarier than Ghostbusters but both were very predictable and I felt like Ghostbusters didn't even have jump scares. Now, don't get me wrong, I still had a lot of fun. I got to drink my butterbeer and laugh at my friends (and me) getting scared, and I definitely plan on going next year again. But knowing how much work goes into Halloween Horror Nights and how many people put in their time and effort into all of it, I wish they would get more creative on how to scare people. I think they need to keep in mind that a lot of people go every year to HHN and after a while, it gets very predictable on how they do things. I still very much recommend for people to go and check it out for themselves, I always find Halloween Horror Nights to be a fun and (sometimes) scary experience! Check out some pictures below! On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, I had the privilege to view the most amazing sunset on a boat in the middle of the ocean. It was definitely a sight to see and made me interested into buying an actual boat. But when I started researching, I had no idea everything that went into owning a boat and how expensive it truly is even after purchasing the boat itself. So here are some of the things I found (not including taxes) that may help you figure out if a boat is the right choice for you.
Pictures of my boat day are available at the bottom of the post! Let's start with the actual cost of the boat, boats can cost anywhere from a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars. Of course, the cheaper the boat, the smaller it is, and the less people you can have on it at a time. When purchasing the boat, it is always best to keep in mind what specifically you are looking for (a sail boat, a motor boat, etc...) and how many people you'd like to have on it. Insurance and registration is the next thing to worry about, yes, just like any other vehicle, boats require insurance and registration. Insurance rates are usually around 1.5%, so a $30,000 boat insurance would cost around $450. And registration varies depending on the state, size of boat, what it is powered by, and many other factors that go into it (I will allow you to do your own research for this part hehe). Unless you have a place to store your boat, you also need to add mooring to your costs. Mooring can cost between low hundreds annually to approximately $1,000 monthly. A nice alternative to paying this fee is finding a boat yard you can keep your boat in for a seasonal fee. The last thing I am going to mention (but definitely not the last thing you need to worry about if you are going to buy a boat) is gas. Boat fuel is a way more expensive than what gas normally costs for cars. Again this price depends on how many gallons your boat has/uses and, of course, the price of gas varies through states. Fast boats usually use around 20-30 gallons per hour at speed and if the fuel price is $2.50 (which will be much higher in many places), a five hour trip would cost more than $300 per outing. Keeping a boat is not just buying it and that is it, there are many other purchases and costs that go into it, some of which I didn't even mention. But, if your budget allows it, I would definitely recommend getting one (you may even catch a beautiful sunset like the one below). Praia de Carneiros is a beautiful beach with the famous Carneiros natural fish pools. This beach offers boat rides that takes visitors to many parts of Carneiros, my personal favorite part was the bay with clay that is good for the skin. The clay comes from below the sand under water and workers have to dig into the sand early in the morning to get the lowest tide and actually be able to dig. They give free clay for visitors to try and there are many different types of clay for different needs, such as the green clay is for acne and the red clay is for stretch marks. The clay is also available to purchase and take home.
My second favorite part of the boat trip was visiting the natural fish pools. The boat takes us to visit the famous Capela de Sao Benedito (Chapel of Sao Benedito), where many people (including celebrities) have gotten married, and then to a beach side restaurant where visitors can eat and walk to the fish pools. Snorkeling gear is offered for free along the fish pools for everyone to be able to swim and see the fishes. There are many other activities available for guests to enjoy, such as paddle boarding, canoeing, etc... Not only it is a nice beach trip with the family but it also contains beautiful views, some of which are in the pictures below. |
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