Dalinka.com

An independent website featuring photos, videos, and travel musings by Alan S. Dalinka.

World Destinations • USA Destinations • Old Hometown: Chicago

Photos of Chicago by ASD — *This one is on WordPress 7.0.2 – Responsive Theme*

This was likely one of the very first images ASD ever posted on the very first webpage of what is now Dalinka.com.
The US Capitol building photo is likely from 1988. The Disney elements are from video shot in March and/or November 1996.
This image has been sitting on the server unused for many years and was restored here July 18, 2026!

For those of you wondering whether the website would ever get updated, there’s good news in July 2026!
Just about everything is working again, and a bunch of new posts have been added!
More updates in progress….

A Sampling of Some of the Newest Pages Added in July 2026

Legoland Florida (July 2026)

Legoland Florida hosted a group of invited media for summer 2026 “Lego Festival” on July 20, 2026, and I accompanied a hosted media guest. Read more ›
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Washington Dulles Trip (March 2025)

During a visit to the Washington D.C. area (via Dulles Airport) from March 12-18, 2025, explored the Udvar-Hazy Center and its notable exhibits, including the Enola Gay and the Space Shuttle Discovery. Visited various Smithsonian museums on the National Mall.Read more ›
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Tampa-St. Pete-Gulfport (March 2026)

Thanks to my work with MousePlanet.com, from time to time I’ve been hosted at media days at Legoland Florida, the former home of Cypress Gardens. This visit was December 1, 2019.Read more ›
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Bok Tower Gardens (April 2024)

The highlight of the grounds of Bok Tower Gardens is “The Singing Tower” and its 60-bell carillon. It is located in Lake Wales, FL.Read more ›
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Brightline – A Day Trip to Miami (March 2024)

Round trip day from Orlando International Airport Terminal C to Downtown Miami via Brightline train service in about 3 ½ hours each way. In Miami, rode the Big B Hop on-Hop off double decker bus (with audio tour) around its whole loop from Bayfront Marketplace — Hopped Off at South Beach and walked the Art…
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This is Dalinka.com (and Dalinka.net, Dalinka.org, & Dalinka.us)

The Webmaster is ASD: Alan S. Dalinka. A bit about ASD is here.

On December 30, 1995, a personal “home page” was launched that eventually became this page. By August 24, 1996, that “home page” outgrew the free space of that early webpage provider, so it was moved to a more generous free provider, Tripod.com where to remained until January 1, 2002. Next, it migrated to the host of ASD’s other home page, The ASDHollywood Page, GeoCities/Yahoo! By September 10, 2007, all of ASD’s pages moved to the current host, IONOS.com (formerly, 1and1.com).

While the pages of ASDHollywood.com are the place to find photos, videos and and other musings from ASD’s visits to Disney Parks & Resorts and other Disney places plus “Hollywood” (which includes Los Angeles and the studios–including Universal Studios theme parks on both coasts–as well other television and film-related places around the USA), the pages of Dalinka.com are devoted to ASD’s travels to other destinations and his original hometown, Chicago. You can read about the technology and development of the site, as well as relevant disclosures and disclaimers here.

The site began this transition to WordPress over a decade ago, and I have considered it to be in “beta” ever since. Heck, updates to WordPress over the years, broke lots of parts of the site. However, as of July 2026, with a lot of effort, almost everything is working again, at long last! The “beta” label will be gone soon. If you find something on the site that isn’t working right, like dead links or images that won’t load, please let me know by email.