It’s that time of year for gift guides. We all have them, we all look at them! There’s always gift guides for kids… so why not the best gifts for kids who love travel? If you have kids like mine, they love to go on adventures both with the family and on their own. The following…
How do you decide where to stay, a home rental or hotel? With so many choices, price points, amenities, and even safety to consider, it can be a lot to take in. One of my favorite things about travel planning is not just choosing the destination, but finding unique and interesting places to stay. Generally,…
It is spring break at my house this week. Since we live near a touristy area (Hello, Disney!) we tend to stay home or close to home for spring break. But, this time of year always gets me thinking about summer and jonesin’ to get on the road. Fortunately, hubby and I have a trip…
We take a lot of road trips. In fact, I actually love the interstate. Sometimes it’s an hour away in Florida, others, 1200 miles to Michigan. Whenever we’re going to be on the road for over a few hours, I create a road trip binder for the kids. Now that they are older, they help…
At first, the idea of doing a canyoning waterfall rappel in Costa Rica with my two children in tow sounded a bit intimidating. I have never rope climbed, rappelled, zip lined (at this point) in my life so attaching myself and my children to a rope for 165 feet drop felt risky. I had nothing…
When we went to Costa Rica in November of 2014, I was blown away by the fresh delicious food we encountered everywhere we went. Fresh tropical fruit at every breakfast (I know have an affinity for papaya thanks to the trip) black beans at many of the meals prepared in different ways and the literally…