Tag: Family Travel
How to Plan For Your Perfect Babymoon
Similar to how a honeymoon is a celebratory vacation, a babymoon is a vacation you take right before delivering your baby. It is a way to celebrate the homecoming of your new baby and to spend quality time with yourself or your spouse before taking on the new trials of parenthood. A babymoon is essentially…
Five Ways to Make Your Disney Vacation Magical
I’ve visited Walt Disney World every month of the year, and with children as young as six months old. I want to share with you my tips and tricks to having your best day ever in the most magical place on Earth! Here, I narrowed it down to my top five ways to make your…
Shenandoah Shenanigans: Exploring The Shenandoah Valley
With summer upon us and COVID positivity rates well below CMS thresholds, I put together a mystery vacation for our extended family (whose images appear with their permission herein) as a 70th birthday present for my wife. In this post, I’ll cover where we stayed, what we did, and where we ate in the hopes…
Trip Planning 101: Deciding Who to Travel With
Last week, we talked about the first and most important step of planning a trip: deciding where to go. But, after that comes another huge (maybe more important?) step… who you are going to travel with!? Let’s face it, who you’re with on your travels can make or break your entire experience, so you better…
The 7 Lessons I Learned from Camping with Kids
I recently went on my first backpacking trip with my 3-year-old son. It was a combination of excitement and anxiety. There was a constant presence of “did I forget something?” or “what if that bear I saw on the road here makes it into our camp?” The bear was kind of worrisome but what worried…
A Trip Back in Time: Castle Dome City & Mining Museum
There is just so much to see and appreciate in the desert. Whether you are out on a hiking trail, stargazing or taking in an incredible Arizona sunset, it is truly amazing what the 48th state has to offer. Several hidden gems surround us that we all need to take the time to experience. One…