Trying to avoid the winter blahs? Attempting to not hibernate like a bear? Or maybe you just need to combat cabin fever with a quick – and fun!- family getaway? My family found plenty of winter fun in Mankato, Minnesota. We embraced the activities Mankato had to offer, and had an amazing weekend! Family Winter […]
Archives for January 2015
RV Rental Tips for Your Family Vacation
It’s easier than ever to take an epic family road trip in an RV! National and local rental companies abound. You can even rent an RV from a private owner in your area. But before you go, it’s important to separate RV fact from fiction. Before we purchased our RV, we rented one for a […]
Family Rambling is one of Pretzels or Peanuts Top Family Travel Blogs to Follow for 2015!
It’s always an honor to be named to ‘Top Travel Blog” lists, and more so when you are named by a blog that you read. So I was thrilled when Pretzels or Peanuts, a super fun blog that has encouraged us to try geocaching, chose Family Rambling as one of their top family travel blogs […]
Christmas is Bigger in Texas
The popular saying is that ‘everything is bigger in Texas’. While that may not be universally true, I can tell you from experience that Christmas is bigger in Texas! Celebrating Christmas in Grapevine Texas is an unforgettable way to kick off the season – or to end it before the reality of school and work […]
Bird Watching in Your Backyard
Today, January 5, is Bird Day – which means it’s the perfect day to share an article I recently published about backyard bird watching. Filled with handy tips I learned at the South Dakota Birding Festival last spring, as well as a few easy bird feeders you can make right now with items you have […]
Take the WHOLE Family Camping
Purchasing an RV was one of my family’s best decisions. Not only did it change the way we travel, and how we spent our weekends, but it also helped to draw my extended family – siblings, nieces & nephews, parents and in-laws – together in a way that I never imagined. Even though only a […]
