Fort Worth, Texas, quickly became one of my favorite cities to visit. Filled with history, culture, terrific food and loads of family friendly activities, we look forward to every visit. A perfect day in Fort Worth begins just after breakfast with a visit to Forest Park. A beautiful, mature parkland nestled along the Trinity River, this […]
Is Extended Stay America the Right Hotel for a Family Vacation?
When choosing a hotel for a family vacation it’s important to know your priorities. What do you need most in a hotel room? If your first choices are luxury, amenities, and pampering let me save you some time and say Extended Stay America is not for you. If you are looking for good value in a […]
My Top Camping Tips & Destination: Clear Lake
Last fall Clear Lake, Iowa hired me to write a few pages of camping tips for their 2016 Visitors Guide. Which I was thrilled to do (of course!) But what thrilled me even more is that my tips are not only in the fabulous print edition of Destination: Clear Lake but are also online! Top […]
National Parks to Visit During the 100th Anniversary in 2016
In honor of National Parks Week (April 16-24, 2016) as well as the 100th anniversary of the National Parks Service, I want to challenge you to visit at least one national park this year. To help inspire you I asked some of my travel blogging friends to share a bit about their favorite National Parks. National Parks […]
How We Travel Without Using Credit
I’m going to tell you how my family can travel without using credit, but first I think it’s only fair to begin this post with a disclaimer… Being a travel blogger has it’s perks- one of those being the ‘FAM trip’. FAM, or familiarization, trips seem to be the holy grail of travel blogging. Because, […]
Should You Tow a Car Behind Your RV?
I’ll lead with the answer: No. You do not always need to tow a car behind your RV. So, how do we come to that decision? In this article, written for The Scenic Route at GoRVing.com, I explain how we decide To Tow… or No? Before we purchased our motorhome we had a small expandable travel […]
Ireland Travel Tips for St. Patrick’s Day
I realize it’s been a bit quiet over here the past couple weeks. It’s not that I haven’t had anything to say… It’s just that I’ve been saying it everywhere else. You see… my other website is all about Ireland. So what better time to provide articles to a dozen (ok 15) other family travel […]
Family Travel Tips That May Change Your Life
The photo above was taken about 1 year after I began blogging. My eldest had just turned 1 and she was on her first overseas adventure. As I look back I’m amazed that I am still sharing our travel tales 10 years later. It’s been an amazing journey! 57 Family Travel Tips That May Change […]
Road Trip Food! 5 Restaurants That Are Worth The Stop
Road trip food – it’s what makes those long drives bearable. But not just any food will do. It needs to be epic, worth the stop in both ambiance and flavor. In our years of criss-crossing the US we’ve found a few restaurants that are worth a return visit – or even a detour from our route! This […]
5 Incredible Midwest Towns You Must Visit
I’m a big fan of my Midwestern home. Half way from everywhere in the contiguous US, we often choose road trips over flying. This past summer my family explored quite of bit of the land oft referred to as ‘fly over country’ – and discovered these 5 Midwest towns you must visit! 5 Incredible Midwest Towns […]
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