Disney- Here I Come!
April 20, 2010 by Jody
Filed under Florida, Food and Restaurants, USA
Early Friday morning I will leave my family to their dreams and board a plane for the “Happiest Place on Earth’. Now, the irony of this trip isn’t lost on me… When I began sharing family travel tips online back in 2005 it was because the only information I could find was about family trips [...]
Dinner with Kids at The Melting Pot in Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri
January 27, 2010 by Jody
Filed under Food and Restaurants, Midwest
As a special treat for our girls we decided to splurge on dinner at The Melting Pot in Country Club Plaza. While you do see children in the restaurant, you don’t see many. I made our reservation online and mentioned that we were bringing our daughters, so it shouldn’t have been a surprise to [...]
Images from Prelude to Christmas in the Amana Colonies, Iowa
We spent Sunday in one of our favorite Iowa areas: the Amana Colonies. I’ve written many times about the Amana Colonies but I just wanted to share some photos from our day.
We visited the Tannenbaum Forest in the Festhalle Barn behind the Visitor’s Center. The girls were both happy to see Santa- [...]
On the Road Again
I’ve been working on plans for the past few weeks for a winter getaway for us. Because Doug’s family is in Texas it made sense to plan something in the south. We haven’t been down in almost 3 years and it will, hopefully, be warmer there than our home in Iowa in late [...]
Drew’s Chocolates, Dexter, Iowa
About half an hour west of Des Moines lies the tiny town of Dexter. Dexter may be most well known as the location where Marvin and Blanche Barrow, of Bonnie & Clyde notoriety, were captured. (For more information on Dexter please view my article at UpTake Attractions.)
Lesser known, but nearly as famous, are [...]
The Market Place Restaurant, Asheville, North Carolina
October 13, 2009 by Jody
Filed under East Coast
A couple of weeks ago I traveled- sans kids- to Asheville, NC to attend a blog conference. Because I flew in the day the conference began and it rained- poured, actually- during my downtime I didn’t get a chance to tour the area.
What I did get to experience, however, was one of Asheville’s restaurants. [...]
Raglan Road Irish Pub, Kansas City, Missouri
The Raglan Road website gives a great visual of the pub being built in Ireland and “plunked down” in the US. Of course they are talking about the first Raglan Road in Orlando. They did the same thing with the Kansas City pub- you can even see how right here. Just go [...]
St. Louis Zoo in Forest Park
Who doesn’t love a zoo? St. Louis has an amazing free zoo in Forest Park, one of the largest urban parks in the US. We spent a very enjoyable afternoon here.
Although the zoo is free street parking is sparse and it will cost you $11 to park in either the north or south [...]
Eating Around St. Louis, Missouri
We had barely three days in St. Louis. That’s not a lot of time to get out and try all the food St. Louis has to offer so I put out an plea and received a few recommendations. Other spots were chosen for their location to our activities. Here’s where we ate [...]
Our Trip to St. Louis
August 24, 2009 by Jody
Filed under Midwest, Travel Resources, USA, hotel
Gateway Arch viewed while laying on ground below
Thanks to the generosity of the St. Louis CVC my family spent 2 1/2 days in a city I probably wouldn’t have ever thought to visit. And now… We anticipate our next trip! I was, honestly, amazed at all St. Louis had to offer- and [...]
