Perhaps an unconventional topic for a travel story, this week’s guest post may just surprise you. A subject universal to all true road trippers, the “pit stop” is something we parents try to strategically plan with our kids’ bathroom habits…
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Traveling by car as much as economically possible, occasionally we fly to a destination (like Hawaii) in order to make the most of a road trip. In our family of five, saving on expenses like checked baggage fees, food, and…
It may be February now, but the winter won’t be leaving us anytime soon. If you live in area that gets a lot of snow, expect many more days of cold and ice before you see any signs of spring….
When families aspire to expose their children to different cultures, many parents think this must involve global travel. However, international travel may not be within our budget, school and work constraints might prohibit long trips, or some families choose to wait until their children are older to travel abroad. Today I’d like to focus on another way to expose your children to a variety of diverse cultures, varying perspectives and lifestyles, and unique customs and traditions: I invite you to “think local.”
Before I had kids, a great vacation was a nice hotel with room service. Now that we have four kids, room service isn’t a great option if I’m trying to watch our pennies while traveling. I have found some great…
Last summer, my kids and I participated in KaBoom!’s second annual Park-A-Day Challenge (now the Summer Playground Challenge). The goal of the challenge was to help KaBoom! create a national “Map of Play.” We visited over 50 parks in the…