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Camping is one of my family’s favorite activities!  From the moment we get on the highway until we pull back into the driveway two days later, we can’t seem to get enough of the uninterrupted family fun.

The humidity is still around, but the hint of the slightly cooler September breeze means it is time for camping fun!! We love to go camping with our kids and try to go at least three or four times each fall. I am not a big fan of roughing it but I love a good car campsite near relatively clean showers and a bathroom.

Around the country, Americans flock to state fairs. In New York City, we head to the Open. The Open, for those not in the know, refers to the US Open, one of the four grand slam tennis tournaments annually (just as ‘the city’ means NYC, ‘the open’ refers to this event, not the golf tournament.

Labor Day is here, the last great 3 day weekend of the summer. Is Labor Day—or any other 3 day weekend, for that matter—enough time to squeeze in a mini family vacation? Or is it better to just stay home and celebrate with a family BBQ at home?

In the past, I've written about When You Shouldn't Use Credit Cards to Get Travel Rewards as well as When You Should Use Credit Cards for Travel Rewards. If you do decide that it's worthwhile for you to use your credit card to obtain travel rewards, this list of the Top Five Reward Cards from BillShrink.com could be really useful:

Where do you go when you have a 3-day weekend?  Need ideas?  Have ideas? That's what we'll be talking about this coming Monday, just in time for Labor Day weekend. Don't miss it! #TMOM #3DAY at 9 p.m. EST August 30.

We arrived on August 15th to the wonderful and magical city called Abu Dhabi.  There is a story around every corner, a proud history in everyone's eyes, and a generosity behind the beautiful black shaylas the women wear.  This city is exploding with warmth, energy, and an over all sense of pride.  I'm thrilled to be sharing some of the wonderful experiences we've had thus far in this city.

Atlanta is incredibly child-friendly.  From museums to parks to historic sites, there is constant acitivity buzzing for kids all over the city.  You need to have at least a week to see and do it all.  Being a native Atlantan, I am more impressed every time I visit on the amount of construction that's transpired over the years, much of it giving birth to instituions dedicated to the education of children.