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Summer Fun at Midwest Lake Resorts

Midwest winters can seem endless. The payoff? Perfect summer temperatures! Each year I vow to savor every minute of the warm weather. Although I can’t put everything on hold, I...

A Jersey Girl’s Ode to the Jersey Shore

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Stress-Free Travel is Right Under Your Nose

Air travel can be stressful nowadays with long lines, flight delays and cramped seating.  Add luggage, children, strollers and even pets to the mix and you have a veritable powder...

Best Advice for Planning Your Summer Vacation

Planning your family vacation can be overwhelming--where to go, what to do, how to get there, you name it. There are a lot of details to planning a summer vacation....

Summer Vacation at the Boar's Head Inn in Charlottesville, Virginia

Summer vacations for some families mean active adventures, while for others the summer is a perfect time to start exploring college campuses.  Imagine being able to do both in one...

5 Summer Vacation Ideas for Teens

Teens sometimes get a bad rap. People think they’re hard to please and harder to travel with. But the key to traveling with teens—and keeping the whole family happy—is to...

2013 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: More Space, Luxury, and Better Gas Mileage, Too

Thomas Jefferson advised the we should have a revolution every 20 years. He meant government, but the idea applies to anything: If we don’t continually rethink how we do what...

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5 Fun Runs to Try This Summer
Marathon TravelingMom5 Fun Runs to Try This Summer

Playing in the mud, getting splashed with paint, lighting up the night or getting chased by zombies all add a little excitement to the typical 5K race. Fun runs are all the rage and a great way to get newbies involved in running; or to give veteran runners a change of pace. Most fun runs remove the  [ ... ]

Summer At Universal Studios Hollywood, What’s New?
GoodnCrazy TravelingMomSummer At Universal Studios Hollywood, What’s New?

Head over to Universal Studios Hollywood for 2 new rides and an expanded Studio Tour! It’s a perfect mmer Vacation Idea. PLUS! Right now when you “y a Day you get the rest of 2013 FREE”! Prepare for Battle! ansformers™: The Ride-3D NOW OPEN!

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Boston Roadtrip with the Ford C-Max Hybrid
Vegetarian TravelingMomBoston Roadtrip with the Ford C-Max Hybrid

As a runner, I wanted to pay my respects to the Boston Marathoners; as an environmentalist, I didn’t want to use a lot of gas to go to ston.

We had no choice but to drive to Boston to pick my daughter up at college; the self-same daughter who refuses to eat industrialized food or buy clothing pr [ ... ]

Going to Thailand With Kids- By Kids
Middle East TravelingMomGoing to Thailand With Kids- By Kids

We, the Year 3 class of Ajman Academy in the United Arab Emirates, wrote this article in order to help parents know what to expect in Thailand when travelling with kids. Since we are 7-9 years old, we researched what to do in Thailand from a kid’s perspective. We had to do a lot of thinking and re [ ... ]

Teaching Children a Lesson on Travel
Middle East TravelingMomTeaching Children a Lesson on Travel

Recently, I had the opportunity to teach my Year 3 students of Ajman Academy all about planning and taking a trip.

In our school, we follow the PYP model of education, where we break our year up into six blocks, each one focusing on a transdisciplinary theme and central idea. Within each idea, there [ ... ]

Dell Rapids, South Dakota: A Great Plains Step Back in Time
Pets and Service Dog TravelingmomDell Rapids, South Dakota: A Great Plains Step Back in Time

Dell Rapids is a beautiful and quaint piece of Americana history with its Pink Rose Quartz buildings from the local quarry. Along the banks of the picturesque Big Sioux River since 1871, this small community of 3,650 is located approximately 15 minutes north of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This l [ ... ]

Luxury Family Stay at the Dan Hotel Tel Aviv
Autism TravelingMomLuxury Family Stay at the Dan Hotel Tel Aviv

Opened in 1953, Dan Hotel Tel Aviv was the first luxury hotel in Israel and has maintained its status as the “Grande Dame” of Tel Aviv hotels ever since. Part of a 14 hotel chain operating in Israel, the Dan Tel Aviv hotel is in a category of its own in service and opulence in the Israeli hospit [ ... ]

My South Beach Adventure

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Miami-South-BeachHubby and and I have been dreaming about this event for weeks. The plan was to go to South Beach, sit outside a crowded restaurant in the beautiful sunshine watch the game while sipping on planters punch. Maybe not quite in that order but something like that. I love making my date nights into mini vacations. If you are a mom of mini people under 2, any 2 hours away is a vacation!  So Sunday we decide to take the hour and a half drive down to vacation central SOUTH BEACH!  Its was nice and sunny here in Palm Beach so I didn't see the need to check what the weather would be like in Miami.

So we stop by the gas station filled up the tank, got a 5hour energy drink (so disgusting blech..) and head down Miami, Nice ride until we made it to South Beach eww! it was pouring! Bars are packed, people are trying to get out of there. We could even find empty parking spot on the side of the road. You never find empty parking spot on the side of the road in South Beach NEVER! So we decide to head back cause there's no way I was gonna get my hair wet. The minute we left Miami it wasn't raining anymore, so we decide to stop by the Hard Rock in Fort Lauderdale! (I so wasn't gonna waste my precious free babysitting time)

We made it to the Hard Rock took picture, walk around for little bit, I went into this fancy store and try on a $900 corset uhm sexy! Totally out of my price range, but it all about feeling like a tourist on vacation. After my fake shopping we hit a sea food place where they had an all you can eat crab legs. I loooooooove crab legs! I eat crab leg in my sleep, I have crab legs dreams, I can eat crab legs for hours until my husband is disgusted! I crunch on crab legs until my mouth goes numbs... ok I think you get the idea I love crabs! So I eat some crabs had a drink and even went gambling! LOL

OK. I'm a penny pincher so gambling isn't really thing but my husband dare me (I never walk away from a dare) So I pull out a $20 slide it into the machine, lost most of it then BANG! I hear the *ting ting ting* I made $30.76 I scream like a fat kid in a chocolate factory, people around thought I hit the jackpot! It was nothing but $30.76 but I win! and cash out! pfft I wasn't gonna sit there and lose my money. Anyway if anyone ask what did I do on my "vacation"? Well I went (fake) Shopping, savor great South Florida sea food and I went gambling!

[English accent] It was full of adventure!
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#1 Jen Lawrence 2010-04-08 13:44
What an adventure! At least you both decided to stop and be spontaneous and had fun!

I love dates with hubby! They are sporadic but, that's why we cherish them so much!

I've never been gambling! I want to go to Las Vegas so bad! I haven't even been to Atlantic City, and I'm from NY. Go figure!
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