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3 Summer Travel Ideas for Toddlers
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Parents of toddlers – stop limiting your vacations to staycations. This is coming from a mom who has raised a ddler into a traveler once, and is doing it all over again. If you have a toddler, you have anarchy on your hands … trust me, I know! But you don’t have to stick close to home if you [ ... ]

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Paradise Point Resort- Tropical Island Escape in San Diego
Midwest TravelingMomParadise Point Resort- Tropical Island Escape in San Diego

Looking for the perfect summer vacation? Dreaming of something tropical and exotic, yet Tahiti just isn’t in your budget? San Diego’s Paradise Point Resort feels like it’s a world away, yet there’s no passport required. Paradise Point sits on a 44-acre island on Mission Bay, just minutes fr [ ... ]

South Dakota: Where Imagination Guides a Family Vacation
World TravelingMomSouth Dakota: Where Imagination Guides a Family Vacation

Great summer vacations start with planning. Where are we going to go? Where are we going to stay? For my kids one of their all time favorite trips was a road trip through South Dakota.

Our first trip to South Dakota was going to be a quick drive through on our way to somewhere else. Fortunately, we  [ ... ]

Stay Aloft Before Going Aloft at the San Francisco Airport
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It's always refreshing to see a new choice of hotel property near the San Francisco Airport -- and the options have gotten even better recently. Just a half mile from the airport, the hip and ultra modern new Aloft hotel is a great choice for a comfortable stay before or after flying or when vi [ ... ]

Summer Vacation Ideas in Massachusetts
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Although summer vacation in Massachusetts will start later than usual due to many snow days, it's time to start planning those summer family vacations in Massachusetts! For a small state, Massachusetts boasts some fabulous summer vacation spots - here are a few of the best, along with some insider t [ ... ]

The Chevy Volt: A Dashboard View
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The thought of driving an electric car always seemed a little intimidating to me. Is there a learning curve? What happens when you are in the middle of the highway and the battery runs out? When it comes to the technology of electric cars I am a bit of an auto-techno peasant but I recently had a cha [ ... ]

Dive In at the Georgia Aquarium

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Georgia Aquarium DIPDiver sizedHave you ever wished you could wade with the whale sharks or be up close and personal with a manta ray? Not only can you see more than 25 types of animals including blacktip reef sharks, giant groupers and largetooth sawfishes in the Georgia Aquarium’s Ocean Voyager exhibit you can SWIM with them. The world’s largest aquarium is home to four whale sharks and the only four manta rays in a U.S. aquarium. Their Journey with the Gentle Giants Immersion Program allows you to suit up and SCUBA dive or snorkel with the sharks, rays and thousands of other animals.
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Recently my family and I enjoyed a staycation at the Omni Hotel CNN Center Atlanta and took a private behind the scenes tour of the Georgia Aquarium. I had run 19 miles the day before (I’m training for the Chicago Marathon) and was happy to have the morning off to experience this home-town attraction. While I’d love to include a picture of me smiling in the water with a whale shark, truthfully, I’m not that brave; my husband, however, has already hinted that he’d get in the tank in a heartbeat and that Christmas is coming soon. Ahem. We did have the opportunity as a part of the tour to get a view from the top of the tank and watch the staff feed the whale sharks their breakfast. It was fascinating. I don’t know who enjoyed it more – me or the kids!

We also spent some time visiting my son, Miles’, favorite attraction – the belugas. We had perfect timing during our tour and got to see firsthand two guest taking part in the new launched Beluga & Friends Interactive program. The program provides up to 2-hours of educational facts about beluga whales and participation in an intimate, interactive training session alongside Aquarium trainers in the water with the belugas. It was neat to have an inside peek at their training techniques and have our guide explain in detail what was happening.
 
omni trip  sizedWe ended our time with the fish at the new The AT&T Dolphin Tales show. The first-of-its-kind production was like a Sea World meets Broadway theatrical show complete with a dramatic storyline, music, singing and, of course, dolphins. Oddly entertaining the combination works and provided lots of oohs and ahhs as the dolphins wowed the crowd with their high-flying tricks.
 
While this wasn’t my first time to the Georgia Aquarium it was definitely my most thrilling. Whether walking through via general admission or diving in deep with an interactive program the Georgia Aquarium is an Atlanta must do.

 
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Behind the Scene Tours
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Beluga & Friends Interactive Program
AT&T Dolphin Tales Show

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Until next time, I’m off and running …

Disclosure: My family's admission was provided by the Omni Hotel CNN Atlanta; as always my thoughts and opinions are all my own.
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Lorraine Sanabria Robertson is an author, nationally published freelance writer and creator of RunWifeyRun.com where she manages marriage, motherhood, all the mayhem.

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