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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...
“’Cause down the shore everything’s all right.” ---Tom Waits, JERSEY GIRL Some see the Jersey Shore as a travel destination, a place to take the family for a couple of...
This month we are hosting our first Traveling Moms Instagram meme and we would love to have you join in the fun!
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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 [ ... ]
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 thi [ ... ]
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 [ ... ]
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 [ ... ]
No family visit to Beijing, or China for that matter, is complete without a visit to the Great Wall. There are many options as to what part of the Great Wall you can visit, depending on whether you prefer rougher terrain, steeper climbs and more run down but quieter areas. However, if taking childre [ ... ]
Polished wood, burnished brass, a giant globe of the world and a gentleman Sea Captain in a navy blue blazer greet you as you enter the foyer of Disney Resort’s Yacht Club at Walt Disney World.ou’ve now entered Disney’s version of turn-of-the-century Nantucket complete with a lighthouse and [ ... ]
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 [ ... ]
Always wanted to learn to dive? Always have kids with you on vacation? Did you know you could learn as a family? Children as young as ten years old can participate in learn to dive programs. On a recent vacation to the island of Turks and Caicos I booked a “Discover Scuba Diving” package with Dive Provo.
If you’re not familiar with Turks and Caicos, it’s only 575 miles south of Miami and was recently voted the #1 Top Beach and Sun Destination in the World by Trip Advisor.
If you’re going to learn to dive, it might as well be in paradise, right?
The Dive Provo instructor came to our pool at the Seven Stars Resort where we were staying. We did the course work poolside (don’t you wish all work could be done poolside?)
This only took a few hours and we were ready for our pool instruction. This involves learning to breathe from the tank without freaking out. I was the only one who came close to panicking; my 10 and 11 year old dive partners were just fine. In fact they found my anxiety highly entertaining.
The next day we got to try out our mad diving skills in the open water (sort of). They only allow you to dive to a relatively shallow depth and you work from a line. See photo of me clinging to line.
You work your way down the rope one breath at a time, you can come back up at any moment and surprisingly I was less nervous in the ocean than I was in the pool.
I won’t bore you with the wonders under the sea, you’ve all seen “Finding Nemo” and “Little Mermaid”, but truly it’s as spectacular as you imagine it might be.
Sharing the experience of learning and my first dive with my children made it truly special.
When we return to Turks and Caicos this spring my kids have already asked if we’re going to dive. Who knows? I might even let go of the rope this time.
We were hosted by the Seven Stars Resort, we paid in full for all of our diving through Dive Provo. I was in no way compensated for this article or for endorsing the mad hot dive instructors from Dive Provo.
Rhode Island may be a small state, but it celebrates summer in a huge, family-friendly way.
One of the best known free warm weather events is the annual Waterfire celebration, [ ... ]
Police, Fire and EMS Appreciation Days return in May. Police officers, fire fighters and EMS employees can receive a free single day admission to LEGOLAND Florida, along with [ ... ]
Milwaukee, Wisconsin has big city attractions and a friendly Midwestern vibe. Families can take in a Brewers game, or tour a brewery (with soft drinks for the kids). There are [ ... ]
