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Drive Thru San Francisco
I’m finding myself scrambling to put together the most expansive tour of San Francisco I can fit into just a few hours. We’re starting at SFO and need to finish in Davis. Here’s the plan to hit the Painted Ladies, Chinatown, Lombard Street, the Lyon Street steps, the Full House house, and the Golden Gate…
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Vacation in China
The last few months have been crazy! We’ve been moving so quickly that I haven’t had time to update this blog with all the happenings. I have a ton of information to share on traveling to China with young children, but most of the details will have to wait. Today, I just dropped in to…
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Best Travel Carseats and Toddler Travel Seats
This post may contain affiliate links. We spent the last weekend in Las Vegas celebrating Chris’s birthday. We had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed all the kid-friendly activities Sin City had to offer. We planned to use the resort shuttle to get around, but it ended up being too convenient to hop into a…
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Free Sledding in Tahoe: Mount Rose
This post may contain affiliate links. We just got back from our first-ever family trip to Tahoe! Chris was snowboarding at Northstar and we were staying in Incline Village. The only question left was where could we find the best free sledding in Tahoe? The answer turned out to be a little more complicated then…
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What to Wear in Lapland in January: The Best Winter Layers
This post may contain affiliate links. I just returned from my first ever real winter experience. Before I went my biggest concern was staying warm and figuring out what to wear in Lapland in January! Kiruna is solidly in Swedish Lapland and typically stays between 1 and 19° F (-17 to -7° C) in…
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Travel Journal: Sweden and France
I am planning to share more details later, but for now here is a quick summary of the trip I took this last week! For context: I originally planned a trip to Stockholm to visit a high school friend who was working there. When the flights came around my friend was no longer working there…
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Lessons Learned on Our First Trip to Disneyland
This post may contain affiliate links. There are so many posts out there about how to perfect your Disneyland trip. They range from generic tips to super-specific-step-by-step-itineraries, so I wasn’t sure I wanted to add another “How to See Disneyland in a Day” post. Instead, I’m going to share some quick, initial thoughts after our…
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Spanish Language Audiobooks for Kids
This post may contain affiliate links. The kids are learning Mandarin and Spanish and I am always on the lookout for new ways to expose them to the language. Audiobooks have always been on my list, but locating appropriate and engaging audiobooks is hard! Searching for “Spanish language audiobooks for kids” is not super helpful…
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Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort Review
This post may contain affiliate links. We have just returned from 3 nights at the Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort and Spa in San Luis Obispo. This was our first getaway without the kids since we moved to California and we were really looking forward to it. I chose the Sycamore 99.9% because every room comes…
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Avila Beach (Central Coast, California)
This post may contain affiliate links. I’ve been nursing a crush on Pismo Beach for a while now but I am now finally ready to come out and declare my love for the entire Central Coast of California! I will even go so far as to say that my beloved Pismo Beach has been dethroned…
Magnets From Everywhere
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