Category: Travel
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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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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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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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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…
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Children’s Museum of Atlanta
A couple weeks ago I found myself in Atlanta with the kids and 36 hours to kill before our flight. The drive from Athens hadn’t been long, but I was still looking for someplace the kids could burn off some energy before we headed to the hotel. Since it was raining, we chose to check…
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Self Guided Walking Tour of Central London
When I was planning our whirlwind 2.5 days in London I knew there were a lot of sights we wanted to see but I didn’t want to do tours with the kids so jet lagged. Instead, I put together this route which covers Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Big Ben, and Parliament all within a 2-mile…
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Milestone Hotel Afternoon Tea Review: Prince and Princess Tea
While we were in London this last week I was so excited to introduce HJ to afternoon tea. High tea has got to be one of my very favorite outings and London seemed like going straight to the source! After reading tons of resources on various ‘Prince and Princess Teas’ in London, we finally settled…
Magnets From Everywhere 