Category: Travel Planning
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Costa Rica: Pacific Coast vs. Caribbean Coast
After much discussion we have decided to take an extended family vacation to Costa Rica in 2018 to celebrate my grandparent’s 50th anniversary. The trip will need to accommodate 15 adults from 19-80 and 8 children from 3-12. I’m anxious to set a date and a location since we have budgets and vacation days to…
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One Day in Richmond, VA: Focus on Architecture
I planned this trip for a foreign exchange student from Colombia, but I think this would be a great day trip for families with kids in the 10-18 range, especially if they are considering a career in architecture or history! Based on the request, this trip is planned for a Thursday, but it would work…
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3 Day Twin Cities Itinerary with Middle Schoolers
My Mother-in-Law is looking to take a trip with her niece and nephew to visit family living in St. Paul. What’s fun for her generation isn’t quite in line with what’s fun for the kids, so she asked me to put together an itinerary they could all enjoy! The Cast: 68 year old retired teacher,…
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A Work Week in Dublin
My husband is in Dublin right now (I’m so so jealous!) where he’s working for a week. His default while traveling for work is to work really hard and not experience anything the location has to offer, which I find unacceptable. So here is the research I am sending with him so he doesn’t have an excuse…
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Today’s jet lag goals
We flew into NC last night and my kids are reacting to the jet lag very differently. HJ was up at the equivalent of 4:30 California time but K slept until the California equivalent of 6 am. I’d like to do some research and do a full post on lots of jet large secrets for…
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Flying with Kids: Carry On Checklist (1 Mom, 2 kids)
I’ve flown solo with both kids on several occasions and it’s always gone well but I still get nervous in preparation. Tomorrow morning we’ll be leaving the house at 5:15 am, kissing my husband at the curb, and traveling for 7 hours 40 minutes (including one layover). So what am I doing to prepare for this especially hands-on…
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11 Tips for Moving Across Country with Kids
We have been in California for almost 2 months and the dust is finally settling on the whole moving process. This was our third move as a family of 4, but the other 2 were both local moves within 30 miles. Still, I think we’ve started to grasp what does and doesn’t work for us…
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Take Me Away: Planning a Family Weekend in Santa Barbara
I have a serious case of wanderlust, but we’ve already budgeted our vacation days for the year so I have to be creative within the confines of weekends and holidays. Memorial Day then becomes the next opportunity to take a 3 day weekend without dipping into precious vacation days and just happens to be the week…
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40 Children’s Books to Inspire a Love of Travel
To me a good book to inspire wanderlust or spark a love of travel should either paint pictures of far off places, fascinating cultures, or simply plant the seed that the world is a huge place and we can travel it with our imagination as well as our feet. My age ranges are approximate,…
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5 Ways to Raise Great Travelers, without leaving home!
This is something I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about. Of course, actually traveling with your children is the best way to raise little travelers, but money and vacation days are scarce, and we want to make sure we are properly preparing them for both the trips we take as a family and the…
Magnets From Everywhere 