Tag: Family Travel

  • Readers Recommend: Staycation and Vacation Ideas Edition

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    Welcome to MomsToolbox Readers Recommend, where MomsToolbox readers share one favorite post from the blogosphere. I might be cheating a bit this week, but I have to share a fantastic resource on my other blog, MomsTravelTales, as well as 85 other blogs across America this week… If you are looking to have fun this summer…

  • Legoland Windsor near London

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    Yesterday  I posted about the FREE Lego Mini Build events and download. If your kids are into Legos, click over and download so your child can make a Lego bouquet this weekend. We’ll wait. Now that we’re all here, I can tell you all about our last visit to a Legoland park. I have to…

  • Trip Journal: Snow Skiing in Dubai

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    Today we went skiing in the desert. Well, sort of. Actually, we went skiing in the mall. We arrived at the Mall of the Emirates near the Hotel Kempinski and walked through a hotel cafe on the the way to Ski Dubai. We caught a glimpse of the slope from the restaurant: Even though I…

  • Trip Journal: Our Second Full Day in Dubai

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    Last night I stayed up with our hostess drinking champagne, eating cookies, watching Modern Family and chatting until 2:30 when our oldest woke up and had trouble getting back to sleep. We made him toast with Nutella and then decided to call it a night. This morning I was expecting to pay the price of…

  • Trip Journal: Our First full day in Dubai

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    Arriving in Dubai was simple and amazingly hassle-free. The airport was spacious and going through passport control, collecting our luggage and getting on our way was amazingly simple. I expected to see people covered in abayas (women) and dishdashas (men) everywhere, but there were many more people dressed as we were. R, our friend for…

  • Trip Journal: Dubai- The plane facts

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    I’ve already shared a bit about why we are going to Dubai and what the week was like getting ready. In case you are interested, I thought I’d share a bit about our flight. (I’ve got lots of free time to write and have already watched two movies, so why not?!) We got to the…

  • Trip Journal: Traveling to Dubai

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    I am flying to Dubai. Can you believe that? I can barely believe it myself! I am on an airplane over Spain, my daughter (in her Hello Kitty slippers) and son wiggling and mostly asleep on one side of me, an aisle, my husband, other son and mother-in-law asleep on the other side of me.…

  • What should I pack?

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    We’re launching into a heavy travel season again. And if you are going “over the river and through the woods,” or something like that, in the next couple of weeks, I bet you’ve got lots of lists building in your head. Lists of what to pack, what to buy, what to borrow, what to do,…

  • Tune in tomorrow

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    If you live near Houston and you just can’t get enough of me online, tune in to KTBU-TV, The Tube, Channel 55 tomorrow (Friday) at 1 pm. or Sunday at 9 p.m. I’ll be chatting about holiday travel with the kiddos with my friend Lara Bell on her show, Wild about Houston. We’ll talk about…

  • Club Med Ixtapa Pacifica, Day 2

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    Day 2 (First full day) Wow. I really am in a beautiful place. And a good night’s sleep can work wonders! Last night my husband took our two oldest to the show and he said that our almost seven-year-old was really enjoying the experience. At all the Club Meds they do what they call “Crazy Signs” …

  • Hola from Ixtapa!

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    I’ve just returned from a week away in Ixtapa, Mexico with my family. (Perhaps this explains why some of my SOAP entries didn’t make it up in a timely manner this week? I lost any internet capabilities mid-week!) Anyhow, while away, I had a little more time to write than normal. And, although you weren’t…

  • Flying with kids–What else to pack

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    A few more things to bring along on a family vacation Third in a Mom’s Toolbox series on family travel   We’ve covered the carry-ons and how to fly through the airport. Today we’ll talk about your big bags. What else do you need… and how do you pack it all? A few things we…

  • Flying with kids– Tips for a better flight

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    Second in a Mom’s Toolbox series on traveling with the kids. With a little preparation, you summer vacation fun CAN begin as soon as you reach the airport. If you were here Wednesday, your mind is already churning with ideas of what to pack in those carry on bags. Now it’s time to take care…

  • Flying with kids– What to carry on

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    First in a Mom’s Toolbox series on traveling with the kids Packing to travel by yourself is a snap. Packing to travel with your children is a whole new experience. Hopefully my experiences in traveling with kids can help make your trip even better. Here are a few things I tend to pack for carry-on…

  • Planning a flight with the kids?

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    My husband and I like to travel with our kids. A lot. This week my to-do list is telling me to get a new passport for our six-year old. His first one has expired. And before we use that passport for an end-of-the-summer trip, I’ll be packing suitcases and backpacks for another week-long excursion to…