Author: Mom’sTravelTales
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Legoland Windsor near London
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…
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FREE Lego Mini Build event and download
Each month Lego retail stores offer free Lego Mini Build events where children can visit the store, get a free Mini Build kit and have fun building and playing in the store. A Mini Build is a small, building project that is still big on fun. This month kids can make a yellow daffodil. If…
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Giveaway: Wine tasting kit with FREE Bertolli pasta, FREE pasta sauce & more
Do you like pasta? What about wine? And who doesn’t love to talk about Italy? Next Wednesday evening, May 4, Bertolli is hosting a live wine tasting online hosted by Sommelier and vino Italiano expert Stacie Hunt. Stacie will teach us how to pair wines, how to taste wines and will even give us tips…
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Looking for a hotel near Disneyland?
Reader seeking hotel advice near Disneyland: Okay, this email was actually sent to my sister-in-law who sent it on to me to answer, since I’m more of a traveler. I edited it a bit for brevity. I am planning a holiday to the USA with my husband and three children (daughter aged 11, son aged…
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Get a higher score on Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin ride at Walt Disney World
Wanna know how to outscore your kids by hundreds of thousands on Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin at Walt Disney World? Briana and Toni with Steve, the wonder guide at DisneyWorld. Or do you want to share some secrets with your kids so they can score more than 500,000 points before even leaving the very…
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My night in Cinderella’s Castle at Walt Disney World
I am still giggling in disbelief that I got to spend the night in Cinderella’s castle. I have no doubt that I will be telling and re-telling this story for decades to come. A few weeks ago I was enjoying the incredible hospitality at the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, staying at the gorgeous Grand…
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Waiting in line at Walt Disney World just got better
Your kids just might ASK to wait in line on their next trip to Walt Disney World! On your last visit, you might have noticed the queue experiences getting better and better, as the Disney Imagineers create new experiences to keep kids (and grown-ups) entertained while waiting in line. But they aren’t stopping there, as…
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You can be a Disney VIP, too
**For a price. Last weekend I had the most exciting, magical Disney experience I could ever hope for. While at the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, one of my conference roommates won a night in Cinderella’s Castle and invited 5 of us to join her for an amazing overnight VIP experience. Sure, sleeping in Cinderella’s…
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Trip Journal: Snow Skiing in Dubai
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…
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Trip Journal: Our Second Full Day in Dubai
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…
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Trip Journal: Our First full day in Dubai
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…
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Trip Journal: Dubai- The plane facts
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…
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Trip Journal: Traveling to Dubai
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.…
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Trip Journal: Getting ready for Dubai
** This post was written before our trip to Dubai. We have since returned home and are currently battling jet lag.** What a week it has been! This Friday we leave for Dubai and so much has jumped out at me this week. Fortunately, though, each mini crisis has been pretty easily resolved, or else…
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I love my new travel socks!
I love to wear fun socks on the airplane… especially for long flights. I just picked these up today at Bath and Body Works and can’t wait to put them to use on our next very-long-distance flight. They are infused with shea butter to make them extra soft and have a fresh, soothing smell, too.…