Category: Mom’s Travel Tales
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An evening of Disney fails by Mom at the Not-So-Scary-Halloween Party
Last night I had a bit of a Disney fail. Okay, maybe it was actually fail after fail. There was rushing due to lack of time (ummm, or poor planning), sweatshirts left at home and yes, even missed fireworks. (I am still kicking myself over that one.) Here’s how it all happened: We checked into…
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A quick trip to St. Louis
My husband and I got home last night after a quick kid-free trip to St. Louis to celebrate his cousin’s wedding. We had a wonderful time relaxing, visiting and even getting in a bit of quick sightseeing. And now we still get to enjoy the day off school and work with our kids. Perfect! If…
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Relaxing in St. Louis
I’m on a plane again. This time I am flying home from our little kid-free adventure in the St. Louis area for my husband’s cousin’s wedding. We had a wonderful time. My refrain for the weekend seemed to be “I don’t have any responsibilities at all this weekend!” And that was a beautiful thing. I…
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We’re traveling kid-free
Today I flew. Or actually, I am flying right now. But I won’t post this until later. Thanks to my husband’s cousin and his fiancé, I am on a plane, child-free but with my husband, heading to a wedding in St. Louis. Ahhhhhhh. The joy. Don’t get me wrong. I love traveling with our children.…
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Destination Snapshot: Santa Barbara
Want a quick mom’s eye view on a destination? MomsTravelTales.com has you covered with our new collection of Mom-servations on destinations across the globe. FishMama of Life as Mom is sharing some of her favorite Santa Barbara spots for families today. This mom of six KNOWS family fun and is a Californian herself, so you…
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Destination Snapshot: Rehobeth Beach, Delaware
Want a quick mom’s eye view on a destination? MomsTravelTales.com has you covered with our new collection of Mom-servations on destinations across the globe. Here, Meredith B. shares her insight on Rehobeth Beach, Delaware, a place she and her family have enjoyed every summer for the more than a decade. She definitely knows her stuff…
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Mom’s Travel Tales on Wild About Houston
I have had so much fun sharing summer travel tips on Wild About Houston on Houston’s 55. If you aren’t in Houston or you missed the shows, no worries… I have the links right here! Swing over and see what I had to say about: packing without wrinkles (I also threw in a little night…
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Destination Snapshot: St. Louis
Want a quick mom’s eye view on a destination? MomsTravelTales.com has you covered with our new collection of Mom-servations on destinations across the globe. I’m especially excited to read this Destination Snapshot myself as we have a trip to St. Louis coming up in just a few short weeks. I’m quite thankful to our friends…
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Wondering how to keep the joy in family travel?
A few of you may have noticed a tiny button on my sidebar leading to Moms Travel Tales. The Bible in 90 Days program has taken up most of my blogging time lately, but I also have a travel site for families to share ideas and build better vacations. Today my friend FishMama (who also…
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Keeping the Joy in Family Travel
Through the years I’ve learned a thing or two about family travel. Fortunately, not only have I learned that family travel can be a bit exhausting, but I’ve also learned how to keep it fun and well, vacation-like. Swing over to Life as Mom if you’d like to see how I keep the joy in…
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Travel Book Review on MomsTravelTales…
There is still plenty of time to roadtrip this summer, and if roadtrippin’ is in your plans, I highly recommend you get yourself a copy of one of the Kids Love guides! Michele, one of the authors of the husband-and-wife written, kid-tested guides, offered a copy of Kids Love I-95 to me to review and…
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Travel Book Review: Kids Love I-95
There is still plenty of time to roadtrip this summer, and if roadtrippin’ is in your plans, I highly recommend you get yourself a copy of one of the Kids Love guides! Michele, one of the authors of the husband-and-wife written, kid-tested guides, offered a copy of Kids Love I-95 to me to review and…
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Trip Journal: Burlington, Vermont and the Tyler Place Day Two
This might be Day Two, but it was the first full vacation day. And we really enjoyed it! Fortunately the kids actually slept in this morning! Woo-hoo! Once all were awake we headed out for breakfast at about 11 (yes, 11!!! Can you believe we actually slept in so late?!) and found a cute diner…
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Trip Journal: Burlington, Vermont and the Tyler Place Day One
I’ve just returned home from a bit of research for MomsTravelTales. Yep, I had to take my family on a fantastically relaxing vacation so that I could share my experiences with you. Right? For the next week I’ll share excerpts from my Trip Journal so you can see what we thought of Burlington, Vermont and…
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Destination Snapshot: Paradise Valley, Montana
Want a quick mom’s eye view on a destination? MomsTravelTales.com has you covered with our new collection of Mom-servations on destinations across the globe. Today my friend Rachel Quan shares one of her favorite destinations… and it could become a favorite of mine, too! I’ve only heard wonderful things as to Montana’s beauty! And it…