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Road Trip Highway

When Did I Become Such a Road Trip Wuss?

When you are raised in a rural state, driving long distances doesn’t faze you.  It’s a given.  And once you reach the age where you are trusted to leave home for the weekend, then the road trip adventures really begin. For a good portion of my life, I was a …

Colorado National Monument

Colorado National Monument Hiking With Kids

If you ever find yourself in Western Colorado, be sure to check out the Colorado National Monument.  With beautiful red rock terrain, and even some wild mountain goats running around – this is an outdoor hidden gem, with a nice variety of trails for you to enjoy hiking with kids. …

Lonely Planet Italy Guide

Tour Italy With Lonely Planet Travel Guides

“Benvenuti in Italia!“… Welcome to Italy!  If you were planning a trip to this amazing country, how would you chose a Travel Guide? Travel Guide books are exciting.  They open your eyes to a place you are longing to experience for yourself.  They equip you with fun and helpful information …

Cruise Review Monarch of the Sea

Yo Ho, Yo Ho, Cruising’s Not For Me

I had my fake tan, perfectly timed pedicure, and cruise wear cover-up style dresses (not my typical garb) all ready to go, for my very first cruise!  After finally convincing my hesitant, prone-to-motion-sickness husband to give this type of vacation a try for our 10th anniversary trip with no kids, …

Glenwood Springs Night Hike

Night Hike to Doc Holliday’s Grave

Glenwood Springs is one of my favorite, scenic Colorado mountain towns.  Conveniently nestled along I-70, it hugs the confluence of the  Colorado and Roaring Fork Rivers.  This town has an interesting past, and boasts a lot of rootin’ tootin’ Wild West history. Doc Holliday, a legend from the O.K. Corral gunfight, …

Traveling mom with girl at beach

Traveling Without Your Kids

With our impending 10th Wedding Anniversary just around the corner, I’ve been in full travel dreaming-and-planning mode.  As part of our celebration, my husband and I plan to take advantage of my parents offer to stay with our two kids, ages 2 and 7, and take our first trip sans-kiddos, …

Key West sailboat

Can’t I Just Book It Myself?

Do you use a travel agent, or plan your trips yourself?  I thought for Travel Week Extravaganza, we should have a travel coordinator weigh in on this issue. Please welcome my guest author today, Erin Sforza of MouseEarVacations.com® and CruisingCo.com®, as she fills us in on the benefits of using …

gone with family at stonehedge

Travel with Kids Is Worth It

My guest travel blogger today is Lisa, from Gone With The Family.  I love the interesting and intellectual details she shares in her travel posts chronicling her family’s adventures. Voted Circle of Moms – Top 25 Travel Blogs by Parents in 2011, today Lisa is sharing some excellent advice with …