Spring Break 2024 – Part 2: A Family Adventure in Paris

This blog post shares a Spring Break family adventure in Paris, detailing travels from London via Eurostar, lodging at Hotel Louvre Piemont, and several cultural and culinary experiences. Highlights include a private Louvre tour, a food tour in Le Marais, visiting the Eiffel Tour, and capturing memories through a photoshoot. Several iconic Parisian landmarks were visited.

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Travel: Exploring Yellowstone and Grand Teton- 5 Day Itinerary and Tips

Every summer, we try to visit a national park or few. So far this summer, we’ve been to the Great Smoky Mountains to see the synchronous fireflies, and we did a road trip with the grandparents through Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. I’ve been sharing more of our adventures on our Instagram account, so […]

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Camping “DIY Tent Glamping” Gear

This guide is for individuals, couples, or families who are interested in trying car camping.  The following recommendations are not for backcountry camping, and are comfort-oriented for a “DIY glamping” type of experience.  I fully recognize that many of the following items are not necessary, but my experience has been that comfortable campers are happy […]

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Travel: Spring Break 2024 Part 1 – London

Our kids have a week off every spring, typically the first week of April. We jumped on the opportunity to go to Europe this year for spring break after finding a great airfare deal – the roundtrip fare (around $600 pp) was even less than most of the domestic destinations we considered! We divided the […]

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Travel: Vista Verde Guest Ranch – A bucket list multigenerational family experience in Colorado

Multigenerational Luxury Guest Ranch Vacation

If you are looking for a bucket list luxury guest ranch vacation, look no further. For four nights last March 2022, we went on a multigenerational trip to Vista Verde Ranch (VVR) – an all-inclusive Colorado luxury dude ranch in the Rocky Mountains, just north of Steamboat Springs. Everyone (ages 7 through 74 at the time) said this was one of our most unique and best vacations ever!

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No restaurants, No problem: Bring your own meal ideas for Camping or Roadtrips

Travel and recreating this summer may take a little more planning than usual, but I’m happy to report that it can still be done safely and thoughtfully! Our family has enjoyed a few day trips and local camping trips this summer, despite the pandemic. Of note – things could change as there is currently an […]

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Family Travel: Ski Trips with Little Kids

My husband Jason is Canadian – he doesn’t mind the cold, loves the mountains (although he grew up in the prairie), and loves skiing.  I’m a Bostonian who dreaded winters growing up, loves beaches and warm weather… hence our move to Southern California, where we now live. Since Jason is so accommodating with all the […]

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Girls Trip: Weekend in Palm Springs

If you’ve been following this blog, then you’re aware of my love for adventuring with my family, and that I often plan multi-generational, multi-family, trips.  I also love trips with friends, but these tend to be far and few between since coordinating time off can be a challenge with friends who are working professionals or […]

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