Travel
From girl's getaways to couples weekends away and family travel too. Find everything you need here on Thrifty Mommas Tips to make planning your next big adventure a breeze. Travel confidently with all of these tips and ideas for what, when and where to go. Learn to ski, go sledding on a dog sled near Tremblant, zip lining over the tree tops or snorkelling with mosquito jellyfish in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Most of this travel content has one common theme - it's all about traveling affordably for your family. If you haven't traveled, you haven't lived. Travel can be one of the greatest educational experiences undertaken in a lifetime. Seeing new areas of the world is extremely rewarding no matter how you travel or where you go. Whether you are a backpacking millennial or a cruising retiree, enjoy the content on Thrifty Mommas Tips and learn before you go, so that you can make the best of your time away. The family cruise content is comprehensive and an excellent tool if you are planning or dreaming of cruising in future. Read my in depth series that ties child sponsorship in Colombia together with travel to the South American country and then don't forget to peruse the Zambian fellowship series too. Impactful and meaningful, voluntourism serves a different purpose than a recreational family trip. But, there's quite a lot of both sustainable travel and impactful travel adventures coupled with family travel opportunities to make memories that last for years. Where will you go next and who will you take with you?
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Last Minute Travel Plans – 6 Ways to Always Be Prepared #travel
Travel plans are generally best when laid out well in advance. That way all your ducks are in a row. Your I’s are dotted and your T’s are crossed. Pick any of those old cliches. However, sometimes travel is a spur of the moment thing. Whether it’s a family emergency, a super last minute business trip, or just a mega dose of cabin fever, there are times when you have to head out with limited travel plans in place. That’s why I’ve put together a list of ways to help you be prepared for last minute travel. Travel Plans for Quick Departure When you have to leave quickly, it can be easy…
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Buying Tires – What do You Need to Know?
Buying tires involves more than just going out and picking the first thing you see. It’s actually quite involved as I found out recently. From getting the right size to picking the tread to finding a good price, buying tires requires some forethought to make sure you get the right tires for your vehicle, your area of the world, and your driving conditions. Bald Tires are Not Safe My tires have been bald for quite some time. Last Christmas, right before we left for Miami and a winter cruise, the regular service person I deal with warned me I needed new tires. Where to Start? Frankly, I had no real idea…
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Tips For How To Survive A Road Trip #Travel
A Family road Trip That Won’t Break the Bank Summer is the perfect time for a family road trip. It’s warm. It’s breezy. All the best attractions and sites are open. So how do you take a family road trip without breaking the bank? I’m glad you asked! I’ve put together some tips to help you save money on your next family road trip. How to Save Money on Your Family Road Trip Family road trips are almost always less expensive than flying to a resort and spending a week. They’re also far more intimate. It’s nice to head down the highway, seeing the sites and bonding as a family.…
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I Vote For Special Needs Travel #travel
One of the things I love most about travel is that travel is different things to different people and it is what you need it to be. It is slow, or fast, or multigenerational or empty nest, or foodie, or adventure. It can also be special needs travel. There are as many ways to travel as there are travellers. This month I am joining 30 other travel bloggers to celebrate all kinds of travel. It’s my second year doing this travel blogger series. You can read each of the amazing posts about travel on wordtraveling.com. Special Needs Travel My daughter, 4, boomerangs up and down the stairs to a waterslide…
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The Bahamas – A Perfect Travel Destination #travel
The Bahamas is the place to visit if you’re looking for fun, sun, waterpark action and sand on your next vacation. This area of the world boasts beautiful beaches, sunshine for days, and an atmosphere of laid back fun and relaxation that the whole family can enjoy. So if you’ve got vacationing on your mind, consider a trip to the land of sunshine and sand – the Bahamas. The Bahamas – When to Go and What to Do The Bahamas is one of those places that seems to be perfect all the time. With relatively consistent year-round temps and no shortage of excursions or beach bumming to be had. This is…
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Worry Free Summer Road Trips with LBL #travel #ad
If you have any sort of digestive or bladder issue, from IBD, inflammatory bowel disease, to LBL, light bladder leakage, you know about worrying. You know about sitting vacations and family events out because you are worried your stomach, or your bladder will act up. You might even have given up on things like road trips. Some days everything feels like a battle. Whether you’re headed to work, or heading out on the road, LBL is always in the back of any woman’s mind who suffers from it. And it’s not just that. These types of issues can make travel difficult. But summer is right around the corner and road…
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Best Toddler Friendly Family Resorts
Family resorts are a great way to enjoy some time away together. These resorts feature activities that are fun for the whole family. I am a massive fan of places that offer kid’s club and other entertaining options for children. Recently I realized though, when trying to help a close family member find a family friendly resort that would accept a three year old into kid’s club, that there are limits on younger children’s ages at many resorts. That makes it challenging for parents of tots. It can be difficult to find family resorts that are toddler friendly. I’ve put together a list of resorts that are fun for the…
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Four Water Parks Near Detroit, Michigan #Travel
My family and I love going to water parks. There’s really nothing like them. Water parks offer fun in the sun, water play, family togetherness, and memories that last a lifetime. You might think you have to travel to Florida or some other sub-tropical U.S. Destination to find a great water park, but I’ve got a list of water parks for you that are actually close to my Ontario, Canada home. These water parks are near Detroit, Michigan. 4 Water Parks Near Detroit, Michigan All of the water parks below are wonderful destinations for family fun, and they’re all within a 4 hour drive of Michigan. Red Oaks Water Park North of…
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Viamede Resort’s Inn at Mount Julian – Best Meal I Have Ever Eaten
Food as an Adventure The Inn at Mount Julian is an unassuming, intimate, cozy space. A part of Viamede Resort, the Inn is part of a century old, newly renovated family and couples resort, on Stoney Lake in the Kawarthas area just north of Toronto. A fine dining experience, grounded clearly by the area’s landscape and the abundant local farms and resources, the Inn at Mount Julian is exceptional. The resort and The Inn subscribe to a locavore food philosophy that means all the food is locally sourced. This is the story of the meal I almost didn’t eat. It was a near tragedy, but in the end is a love story…
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Viamede Resort is a Gem in the Kawarthas
I’ve been dancing around this post for a couple of weeks trying to decide what is Viamede Resort? Is it a family resort? Is it a romantic weekend getaway? A summer cottage destination? Conference centre? It’s all that and more. The beauty of Viamede Resort is that it becomes pretty much what you want it to be. On Easter weekend my family and I were invited to visit Viamede Resort, a gorgeous spot on Stoney Lake with a world class fine dining restaurant that is on its own entirely worth the four hour drive. You can read more about The Inn at Mount Julian here tomorrow. An Unassuming Spot to Stay…