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Our exciting family travel adventures.
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Fireworks Displays – Where to Find the Best Shows #travel
Fireworks displays are something people of all ages can’t get enough of. The thumping in your chest. The bright, flashing technicolor blooms in the night sky. Laying on a blanket, or sitting in lawn chairs, staring at the sky anticipating each blast or color. It’s all a combination of wonder and old school fun. Fireworks displays are family fun that are as wholesome as they are colorful. The Best Fireworks Displays in the United States If you’re looking for the best of the best fireworks displays in the United States, you’ve got some choices. From coast to coast, cities put on some big time shows with July 4th rolls…
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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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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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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 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…
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5 Benefits of Multi-Generational Travel #travel
Listen to me closely. If you are in your 30s and 40s and thinking why on earth would I want to take my children’s grandparents along on a trip with us, there are a few things you need to know about multi-generational travel. Both sets of our parents have passed away and I wish more than anything that we had had the time and money to include them on our big annual trips together to see the world. My husband and I both always managed to go to the cottage together with our respective families and that was one sort of multi-generational travel experience that will stick with us forever.…
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Hold On To Summer Vacation With #ParkbridgeLife – Twitter Party Over $1200 in Prizes
Every parent and grandparent knows that summer vacations whip by at breakneck speed. At best you get maybe 17 or 18 brilliant blissful summers together as a family. Then kids become adults and they have their own lives. You want to hold onto those special times, build magical summer vacation memories that last. You can do that at Parkbridge Resorts, year round, but summer time is when Parkbridge Resorts shine. This week we are sharing our Parkbridge Resort memories, and learning a few new things about Parkbridge Resort amenities and locations. We are also giving away the chance to have your own three night mini-vacation at Parkbridge Resorts during a Twitter Party April…