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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Six Great Ski Resorts in the U.S. #travel
If you love to ski, then you know that you need more than just good slopes. You need cozy comfortable accommodations when you come in from the slopes. These 6 best ski resorts in the U.S. have the powder and the cozy atmosphere that can turn a ski trip into an ultimate ski getaway. This year, I am hoping we can visit a couple of ski resorts in Canada or the U.S. and practice our new skiing abilities. Last year we were extremely fortunate to take a travel writer media tour to Mont Tremblant where they taught my family of four how to ski. It was extremely enjoyable and tricky too! I loved…
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Visiting New York City With Family – Tips for #Travel
Although we’ve all seen the popular media version of New York streets with bustling crowds and flying elbows in the movies, visiting New York City with family can actually be a wonderful experience. From Broadway to museums to fine dining, visiting New York City can be a family affair that offers culture, fun, and history for everyone. 8 Places to See When Visiting New York City There’s no shortage of sites and entertainment to take in when visiting New York City, and much of it is family friendly. It has so much culture, history, and more to offer that it’s the perfect spot for a family vacation. In fact I have been a…
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What’s This Minivan Driving Mom Doing at Daytona International Speedway? #LoveDaytonaBeach
Fast cars have never really been my thing. I’m more of a minivan driving Mom who, up until recently, never got a speeding ticket in her life. I didn’t grow up with Nascar nostalgia. So how did this happen? How did I end up touring Daytona International Speedway on a recent trip through Central Florida’s Daytona Beach area, and more importantly how did I find myself enjoying the experience, even plotting a return one day to see more? Well, let’s see….where should I start? Sometimes I find myself in odd places. Sometimes I am incredibly surprised that I enjoy doing something I never thought I would. For instance, earlier this year when…
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Save Money with Cheap Flights at Christmas #Travel
Guest Post: Pick the right day to fly Busy airports, crazy-high fares, winter weather delays — are you sure you want to do this? The busiest (and most expensive) travel days of the year are around the holidays. Armed with our fare calendar chart (see below), you’ll save a lot of stress and small stocking of cash by picking the right days to fly. Rise and shine Don’t want to miss the carving of the turkey or the unwrapping of presents? Book the earliest flight you can. Sure, you’ve got to wake up early, but those first flights out are the least likely to be delayed, and airports are blessedly calm at…
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5 Alabama Attractions You’ll Love #Travel
Alabama attractions are many and varied. If you’re traveling to Alabama, you’ll be able to enjoy the beauty of the terrain, as well as the white sand beaches, historical sites, museums, and more. There’s something for everyone among the many Alabama attractions to choose from. Alabama Attractions – There’s so Much to See Most people think of fields full of cotton, soybeans, or cows, and beaches too, when they think of Alabama. And while all of that is true, there are actually lots of Alabama attractions to take in if you travel to the state. These attractions range from the U.S. Space and Rocket Center to old blast furnaces to the beaches…
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Flying with a Senior – 5 Tips to Make it Easier #travel
Flying with a senior relative can be difficult. The waiting and pressure change can be harder on an older body. That’s exacerbated even more if the senior has a medical issue, or a failing memory. These tips for flying with a senior can make the trip easier on them and on you as well. 5 Tips to Make Flying with a Senior Easier Flying with a senior is no easy task. We all know how uncomfortable flights can be on us. Now imagine flying with an older body that’s already sore and achey on a good day. Now don’t think for one second that I am suggesting all seniors are frail…
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11 Fun Things To Do In Daytona Beach
Beyond the cars and the racing and the beach itself – what’s there to do in Daytona Beach? You will be surprised at the charm of this iconic destination in Florida. There are many fun things to do in Daytona Beach. A lot of those beach activities are also very family friendly. So What is there to do in Daytona Beach? Daytona Beach has a reputation as a car and motorcycle aficionado’s heaven, but there’s so much more to see and do in this tourist mecca. Daytona Beach is great food, fun shops, multiple beaches, tasty beer, picturesque piers, one of a kind sports attractions and museums. Is Daytona Beach…
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Lost Passport? Don’t Panic, Work Through it with These Steps
This could have been a lost passport story. And it almost was. One time my entire family and I flew in the winter to Jamaica on a red eye overnight. We landed early and were exhausted. My baby (4 at that time) was in my arms half asleep and we took the shuttle to our resort. We grabbed our suitcases and I left all the passports sitting on the top shelf of the shuttle bus. Five minutes later I realized my lost passport and the rest of the family passports vanished down the street in Jamaica. I freaked out for a minute, RIGHT before I saw the tour guide racing down…
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The Shores Resort and Spa in Daytona Beach
What do you envision when you think of Daytona Beach? Racing, motorcycles, parties, food? Pop culture might have shaped this popular tourist destination, but there’s a whole lot more to discover in Daytona Beach than you ever imagined, starting with The Shores Resort and Spa. This is the start of a Daytona Beach series here at Thrifty Momma’s Tips. Daytona Beach is Well Loved by Canada Florida is a popular destination for Canadians and snowbirds wanting to escape the cold for weeks, even months. Although I have been to a few different Florida cities, I recently had the chance to discover Daytona Beach for the first time. This month, I stayed at Daytona Beach…
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5 Home Safety Tips for When You Travel
Home safety is a big deal when you’re travelling. Your home can be targeted even during the daylight, so take a few precautions to prevent thieves from breaking and entering this time of year. By and large home safety during the holidays is all about prevention. Deter thieves from ransacking your house with a few simple safety tips. These 5 home safety tips will help you keep your home and your property safe while you’re away. Home Safety Tips to Protect Your Home When you’re away, home safety is all about making your home the absolute least desirable place to break into. When burglars see your home, you want them…