Unless you live under a rock up there in the Great White North, you’ve noticed that it is winter around these parts. Sub-zero temperatures, snow, slush, ice, lack of sunshine, people suffering from seasonal affected disorder (SAD), it’s all quite awful to many Canadians. Some families can only endure so much and book themselves on…
Florida is traditionally a state that screams family travel. That and snowbirds who retire there, my late paternal grandparents being them! In my personal experience, most family travel has been to the area where an infamous mouse hangs out. It is true that growing up, a lot of time was spent in these magical and…
This trip to the Raystown Lake Region was hosted by The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau in Pennsylvania, USA. All opinions and experiences are that of mine and my family and I am always brutally honest. After a great couple days in Butler County, and then State College, Pennsylvania, we continued our amazing road trip to…
Standing on the top of Castelo de Sao Jorge in Lisbon or at the entrance to Guell Palace in Barcelona or on the balcony of our hotel room in Cannes looking down at the Mediterranean Sea, I felt liberated to have gotten to that point, solo with my kids. As far as solo parent vacations,…
One of the best things you can do before you go on vacation is to research where you are going and know what you are getting when you purchase your vacation. One of the worst things you can do is to know too much about where you are going before you go, set the expectation…
Never in a million years, did I ever envision myself enjoying a value level resort at Walt Disney World for accommodations. It came as a shock that I loved Disney’s All Star Movies Resort! This post was originally written for an old blog on March 4, 2011. It has been updated to reflect new costs and…
On February 28, 2011 I got to dine with a real life Disney Imagineer at the Hollywood Brown Derby in Disney’s Hollywood Studios – Wyatt Winter. Dining With A Disney Imagineer is a separate, special event you can reserve through Disney Dining for two locations at the Walt Disney World Resort. Why Choose Dining with…
Have you ever felt a lingering sadness after returning home from a vacation? Maybe it feels like a lack of purpose? It’s an odd feeling because you should be refreshed and rejuvenated and ready to tackle the world, but you aren’t able to and feel like you lack the motivation to do anything. This is…
I think I have found the shortest and easiest hike to take the kids on in the winter. And bonus for me – it is just up the highway from my parent’s house. It’s Sager Conservation Area Trail in Quinte West. Lengthwise, it’s only half a kilometre hike in and out. For the kids, it’s…
If you have never done it, would you ever want to scuba dive? If the answer is no, why not? Is it the fear of swimming many feet below the surface of the water with an oxygen tank strapped to your back? Are you panicked at the idea of having to remember to check your…