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Adventures in Historical York: Vikings, a Castle, and Wizard Golf

England, travel
Medieval York

With only a few days in England, I chose York for several reasons: We were staying at Goodramgate Apartments, which we enjoyed. That meant we were on our own for breakfast though. By the time we all took our turns in the bathroom, Wheldrakes was finished serving breakfast and we had to order from the lunch menu. It was was around 10:30am. We never could match our vacation eating clock to the normal schedule of an English person! The boys […]

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Stonehenge & the Night We May Never Forget

England, travel
Stonehenge

On our third day in England, we enjoyed one last free breakfast at the Doubletree in Chelsea, picked up a rental car, and drove from London to the famous Stonehenge. Stonehenge is only an hour and sixteen to thirty minutes from Heathrow Airport (where we got our rental car). This turned out to be a fairly relaxing day for me personally. My feet were rejoicing for sure! All of the difficulties fell on Alan, as he’s the one who had […]

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Hoofing Up to the Prime Meridian Site in Greenwich

England, travel, vacation
Royal Observatory & Prime Meridian

On day two in London, after we’d thoroughly toured the Tower of London, we rode a train down to Greenwich. Once in Greenwich, we walked like a mile over to this park and then literally hoofed up the steepest hill I have ever climbed in my life. It was basically a curved walk upwards that must have covered twenty stories, walking almost straight upwards, but without stairs. At the top of this grassy mountain sits the Royal Observatory, home of […]

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The Best Part of London: Touring The Tower of London

4 kids, travel
The Tower of London

Our second day in London was by far my favorite! It was still in the middle of a sweaty heat wave and all, but it didn’t matter. Touring the ancient Tower of London was literally a dream come true for me.

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London Day 1: Buckingham Palace and Finding Gluten Free Pizza!

England, travel
London Day 1: From DC to Buckingham Palace with jetlag and gluten free pizza

London, baby! This year my husband, Alan, starts a fancy new job that we expect will keep him busier than he has been for the last couple of years. Therefore, we decided to give our family an all-out overseas vacation. This was the boys’ first time overseas, so we figured a United Kingdom trip would break them in the most gently to international travel. After all, everyone speaks English there. Ha. London day #1 Day one took us from the […]

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Touring Old Town Alexandria with a Ghost Tour

Alexandria, travel, Virginia, washington dc
Tour Old Town with a ghost tour

Summer is back! And we are headed out on a ghost tour in Old Town Alexandria! We have very exciting things planned for this summer. The boys got out Wednesday, and I took them to Sweet Frog. That is one of my favorite traditions with the boys. It’s one of the few things we can all agree to love. Living in the D.C. area, the day trip options are endless, and Old Town Alexandria is more than worthy of its […]

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Over 35 Years of Miramar Beach

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Miramar Beach

This year our family’s over thirty years of vacationing at the grandparents’ condo in Miramar Beach comes to an end. When I got engaged to my husband Alan in 2002, I took my very first trip to Miramar Beach. Alan’s mom, who we call Nonna now, took me to her parents’ condo. We walked on the beach, ate out, went shopping, and had a great time. Nonna’s dad was a contractor. He built these condos in the 1970s. How cool […]

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Last Chance to See the Cherry Blossoms in D.C. Before Major Tidal Basin Reconstruction

travel, washington dc
DC cherry blossoms

Did you know 2024 year is an important year for the D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival? It is the last year before major sea wall renovations force the park service to take down over one hundred and fifty trees. Don’t worry. Trees will be re-planted. This legitimately needs to be done due to flooding on one side of the Tidal Basin. It isn’t the entire Tidal Basin that is flooding. It’s just the area on one side of the Thomas Jefferson […]

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Exploring Our Family History in Tannehill State Park: A Beautiful Place to Take Your Family

family, road trip, summer, travel
Tannehill Ironworks Historical State park

Last year my cousin Amber sent me a VHS video clip of an interview she did with our Maw-Maw back in the 1990s. In this video, Maw-Maw told us there is a cabin in Tannehill State Park that once belonged to our great-great grandparents. Once I learned we have an ancestral home on display in Birmingham, Alabama, I knew we had to go check this out! My kids love it so much when I drag them out on these sorts […]

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7 Beachside Vacations in the U.S. for the Budget-Conscious Traveler

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Today we are talking about my favorite place in the world: the beach! We have a guest travel writer here to tell us all about different beach recommendations in the U.S. If the COVID-19 pandemic proved anything, it was the adventurous traveling spirit of the average American. As soon as draconian stay-at-home measures were lifted, people packed their suitcases, bought plane tickets for the entire family, and traveled. We not only go to the many stunning oceanfront properties in the […]

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