When we first started planning our full-time travel as a family in an RV, our oldest daughter immediately started chiming in with suggestions. The top of her list? Visiting Chincoteague Island, home of the annual Chincoteague Pony swim, to visit the wild Chincoteague Ponies. She is more than a little horse crazy and has been obsessed with the Misty of …
5 of the Best Fun And Free Things To Do in Williamsburg, Va
There are lots of great things about visiting Colonial Williamsburg with kids but I didn’t really know how to start planning or what to visit while we were there. I started to do some digging for free things to do in Williamsburg and quite frankly felt super overwhelmed. I was also confused about how to visit Colonial Williamsburg on a …
Our Guide to Orange Beach and Gulf Shores AL For Families
This post contains affiliate links, thank you for your support! So we may be slightly obsessed with Orange Beach, AL. Your probably already know this from our post about it last year. But when I had an assignment in Chattanooga, TN and then had to continue on to teach an essential oils class in Birmingham, AL I couldn’t help …
Backstage in Nashville, the Grand Ole Opry Tour
We visited Nashville for the first time as a family last week. We really wanted to do some of the super touristy stuff in Nashville so on our next visit, we would have the opportunity to dig a little deeper and get a feel for the real heart and soul of Nashville. Because of that we really felt we should …
Edinburgh Castle Inside Look
Recently on our trip to Scotland we stayed nearby on the Royal Mile to Edinburgh Castle. Since it was my very first time visiting Edinburgh, I knew that a trip to the Edinburgh Castle was a must. I can’t express enough the beauty that is the Edinburgh Castle. When you are down on Princes Street and look up you see …
Tips For Visiting Aruba
We recently had the pleasure of visiting our first Caribbean island as a family. We packed up all three kids and said adieu to the cold miserable winter weather and hello to the beautiful warm weather and waters of Aruba. I have been dreaming of this trip for months and really it was quite perfect. The girls enjoyed running back …
Real Tips for Visiting Disney World For Your First Time
Ok, so just before you start to judge me, please know that I have been to Disneyland many, many, many times. Like more times than I can figure out in my head right now. I am from California (born and raised) so Disneyland was a given (a freaking awesome given). That I did not take for granted. But the truth …
A Day In Chicago| Tips for visiting Chicago with kids
When we were planning our MidWest Mega Road Trip (click here to see our daily vlogs on YouTube from our two-week MidWest tour), I knew I just had to plan a full day to explore Chicago. I had never been to Chicago before, and neither had my kids and I just knew it would be so fun to explore a …
A day at Mall of America and American Girl Store
When planning this epic long road trip, I knew we had to make a stop at the Mall of America. I remember once watching a special on the Mall of America on the travel channel (I watched that A LOT as a teenager) and thought I had to go. I’ve actually been a couple of times over the year but …
Navitat Canopy Adventures in Knoxville
I’ll admit it, its been more than a few years since I’ve climbed a tree. When the opportunity came to explore the treetops near home in Knoxville, Tennessee, I jumped on it. Navitat Canopy Adventure Knoxville is part of the Ijams Nature Center which is conveniently located just a few minutes from downtown. Although it is just minutes from civilization, Ijams …