Small batch sauces for road trips
When we travel, we also like to cook or grill on the road. But provisioning can be difficult – we don’t want to bring too…
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This is the year to cruise to Alaska
Calving glaciers, bears, eagles, and just-caught salmon and halibut. Welcome aboard your cruise to Alaska!
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It’s easy to travel more sustainably
Who really needs clean towels and sheets every day on vacation? Ditto for super-long showers. It’s not hard to travel more sustainably.
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The Athena jump starts your road trip
On your next road trip, you can recharge all your electronic devices — even jump-start your car in an emergency.
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Fresh coffee guaranteed for your next trip
When you’re traveling and want a fresh cup of coffee in the morning, it’s a bummer when you can’t get a fresh cup.
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How to ease the Disney experience with small kids
How to make the Walt Disney experience easier with small kids – stay on property, get to the parks early, afternoon nap, return evening
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Why Cuba? History and reconciliation and the recipe for Cuban life
Cuba: “a dose of World War II rationing, a pinch of Soviet era austerity, the family values of South America, the educational values of the US and the loquaciousness of the Irish.”
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Best Gifts For Moms Traveling Again
What do traveling moms really want? They’ll tell you time together with their families. Grandmas, especially, are eager to make memories.
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How to Prepare Your Home for a New Cat
If your kids have been hinting at a furry new addition to the family, why not consider gifting them with an adorable new cat or kitten?
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Get out and smell the wildflowers this season
Wildflowers come in many colors. Whether you are hiking, biking, camping or visiting a city, the coming months are a great time to see them
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Airplane mask mandate on Trending Travel
With airlines dropping mask mandates, families with young children who are not able to get vaccinated yet are feeling a new round of anxiety.
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Eileen quoted in APNews on mask mandate
After a federal court order, TSA will not continue to enforce the Covid-19 mask mandate on public transportation. What should families do?
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What The End Of Masks On Planes Means For Families
Families flying with small children are rightly confused over this week’s lifting of the federal transportation Covid-19 masking mandate.
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Understanding Autism and celebrating differences
Who hasn’t had a travel nightmare? The worst I’ve heard is angry passengers booing as you try to calm a child on the autism spectrum.
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Safe drinking water in a reusable bottle
An easy and cost-effective way families can travel more sustainably is by using a water purifier bottle instead of buying single use plastic bottles.
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Touring Athens like a local
As we begin to travel again, many of us want to travel differently — connecting more with locals like we did in Athens last year
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6 Common Mistakes People Make While Traveling
Very few activities offer world exposure like traveling does. We all make mistakes, especially while traveling.
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Travel Bucket List: Must-Go-To Places On Your Honeymoon
Weddings are a joyous affair, but they bring their challenges, too. In order to relieve the stress of wedding planning and spend quality time together, most couples plan their honeymoons beforehand.
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Where the kids can blast off without leaving Earth
Very few of us can afford to be space tourists. But we’ve got more opportunities than ever to explore from Earth and to see what’s ahead for future space tourists.
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Inspired by sardines and great for outdoors
Inspiration often strikes when you’re looking for something else. Ask the inventors of Freshe Meals. In this case it was sardines.
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Celebrating women when you travel this spring
As you plan your spring and summer trips, consider noting women’s contributions wherever and however you travel, especially with kids
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How to Become a Hot Shot Driver
Hotshot drivers carry loads and deliver them on an urgent basis. They offer quick, fast, and reliable services to their clients. They have commercial vehicles. They can also work as a driver in other companies.
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Planning a road trip as gas prices reach record highs
Just as we feel safe planning for spring and summer trips, gas prices reach record highs. And they may get higher despite crude oil prices dropping at the moment, AAA says
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Staying hydrated on the slopes
When you’re on the slopes, truly enjoying a Blue Bird ski day, the last thing you want is to stop for a drink of water. Camelbak has solutions for you.
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How road trippers can cope with high gas prices
We are all dealing with the impact of high gas prices and will have to adjust. Here’s how families can still vacation this spring and summer.
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Should you splurge on travel this spring and summer?
Especially during the pandemic, families have been seeking private enclaves, often within resort settings with resort amenities
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Away from the crowds in Park City UT
PARK CITY, UT — Crunch…Crunch. Crunch… The only sound out here in the Uinta National Forest outside of Park City, Utah is our snowshoes on the snow.
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It’s safe to cruise again. Time to re-book!
Here’s the good news. We can sail safely on a cruise ship—even with young kids!
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Non-toxic baby bath products from Hand Over Heart
As a new mom of a 12-week-old baby boy, I try to create a non-toxic environment in my home by using safe and natural products. From nursery furniture to toiletries, I have frequently found “greenwashing” in baby products.
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Eight reasons to visit Ireland this year
Ireland just announced that it will be extending the festivities for a four-day-long weekend this year, as part of a big “thank you” to frontline workers and everyone else for enduring the COVID-19 pandemic
