A Family Travel Blog
Alternatives to Disneyland 2022/2023 I first did this post three years ago and was confident in my pricing of both Disneyland vacations and international travel alternatives. It’s time for an update! Disney prices go up every year, but in this era of inflation other travel costs have gone up as… Read More
My 2021 Gift Guide – An Introduction Welcome to the holidays! Throughout the year I’ve kept track of things that I liked so I could include them here. A lot of these are things we stumbled upon, and some are here because the brands reached out to me, wanting to… Read More
Africa with Friends Several years before having kids, I started traveling to Africa with friends. It was amazing! In South Africa we saw the Cape of Good Hope and climbed Cape Town’s Table Mountain. In Zimbabwe we spent several days at Victoria Falls before getting into a local bus, traveling… Read More
Note: This Highway 1 California road trip post is sponsored by Ecolab. Travel in 2021 I’ve loved road tripping the past two summers. Last year it was all about treading lightly as we were in the height of COVID-19. This year, our 18-day road trip from California to The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs in June… Read More
Note: This post is sponsored by Ecolab. The Center of My Childhood I grew up a block away from The Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs. Our first family Christmas card, when I was 3 and my sister was 1, featured a photo taken at the hotel, and from that point onward,… Read More
Brand Ambassador Definition What is a Brand Ambassador? Loosely speaking, a brand ambassador is someone who represents your company in a positive light, generating increased brand awareness and, ideally, increased revenue. With social media, brand ambassadorships have increased exponentially. However, there are many types of brand ambassadorships, and they’re not… Read More
2020 2020 isn’t going to be on anyone’s shortlist of favorite years. That doesn’t mean it’s a lost year though. For every cancelled trip, concert and sporting event, there was an opportunity to enjoy a slower way of life, and plenty of time to improve ourselves. In Southern California we… Read More
This post is sponsored by Ecolab. Road Trip Tips The past few months we’ve driven over 12,000 miles and spent more than 200 hours in the car, road tripping between California and Colorado. We’ve never been a road trip family before, but with virtually no international travel options this year, and… Read More
This post is sponsored by Ecolab. How to Choose a Hotel I get a lot of questions about why we choose the hotels we do, and this year, as we’ve been road tripping, I’ve received a lot of emails and DMs asking about which hotels have done a good job implementing… Read More
Travel Photography So you love travel and you love to photograph while you go. But are you always a little bit disappointed at the ability of your photographs to capture the spirit of your destination? Do you want to improve your photography while you’re in amazing destinations? Have you thought… Read More
