Category: Mom’s Travel Tales
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12 Days of Travel Tips: Three reasons to consider a hotel staycation in December
Have you ever thought about booking a hotel for a night or two in your own hometown? We love a hotel staycation any time of year… This summer we splashed away and were pampered in The Woodlands, this fall we kicked back, ate some delicious food, took in a movie and watched our kids play…
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12 Days of Travel Tips: The two best ways I’ve found to manage a time change
So now that you are ready to travel after yesterday’s pep talk, today we are going to talk about avoiding jet lag. These are my two best ways to manage a time change (and avoid jet lag): 1. Set your watch to the new time zone as soon as possible. The quicker you can get…
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12 Days of Travel Tips for Families
Christmas is right around the corner, peeps, and I’m pumped to be teaming up with seven other bloggers to bring you the 12 days of Christmas blog-style. Each of us is taking on a topic that we know and love to share our best tips and tricks. And guess what? I get to talk travel…
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Trip Journal: Finger Lakes- JELL-O & more from Buffalo to Watkins Glen
Yesterday we drove from Buffalo to Watkins Glen to begin our vacation in the Finger Lakes region of New York. What was supposed to be a straight drive of about 2 and a half hours changed a bit when we saw a billboard along the highway. It advertised a JELL-O museum in LeRoy, the birthplace…
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Trip Journal: New York’s Finger Lakes Travel Day
It is early in the morning and I’m in the hotel bathroom with the light on, trying not to stir anyone. We got in after midnight, so everyone should be pretty tired and sleep for a bit, but you just never know. For now, though, the kids are asleep. My husband has gone to get…