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Swimmers Itch: Wet with a Chance of Parasites
This is my very favorite photo of summer vacation. Here are five carefree cousins on a perfect summer day in a warm, sandy, pristine lake in Michigan. Fast forward twenty minutes and replace the word...
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National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium
An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, the Midwest has a hidden gem in the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium. Visiting the...
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Saving for Vacation: The Challenge
Madison, WI friend Kevin Revolinski with a Galapagos tortoise! Chances are if you’re on Road Trips for Families reading this post, you’re like so many of us middle-class American families. You love...
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Saving For Vacation: Game Plan Time
Week two into the MVelopes Saving for Vacation challenge, we find ourselves in the early stages of planning for a dream vacation to the Galapagos Islands. Shifting our money-saving paradigm, like any...
View ArticleSaving for Vacation: A Year in Review
January 10 marks the one year anniversary of our “Saving for Vacation” challenge—a total budget makeover using the Mvelopes money management tool in conjunction with Money 4 Life financial coaching....
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Pipestone National Monument
While passing through the Southwest corner of Minnesota earlier this summer, an unmistakable brown and white sign reserved for national monuments popped into view: Pipestone National Monument Located...
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Road Trip to Omaha, Nebraska
Nicknamed the “Gate City to the West,” Omaha, Nebraska is historically significant as a jumping off point for the Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail, and later the Union Pacific Railroad. Hadry, friendly folk,...
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Oregon: Magic and Tradition Mix at Christmas in the Garden Event
It’s hard to live in an area of the country where you can guarantee that there won’t be a winter wonderland of snow. But at Oregon Garden’s Christmas in the Garden, it’s been built for you—a pop-up ice...
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My 7 Links
When Tripbase announced their project to unite travel writers and share some of our highlights, we jumped at the nomination from A Traveler’s Library . One of our favorite guest post exchanges is...
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Travel Themed Board Games
Under the guise of vacation, it’s only when we reach adulthood that we fully understand a road trip is a real-life social studies lesson with undertones of cartography. Road maps and GPS-assisted...
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America’s National Park Service Turns 99!
The National Park Service turns 99 years old on August 25, 2015, and everyone is getting a present, free admission! Visit a park in your neighborhood or plan a trip to one of the 408 National Park...
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Beaches Boscobel: A Top Five for Families
My daughter and I just returned from the Beaches Boscobel resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica and here are the top five reasons why I think families keep returning year after year. I’d heard of Beaches...
View ArticleCreative Ways to Keep the Backseat Quiet
Road tripping is a great way to experience different countries, cultures and even the natural world. It also means you can easily pack for the trip and have all your essentials with you at all times,...
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Feb 29: “He Named Me Malala” Premiers on the National Geographic Channel
Malala Yousafazi was in seventh grade when she began blogging for the BBC. The year was 2009 and the Taleban has recently placed an edict banning girls’ education in Pakistan. To conceal her identity...
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Feb 29: “He Named Me Malala” Premiers on the National Geographic Channel
Malala Yousafazi was in seventh grade when she began blogging for the BBC. The year was 2009 and the Taleban has recently placed an edict banning girls’ education in Pakistan. To conceal her identity...
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