Atlantic Luggage hosting Atlantic/Legoland Florida Sweepstakes!

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This post brought to you by Atlantic Luggage. All opinions are 100% mine.   My children aren’t yet aware, but we’ll be taking our first long-distance family trip in January of 2013.  We’re going to Florida…and we’re not telling them until Christmas.  I am almost exploding with excitement, but I want to keep it a Continue Reading …

Summer Road Trip!!!!!! Travel Games and Ideas – Visor Clips

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I am so excited to kick off our Summer Road Trip event!!!! I will be travelling with my family of 5 in a minivan packed with food and activities for a 24 hour drive to southern Florida.  I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to share with you my ideas on travel activities, games Continue Reading …

Thule Vertex 5-Bike Hitch Rack

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Remember a few weeks ago, I shared about the new bike we have for my husband, so that we are able to go on family bike rides?  Well, in keeping with the family bike theme, we realized that we need a rack for our bikes- while my van may be big enough for one adult Continue Reading …

TomTom’s Map Paradise Project

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TomTom is searching for five families or groups of friends to spend two weeks on a tropical island and earn 10,000 euros for mapping it. TomTom’s Map Paradise Project will help create five new navigable maps for: Fiji, St. Lucia, Mauritius, Cape Verde, and the Seychelles. Pay close attention, especially to the five Golden Rules. Continue Reading …

Finding Cupcakes in Walt Disney World

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I’m going to share some secrets with you, my friends.  There are delightful cupcakes that many people don’t tell you about all over Walt Disney World.  I hope you understand that when I say cupcake, that these are cupcakes done Disney-style, and they are full of surprises.  You’ll also want to likely eat them with Continue Reading …

Disney World Park Hopping, Sans Kids

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When I arrived in Florida last month, my flight got in early.  I decided that I could either go to the houses and chill by the pool, or have some time exploring Epcot by myself.  After shushing 25 year old me who was shocked that I’d even consider going to a theme park with no Continue Reading …

Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Wild Africa Trek is one of the must-do items for a Disney trip!

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I have done the Kilimanjaro Safari at Disney’s Animal Kingdom multiple times each time I’ve visited the park.  Last month, I got to experience a safari of a very, very different nature.  I love the safari, and I love seeing all of the animals.  This visit, I got to enjoy the safari, but from a more…well, Continue Reading …

Summer Vacation Plans

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I just realized that it’s the 23rd of May and I need to get our summer plans going.  Of course, we don’t actually DO that much, or rather, travel that much, but we still like to have a lot of fun.  I have plans to visit children’s museums and splash parks, the Bronx Zoo, Storyland, Continue Reading …

Enjoy nature’s splendor at Makinson Island in Kissimmee, Florida

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Did you know that the headwaters of the Everglades are way up in Kissimmee, Florida?  Did you know that  Lake Toho, which is in Kissimmee, has the largest concentration of bald eagle nests in the continental US? Kissimmee has a lot of really amazing  attractions for visitors to the area (locals too!).  Yes, there are Continue Reading …

I’m not sure I’ll stay in a hotel again when I travel!

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Last month I went to Florida for the#DisneyGlobalEvent.  We did so many wonderful activities on this trip- which you can check out in these posts: Boggy Creek Airboat Rides and Florida EcoSafaris but I think the best part of the trip for me was coming home at the end of fun, long, exhausting days to a home. Continue Reading …