By Riley C-Age 14 Over the summer of 2017, I hiked through the alps for three weeks with a program called Overland on their Alps Explorer hiking trip. We stopped and camped along the Tour du Mont Blanc, as well as in four towns in the area: Chamonix, France; Champex, Italy; Zermatt, Switzerland; and Courmayeur, […]
Category: Mom’s Guest Blogs
Trip Of A Lifetime With My 18-Year-Old Daughter
By Benna Strober I had the pleasure of traveling to Paris this summer for a 6 day trip with my oldest daughter, who I have since dropped off to start her four year adventure at Case Western Reserve University. When I made the summer plans for all 3 of my daughters, I knew I wanted […]
Southwest Iceland: Otherworldly Yet Easily Accessible
By Melissa and Scott Singer We are an active and adventurous family who love to travel, but this August we found ourselves with only 5 full days to travel between the end of sleepaway camp and the start of high school soccer tryouts. Southwest Iceland turned out to be the perfect choice. There are […]
A Small Glitch In My Colorado Vacation
By Jodi Baretz This past holiday weekend, I had an amazingly scenic trip to the mountains of Colorado. We first visited my favorite place in the country, Boulder, and enjoyed the foodie nature of the town, unlimited gluten-free options, great unique boutiques, hiking, a Red Rocks concert and more. Then it was off to Vail, […]
Brand New Experiences in Newport, Rhode Island
By Roberta Lasky On our third trip to Newport, Rhode Island, Hotel Viking on Bellevue Avenue was our home away from home for three nights over July 4th weekend. This 80 year-old hotel has both a modern/boutique yet classic feel. Our 300 sq. ft. room was quite oversized. (Usually the rooms are 150 sq. […]
A Fun Week In Aruba Relaxing, Eating and Finding Sea Turtles
By Sydney L-Age 14 For December vacation I went to Oranjestad, Aruba which is off the coast of Venezuela. I stayed at the Ritz-Carlton which is a very nice hotel. It’s nice because in Aruba all of the hotels are near each other on a strip. You can walk on the beach all the way […]
Hola, Barcelona
By Lizzy K-Age 14 Over December break, I went to Barcelona which is in the Catalonia region of Spain and I had so much fun. In terms of sightseeing, my two favorite spots were Park Güell (which has great views of the city and amazing mosaic designs by Antoni Gaudi that are definitely worth […]
“All In” With My Girlfriends At Mohegan Sun
By Meri Alexander Trips with your family are great, but so are quick, fun trips with your friends to just unwind, sleep late & gamble! How about a place that can be both? I just got back from a very short (less than 24 hours) overnight trip that really helped recharge the batteries. I went […]
Our Happy Place-One Family’s 12 Summers In Ogunquit, Maine
By Jake M. During 12 of the past 13 summers, my family has traveled to Ogunquit Maine for a week at the end of the summer. This is our Happy Place – where we can relax and spend great family time before returning to work and school in the Fall. We like to rent […]
Dreams Come True In Cooperstown
By Bonnie Berg I can’t believe it’s already been a few weeks since we returned from Cooperstown, NY. The last load of laundry has finally been folded and put away. We are back to school and following our normal routines. However, the memories made on this trip will last forever. My son’s baseball team worked […]