By Jodi Baretz After many summers on the Jersey Shore, I was ready for something new. I have never been to Cape Cod, and every year that I suggested we go, it was shot down by my husband due to the long drive. However, when I discovered a professional training seminar I wanted to attend […]
Category: Mom’s Trips
530 AM Wake Up Call For Voodoo Doughnuts
Our Uber driver laughed when he overheard our plan to get to the first and original location of Voodoo Doughnut at 7am to beat the line. He laughed not because of the early hour, but instead because of the line that would most definitely welcome us at that time in the morning. We went at […]
One Hike-8 Waterfalls
Our second day in Portland, we took a 30 mile drive to the spectacular Multnomah Falls. There we did the 5.7 mile Multnomah Falls Trail / Wahkeena Falls Trail Loop. It was a moderate hike with some steady climbs. It was definitely a workout but also manageable for some of my companions who do not hike […]
Planning A Trip To The Amalfi Coast? Check Out Marlo’s Advice And Useful Tips!
By Marlo Klein Recently my husband and I took a trip to Italy. We chose to travel to Rome, Amalfi and Capri in a span of 10 days. We had never been to that part of the country before, so the tricky part was trying to figure out where to stay, what to pack and […]
My Day At Mohonk Mountain House
A few weeks ago I went, with four friends for the day, to Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz New York. We live in Westchester county, and it was about an hour and 20 minute easy drive. We took advantage of an amazing weekday special where for $170, you have access to the grounds and facilities, you […]
London Bound This Summer And A Savings Of $2,390 Using Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles
Back in 2014, I accumulated almost 100,000 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles because I got a Bank Of America Virgin Atlantic World Elite MasterCard with an offer that yielded about 90,000 miles just from the sign-up bonuses and spending bonuses. You can still get the same offer today for the card, but it is targeted. […]
Mt. Marcy Summit Off The Bucket List
Since my kids left for camp for 7 weeks, Rob and I traveled to Lake Placid solo with some of our friends. We wanted to stay in town, and also wanted to be on the lake (btw, Mirror Lake is the lake in town, not Lake Plaicd). We stayed three nights at the Golden […]
Free Delta Flights To Portland, Oregon And A Savings Of $1,100
We just made plans to join some friends, this summer, on a trip to Portland Oregon and the Oregon wine country. Don’t forget, our kids go away every summer for 7 weeks!!!!!!!! to sleep away camp. These seven weeks give Rob and I a chance to travel. Since I will not fly with Rob, (I […]
5 Nights In Quebec And A Savings Of $1,150
We have a funny summer when the kids come home from camp this year. Daniel is starting high school and wants to be around to begin cross country. Mason has to be in Cooperstown at the end of the summer for a baseball tournament. We have […]
8 Nights At The SLS Beverly Hills And A Savings of $3,900
We only have a week and a day for December break 2016, so planning really big trips like I have the last three years to Israel, Hawaii and Costa Rica are a thing of the past for now. This year, we are LA bound! I just booked 8 nights at the SLS […]