Last summer my family and I were headed out on an adventure! Since we were spending almost a week in London, we decided to try a vacation rental through Airbnb. It was our first experience booking through Airbnb, so I was excited to see how it all worked. Some of the reasons you might…
Family vacations are the best…or are they?! There are always a lot of expectations for them to be awesome, but do they live up to that? And, Traveling with Teens can be hard! Traveling with young children tends to present a lot of issues. But, I have found that traveling with teens brings a…
I don’t know about you, but I’m a huge fan of Harry Potter! And, if you’re any kind of a Harry Potter fan, then surely The Making of Harry Potter Studio Tour is on your Bucket List! If it isn’t, it should be! It is one of the ultimate pilgrimages for Harry Potter fans from around…
For the year of 2017, I have challenged myself to a Year of Adventure! For me, that means not waiting for life’s mountain top moments, but rather living in the moment. And, finding adventure in the midst of day to day life. It’s hard to believe we are already 17 weeks into 2017! So much…
Have you ever been on vacation and needed an aspirin, or band-aid, or allergy medicine? If you don’t have them, it can be miserable! Packing a small travel medical kit to take along on vacation with you is an easy and smart idea! The best thing would be that you don’t need it the…
London is a great destination to visit! There are so many iconic places to visit. So, my goal here is to offer a few places you might not have thought of, and to give you a few tips to enjoy your trip! When we travel, we usually don’t hit the “big ticket” places. We tend…
Heading out on a road trip soon? Our Spring Break is right around the corner, and it looks like we’ll be going on a long road trip to look at colleges this time around. So, this got me thinking about What Makes Road Trips Easier?! Here are a few Road Trip Tips and ideas that…
This past week I decided to be a Hometown Tourist in my hometown of DeLand, Florida! So, let me introduce you to my hometown – DeLand, Florida. First settled in the mid-1800’s, DeLand was originally called Persimmon Hollow. The name was changed in 1876 in honor of Henry A DeLand for all he had done…
For all my fellow Jane Austen fans out there, I’m thinking the ultimate bucket list item would be to go on a Jane Austen vacation. Now, whether you are one to go all-in for a Jane Austen experience type of vacation, or maybe a Jane Austen tour, either way embracing a Jane Austen themed vacation…
If you happen to be in the Andalusian region of Spain, the southern coastal area, a day trip to Gibraltar might be a fun, interesting option for you! For us, it was a day trip at the end of our stay in Spain. We really enjoyed hearing English again after having heard Spanish for a…
When visiting Spain, there was one place I knew I really wanted to visit. The Real de Alcazar – The Royal Alcazar! Yeah, I know. The Alhambra is more popular. I mean, it’s in the Top 5 places you need to visit in Spain every year. Why wouldn’t we want to go there? Well, for…
Just 20 minutes from Orlando is an easy Day Trip to Christmas. Christmas, Florida that is 🙂 Originally founded in 1837, it was named Fort Christmas (for the fort that was built). Then, in 1892, the “fort” was dropped and the post office was opened. I went expecting a cute, small town, but my experience was…