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Villas in Puglia are Serving Up the Sweet Life

Move over Tuscany -- there's a new star on Italy's travel map, and it comes complete with sun-soaked villas set amid Puglia's captivating landscape.   It doesn't matter how many times you've been to Italy, if you haven't laid eyes on ...

A Guide to Disney World for First Timers

Moms - you can do this.     You've grown your baby, you've been there through the night wakings, through the potty training, through the first day of school fears, through the friendship making.  Now, your little bundle of joy is a ...
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8 Luxury Spring Break Destinations For Families

Ohhh…Spring break.    These two words conjure up images of long airport lines, crowded pools, partying college kids, loud music…and bad decisions.     Hey Moms!  What if I were to tell you that luxury spring break destinations for families really do exist.  ...
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Copenhagen Guide: 15 Festive Things to Do in Winter

Where can you travel in winter where the temperature may indeed plummet, but the people party on?  Come see how the Danes do it!   When winter arrives, the chill takes over Copenhagen, and the "hygge" spirit comes alive - that's ...
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It’s Time to Book This Romantic Countryside Getaway in CT: The Mayflower Inn and Spa

If I had one piece of advice for moms and dads looking to escape for a romantic getaway in CT at the Mayflower Inn and Spa, it would be this...   Extend the babysitter coverage and book one more day!  Trust ...
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Weekend Guide: 10 Things to Do in Stowe, VT

It has been one of my dreams to see Vermont's fall foliage bursting through the trees, illuminating the Green Mountains into shades of honey gold, fiery red, and pumpkin orange.    Guess what?    It's still just a dream.   So ...
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Munich with Kids: Bouncing from Beer Gardens to English Gardens

Remember that scene from Sweet Home Alabama, when Reese Witherspoon's character is surprised to run into an old classmate and her baby...in a bar?   "Look at you...You have a baby…in a bar," she stammers.   Well, there are no rolling ...
Watch Hill Inn Luxury Hotel Review

Watch Hill Inn: Luxury Hotel Review

I love a hotel with history.  If you're staying at Watch Hill Inn in Westerly, Rhode Island, then you'll experience the comforts of modern ...
Family Travel Guide Watch Hill RI

Family Travel Guide: Watch Hill, RI

I will begin this post with a travel confession.    In the era of time we now all refer to as "Pre-Covid," I had ...
Winter Family Weekend at the Sagamore

Winter Family Weekend at the Sagamore Resort

Even though I love the beach, the sand, the waves…I know that deep down, I am at heart a lake girl.  I grew up ...
An Unforgettable Hawaiian Road Trip - The Road to Hana

An Unforgettable Hawaiian Road Trip: the Road to Hana

Why plan a road trip on the Road to Hana? You’ll hear it a thousand times before you embark on your Hawaiian road trip ...
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An Epic Arizona Family Road Trip: Scottsdale, Sedona, the Grand Canyon

Why plan a road trip through Arizona? I’ve ventured to Arizona with kids, without kids, and even with a kid in my belly!  There’s ...
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A Summer Family Road Trip from NYC to Newport

Why take a family road trip to Rhode Island? For me, summertime on the east coast means lobster rolls, fresh squeezed lemonade, hydrangea flowers ...
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A Family Road Trip along Highway 1

Everyone’s travel bucket lists were reimagined last year -- as borders closed, highways remained opened, beckoning us like that guy at the school dance ...
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