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5 Reasons to Celebrate Your Next Holiday at a Luxury Villa in Sicily
In January, something peculiar happens to the human brain. We start to forget the absolute, sheer mayhem that was the holiday season. As soon as the New Year rolls around, it all feels like a dream. In March, we’re reminiscing about the holidays fondly. In July, we SWEAR we’re going to start figuring…
Read MoreVillas in Puglia are Serving Up the Sweet Life
Right now everyone can’t stop talking about two booming travel topics. First, destination radars have zeroed in on a seductive slice of the Italian peninsula — Puglia, Italy.
Read MoreA 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 toddler, who has heard rumblings in the preschool playground about a place called Disney…
Read More8 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. Ones where you don’t have to fight a 21 year-old for the floatie in…
Read MoreIt’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 me. The Mayflower Inn and Spa, an Auberge Collection resort, sits…
Read MoreWeekend 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 far…there’s been 3 trips north…and 3 swings and a miss! Timing a trip for…
Read MoreMunich 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 eyes or surprised looks if you’ve decided to babywear and beer-chase in the Bavarian…
Read MoreGuide to Summertime in Cape Cod with Kids
Looking for ideas of what you can do in Cape Cod with kids? Believe it or not, you can actually…time travel! Cape Cod has long been a favorite summer destination for families. It’s been Googled. It’s been thoroughly researched. It’s been photographed from every angle. Yet, no one seems to mention that the…
Read MoreChatham Bars Inn: An Idyllic Cape Cod Family Vacation
They had me at lob-stah (roll). Even if you’ve lived in New England your whole life, it’s easy to still fall under the spell of those idyllic Northeast summers — perfectly cooked lobster rolls, sticky salt in the air from dawn to dusk, entire days spent exploring the beaches, and just the right amount…
Read More15 Things to Do in Westerly, Rhode Island This Summer
It’s that time of year again! It’s beach-time baby! If sandcastles are on your kids’ minds, then it’s time to load up the car — and I know just where to go. Plug Westerly, Rhode Island into Waze and hit the road. Westerly is a southern Rhode Island coastal town that offers plenty…
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