Every family has holiday traditions that they look forward to get them in the spirit of the season and one of our favorite ways to spend a day is at Gaylord National Harbor’s Christmas on the Potomac. Every year Gaylord National Resort is transformed into a winter wonderland where it’s hard to feel grinchy among…
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9 Reasons to Visit Hersheypark
This is a sponsored post It’s no secret that my 9 year old, Thomas, loves amusement parks. He’s a thrill seeker who loves a good adrenaline rush and has never met a roller coaster that has intimidated him. So when Pepsi asked if we might be free to join them at HersheyPark for Memorial Day…
14 Tips for a Walt Disney World Trip with Tweens and Teens
There’s no doubt that Walt Disney World is a magical fantasy land where proud little girls in updos twirl in their finest princess attire and boys wait patiently in line to channel The Force in their battle against Darth Vader or Kylo Ren but if you’re wondering if you Disney is still a cool place…
Why Your Family Should Stay at Homewood Suites New York/Midtown Manhattan Times Square During Your Next Trip to NYC
What do you look for in a hotel when you’re traveling as a family? I love luxury but when my husband and I travel with the kids we tend to be more practical preferring space, location, amenities, convenience, and overall value for the price of each night’s stay. Last weekend Emily and I enjoyed another…
LivingSocial: Save Money While Crossing Off Family Bucket List Items at Home or When Traveling
In between weeks of camp and dive practice, we’ve had weeks of summer with absolutely nothing planned. This has allowed us the rare luxury of sleeping in and enjoying carefree days where we’ve planned activities according to our moods and even allowed for a spontaneous trip to Baltimore as Emily and I did last weekend….
Give Back to Baltimore with a Stay at Brookshire Suites
Forget everything you think you know about Baltimore from what you’ve seen on this year’s news. That’s not the Baltimore I know or the one you’ll see when you visit. Just an hour from downtown Washington, D.C., Baltimore (aka Charm City) is a destination that has so much to offer to baseball fanatics, history lovers,…
Virtual Field Trip: Ebru Turkish Marble Painting in Istanbul
Painting on water? While it seems almost inconceivable to create a work of art on the surface of water, this is the process of ebru, or Turkish marble painting that may have originated from China’s Tang Dynasty with the earliest examples in Turkey appearing during the Ottoman-Turkish Empire in the 16th century. Regardless of its…
FLASH GIVEAWAY: 2 Tickets to Newsies at National Theater DC for 6/10 Show!
NEWSIES is coming to the National Theatre in Washington DC from June 9-21 and I have a flash giveaway for two tickets to the 7:30 pm show on Wednesday, June 10! Enter now because I’ll be drawing a winner on Sunday! About Newsies: They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines…Direct from Broadway comes NEWSIES,…
Take My Virtual Walking Tour of Pike Place Market on Findery & Huffington Post
Regardless of how much time I ever have in Seattle, I always love visiting Pike Place Market. It’s the kind of place where I can spend an hour or wander endlessly like I did recently when I was back in town for the Microsoft #ChampionsSummit. With half a day free and an agenda that included lunch…
#IWantToGoHere: Dreaming of Istanbul with Findery
This is a sponsored post written in partnership with Findery How do you begin planning for a trip? If you’re like me, you absorb as much information from possible. Friends, guide books, online research, and more. I tend to leave no stone unturned as I prepare to travel to a new destination or one visited…
