Walking between Fire and Ice in Iceland
One of my biggest “mom fears” is that someday I’ll look back and realize the last trip we took with the kids was… the LAST trip we took as a family. So every time the kids agree to go on a trip with us it makes this mama’s heart happy. The tribe is growing now that we have reached the significant others phase and as much as I want to, I can’t afford to pay for everyone. So, for this trip Deb and I offered to pay for the big stuff – lodging, rental car and a couple of excursions – and the kids were responsible for their own flights…
Alaska – Land of the Midnight Sun
I told each of my three girls that when they graduated high schooI, I would take them on a trip to somewhere that interested them. My oldest Kaleigh went to Ireland, as she wanted to learn more about her roots. My middle daughter Brynna is a budding photographer and wanted to see the Greek Islands for her graduation trip – but, Covid had other ideas. We were very fortunate in that we were all able to get vaccinated earlier in the year and decided that we would find a destination in the United States where we could visit yet be socially distant. Alaska seemed like it might fit the bill. …
Desert Vibes
I am a very introverted person, and the thought of a group tour – especially one with the possibility of having upwards of 40 people in it, literally makes me break out in hives. I avoided them for a very long time, and then, I decided I wanted to visit Morocco. There are so many places that I would visit and plan my own itinerary – but Africa is not one of them. I had no idea what to expect and had heard so many horror stories that I thought it would be safer to visit with a tour. (After visiting I think we could definitely have done it ourselves,…
Our Bucket List Trip out West….
After taking a trip to Italy in 2014, I got really excited about travel and started saving airline miles to take my three kids on a trip. I wasn’t ready to take them overseas yet and being from Florida I thought it would be really cool to take them out West. I asked them each to make a bucket list, of items big and small that they wanted to do while we were there, and I’d do my best to make as many as I could happen. Their requests ranged from things as big as whitewater rafting, to as small as having an In-N-Out burger. Once I had their lists,…
