Archive for the ‘Traveling with Kids’ Category

How I Turn Credit Cards Rewards Into Free Vacations

How I Turn Credit Cards Rewards Into Free Vacations
Tweet Credit card debt is FUN! No, no it’s not.  It sucks eggs. I should know.  I’ve had major issues with plastic debt.  Ten years ago, I was nearly $20,000 in the red with Discover, American Express, and some random Visa card (probably...
February 3rd, 2012 | Musings on Parenting, Traveling with Kids | Read More

The Most Important Question Of Our Time

The Most Important Question Of Our Time
Tweet We leave for Barcelona in exactly two months from today. In getting the kids ready and excited for our rapidly approaching 10 day journey through Spain, France & Andorra, we dug out the Bear’s scrapbook from our last trip abroad. ...
January 30th, 2012 | Musings on Parenting, Traveling with Kids | Read More

My 2012 New Year’s Resolution

My 2012 New Year’s Resolution
Tweet Quit chain smoking. Lose weight. Retire the Member’s Only jacket. Stop downloading porn. I rarely make New Year’s resolutions. This year though, I am. I’m making just one and it is this: To commit to a life ruled by the law...
December 30th, 2011 | Musings on Parenting, Traveling with Kids | Read More

Review: THE RIDE – NYC Tourist Attraction

Tweet Let me start by saying that we at OWTK are not tourists.  Not in Paris.  Not in Los Angeles.  And definitely not in New York City.  That said, we were invited to take a ride on THE RIDE and I gotta admit that this high-tech, very air-conditioned...
July 13th, 2011 | PRODUCT REVIEWS, Traveling with Kids | Read More

Traveling With Kids in Style and on a Budget

Traveling With Kids in Style and on a Budget
Tweet Traveling with kids can be immensely rewarding.  It can also be, as any parent who has ever tried it knows all too well, insanely frustrating. First, you’ve got the transportation issues: Modern air travel, when involving major international...
April 13th, 2011 | Musings on Parenting, Traveling with Kids | Read More

Sneak Peek: The X-tink-shun Wild Puppet Experience @ The Philadelphia Zoo

Sneak Peek: The X-tink-shun Wild Puppet Experience @ The Philadelphia Zoo
Tweet Dan Zanes, Vik Dewan (CEO of Philly Zoo), Tom Woodward (Market President of Bank of America) and the X-tink-shun puppets Earlier today under a sky that resembled the bottom of my charcoal grill, OWTK got a soggy sneak peek at X-tink-shun, the...
April 5th, 2011 | Dan Zanes, OWTK PHILLY LOCAL, Philly, So Much Time So Little To Do, Traveling with Kids | Read More

Hershey’s on Sale

Tweet Last summer, I took the girls to Hershey’s Chocolate World.  We took the then-new attraction Create Your Own Candy Bar for a spin, in fact this new exhibit was the impetus for that journey.  The chocolate bars were pricey at $14.95...
January 31st, 2011 | OWTK Toy Reviews, So Much Time So Little To Do, Traveling with Kids | Read More

Review: Universal Orlando Islands of Adventure & Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Review: Universal Orlando Islands of Adventure & Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Tweet The approach to Hogsmeade and Hogarts castle, through ‘The Lost Continent’ and Seuss Landing in Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure, is absolutely stunning.  For a man-made edifice depicting a fictional place known...
September 13th, 2010 | OWTK Toy Reviews, PRODUCT REVIEWS, Traveling with Kids | Read More

Wordless Sunday

Tweet On Vacation… …posting will be slim to none. Here’s one reason why: Holmes Beach, FL Sunday 9/5/2010 …here’s another: A little slice of paradise; Our private pool.
September 5th, 2010 | Traveling with Kids, wordless wednesday | Read More

The No Fail, Little-Kids-on-a-Plane Plan

The No Fail, Little-Kids-on-a-Plane Plan
Tweet The Mouse, age 2, getting ready to board a plane As we get set to embark on another journey skyward with the children, I figured now would be a great time to revisit my No Fail Kids-on-a-Plane Plan.  I wrote that 4 years ago, just before we...
August 31st, 2010 | Musings on Parenting, Traveling with Kids | Read More
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