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American Family Adventure Series — Disneyland
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American Family Adventure Series — Disneyland

We went to Disneyland. We of the lower case B brave young girls, no capital P princesses, anti-commercialization of childhood stance: WE went to Disneyland. This is the story.

American Family Adventures Series — Washington D.C.
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American Family Adventures Series — Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. is the nation’s capital (duh) and as such is home to rich U.S. history, oodles of amazing museums, stunning monuments, and several panda bears (including a new cub who was just born last week!), but being at the bottom of the Boston to NYC to Philly NE Corridor sometimes means the District is overlooked.

American Family Adventures Series — Las Vegas & Dream Racing
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American Family Adventures Series — Las Vegas & Dream Racing

I’ll keep this real brief: No child should ever be taken to the city of Las Vegas. I’m as serious about that statement as I am about never hitting on 17 when the Blackjack dealer is showing a 6. Never. Take. A. Kid. To. Vegas. At least not until they’re 28. And even then, wait a few more years.

American Family Adventure Series — Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Kentuck Knob
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American Family Adventure Series — Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Kentuck Knob

My idea of a brilliant camping experience is a chilly hotel room with the window open. No one would ever confuse me with an outdoorsman, but this kind of outdoorsman life? This I could get used to.

American Family Adventure Series — Knoebels Amusement Park
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American Family Adventure Series — Knoebels Amusement Park

Located smack dab in the middle of nowhere, Knoebels (actually in Elysburg, Pennsylvania,) is a gem of an amusement park, with no cost to park, no cost to enter, no cost to wander, no cost to marvel at the wooden coasters, to listen to the shrieks of joy coming from every direction, and no cost to dream of an entire meal served on sticks.

Family Travel Planning With #GogobotTravel
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Family Travel Planning With #GogobotTravel

We hopped over the Atlantic in the spring and checked off my personal bucket list #1 destination, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The minute we checked our bags at El Prat airport to return home, I started plotting a return visit. The city is everything you’ve ever heard, and about 250% more.  […]

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How I Turn Credit Cards Rewards Into Free Vacations

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 those predators at Capital One).  Even as recently […]

The Most Important Question Of Our Time
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The Most Important Question Of Our Time

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.  This is from when she was a toddler some 5 […]

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