Getting a local experience during travel

One of the best experiences one can have while traveling is spending time with locals. A local experience helps you get to know a place more deeply. If you’re like me and really enjoy sampling regional cuisine, again a local is going to be your best source of info. But it isn’t always easy to connect with a local. And not everyone feels comfortable doing something like Couchsurfing, which is an excellent way to connect with locals....

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4 Educational Attractions in Niagara Falls
Apr24

4 Educational Attractions in Niagara Falls

Thanks to the fascinating array of educational attractions found in Niagara Falls, taking a family vacation no longer gives your children free rein to shut off their brains. With a wide range of historical sites, museums and nature reserves, Niagara Falls enables parents to show their kids that education and entertainment are not opposing forces. Parents who want to stimulate their children’s brains won’t want to miss an opportunity...

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California Dreamin’: Los Angeles’ Best Family Beaches
Apr17

California Dreamin’: Los Angeles’ Best Family Beaches

Los Angeles has a lot to offer visitors, but one of its prime attractions are its wonderful beaches. Here are some of the best ones to bring the family.

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Entertaining Your Children in Niagara Falls, Ontario

Thanks to smart phones, portable gaming consoles and an assortment of other handheld gadgets, it’s never been more difficult to hold a child’s attention. If you don’t want your kids to fritter away another family vacation updating their social media feeds every five seconds, make Niagara Falls, Ontario, your next travel destination. With a seemingly endless variety of kid-centric attractions and activities, Niagara Falls has...

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Looking back at 2013, our year in review
Dec27

Looking back at 2013, our year in review

Sometimes it’s fun to do a year in review and look back at all the things you’ve done, experienced, and seen. Doing so for us was really quite fascinating, and it’s no wonder we decided we needed to slow things down and have a few months to just chill! I hope you enjoy looking at our snapshot, remembering some things with us, and looking at the photo highlights from our crazy year. 12 different countries visited (10 in the first 9...

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The Wonders of Sharm El Sheikh

A holiday in Sharm El Sheikh means a journey throughout an exquisite land with an incredible history. Despite its location on the coast (Sharm El Sheikh literally means ‘Bay of the Sheikh’ in Arabic), this is not a place for flouncing around on the beach all day, every day. There is simply too much culture and history to see and experience. Overlooking the Strait of Tiran at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba, its location is...

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