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Mother’s Day at San Diego Safari Park

Mother’s Day at San Diego Safari Park
May 16, 2013 By 2 Comments

San Diego Wild Animal Park I'm paying for it this week, but we had so much fun while on our whirlwind road trip from Vegas to San Diego on Mother's Day! We packed up at 4am and were back home by 4pm the next day. Nuts-o, right? On the agenda was using the half off tickets to the San Diego's Safari Park I purchased off Amazon Local (tickets are usually $44/adult). The first time we took Alina to the San Diego Safari Park, she was not even two. She was smitten with the elephants back then, but this year was all about the big cats! Make sure to review the map and schedule of events when you … [Read more...]

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Travel Legacy Begins With The Decision To GO!

Travel Legacy Begins With The Decision To GO!
May 15, 2013 By 2 Comments

Building a Travel Legacy Before Daddy D and I became parents, we were individuals that loved to travel. It was easy back then, even easier than when we were married. You bought one plane ticket, you bunked with friends and you just went! You ate street food, or exquisite meals, you took tours or just wandered the streets. You did whatever you wanted, WHENEVER you wanted! I didn't travel nearly as much as D did, but having the foundation of that travel legacy is important to our parenting values today. This Mother's Day was probably the best one I've had as a mom because it was a day that … [Read more...]

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Inspire a Love of Travel Without Leaving Home

Inspire a Love of Travel Without Leaving Home
April 2, 2013 By 1 Comment

Inspired Travel The year D and I met (many years ago), I traveled more than I had done in all my years prior. But, it wasn't with him. It was actually with, and because of, one of my closest childhood friends. My friend Alice has traveled the globe and despite my constant excuses, convinced me that experiencing other countries first-hand can truly alter your personal identity and world view. My friend had given me the gift of inspired travel. I want those experiences for my children. More than anything, more than even the plenitude of memoirs I've written to them, I wholeheartedly believe … [Read more...]

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Culture Party: Learning About Ireland

Culture Party: Learning About Ireland
March 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Travel and Culture at Home! I love to travel; especially travels that take me off my axis and challenge me to understand our world better. I believe in using travel as a means to teach tolerance and self empowerment to our children. While not impossible, traveling with two small babies is not easy. Nor will it be easy later on, when they are grown and require their own tickets and rooms. Family travel can be super expensive! But, it's a priority for Daddy D and I. In the meantime, I am excited to start a new series on using a culture party to learn about other cultures. This month's … [Read more...]

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Family Legacy & Photo Moments: LA ZOO

Family Legacy & Photo Moments: LA ZOO
February 9, 2013 By 2 Comments

Building Family Legacy at the LA Zoo A few months ago, when we were visiting family, we took the kids to the LA Zoo. We were supposed to meet up with friends, but when logistics failed us, it ended up being an afternoon of family legacy bonding and building. We had a blast! Going to California usually means a nonstop schedule; we actually don't spend any time together as a family. This afternoon made Daddy D and I realize that, even if for only a few hours, some solo time will be made a priority from now on. Maybe because it was a beautiful and mild winter day, but the animals were so cool … [Read more...]

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Best Travel Souvenirs for Kids: Good Night Our World Travel Book Series

Best Travel Souvenirs for Kids: Good Night Our World Travel Book Series
November 8, 2012 By 4 Comments

Raising kids to love travel and have cultural sensitive points of view is very important to us as parents. As Alina matures and adsorbs her surroundings more fully, building our travel legacy becomes even more important to Daddy D and I. But, you don't have to be jet setters to exposure your kids to the wonders of the world! Just surround them with the best travel souvenirs you can get for kids (or anyone, really) - BOOKS! Specially, we love the Good Night Our World Travel Book Series. In fact, since I know how much of a struggle fitting travel into a family budget can be, waiting until … [Read more...]

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