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Family Hotel Rooms in Europe

Finding hotel rooms in Europe for families can be a challenge. Since growing to a family of five in October we’ve become experts on seeking out options that will fit our family. Here is a rundown of options that we hope helps you travel Europe regardless of family size. Travel Cots  While rollaways are typically […]

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Monet’s Garden in Giverny France

We opted to spend an afternoon exploring Monet’s Garden in Giverny, France. The drive was a bit of a backtrack but sitting in the RV we realized how close we were and that everything would be in bloom. We knew we had to go and in travel with kids, when you get the feeling it’s […]

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RV Life: Our First RV Adventure

This trip started as most of my crazy ideas do, with a Pinterest post. Next thing we knew Jeff was off looking at rental RV’s that would fit our family of five. I read everything I could find about installing car seats into RVs and finally we decided just to go for it and reserve […]

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Evora, Portugal With Kids

The first stop on our Portugal driving tour was Evora. This old walled city came highly recommended for its old world charm. It’s one of the “most beautifully preserved medieval towns” according to Lonely Planet (and just about every other guide book). It certainly did not disappoint and was a great way to kick off […]

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Bed Box from Jet Kids // Review

Bed Box from JetKids combines a ride-on suitcase with an in-flight leg rest all in one lightweight package. We fly a lot and I’m always looking for ways to make the most out of the limited space we have. I’m clearly not the only one worrying about this, as discussion of how to make your kids […]

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Safartica Northern Lights Picnic

Seeing the Northern Lights was on top of our wish list for our visit to Lapland. Choosing to book on our own meant we could tailor the trip to the best experiences for the kids. We chose an evening picnic with Safartica thinking we would (hopefully) see some Northern Lights and do something the kids […]

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Santa Claus Village, Rovaniemi Finland

We spent one of our days in Finland exploring Santa Claus Village.  There is easily a full day of adventures here particularly if you book all your outside activities out of this location. Santa Claus Village is easily accessible from Rovaniemi by bus (#8). The bus is slow and makes lots of stops, but it was […]

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