Over the past seven years, as we’ve traveled from Australia to Spain and everywhere in between, we are asked far too frequently, “Don’t you want to travel alone?” Or, the variant, “I’d never have thought of bringing my children to (insert country here).” Uh, nope. Bringing young, innocent, fresh eyes and ears enriches the experience for us. Not only...
We traveled to Norway with one purpose in mind, and that was to see the Northern Lights.
Hurtigruten Review with Kids: MS Kong Harald
Northern Lights Cruise
When we first started planning, the first result that popped up in Google was for the Hurtigruten Northern Lights Cruise.
The advertisements for the Hurtigruten were compelling, enticing, and romantic.
We were desperate to see...
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What Not to Do on Your Northern Lights Chase: A 7 Point Checklist for Your Family to Ensure Viewing the Northern Lights
Catherine - 2
Seeing the Northern Lights is nothing short of becoming a witness to celestial splendor. It is emotional and spiritual and supernatural. When we first stepped out off the bus there was no mistaking the arched halo that formed a bridge over the horizon. The sky was no longer dark, as the lights fanned into the sky brilliantly like a...
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Family Hotel Review of the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel and Water Playground: Where the Internet Doesn’t Work and the Rooms Smell Bad
Catherine - 0
The Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel and Water Playground opened 10 years after Disneyland debuted to the public and was the first good neighbor hotel located in proximity to the park. It’s a five-time winner of TripAdvisor’s Top 25 Hotels for Families in the United States, and claims to be the #9 family hotel in the entire country. A bewildering...
Our favorite thing to do when we visit any beach, anywhere in the world, is to go seashell hunting. We love bringing them home from the beach, filling up a special bottle exclusively for each destination and placing them on display to remind us how much fun we had sifting through the sand for the biggest, most colorful and...
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King’s Chapel and Burying Ground with Kids: Stop #5 & #6 on the Freedom Trail in Boston, Massachusetts
Catherine - 0
Going to church in the King's Chapel is like flying first class in a private suite on a fancy airplane. This is the way to do church. Rather than sitting in long rowed pews, you have a designated pew; and not just a pew but a square cushioned cubicle. We can just imagine how much more pleasant church would...
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2017 Year In Review: Family Travel Adventures #51 – #66 | Grand Total Mileage: 59,601.55
Catherine - 4
Another travel family blogger we follow, 2 Travel Dads, posted a link from Home To Go on 2017's most traveled bloggers. We were curious to see where we fell on the list and so we decided to make our own compilation of all of our adventures throughout the year. We actually ranked pretty high on the list! This is...
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Granary Burying Ground with Kids: Stop #4 on the Freedom Trail in Boston, Massachusetts
Catherine - 0
Across the street from the Granary Burying Ground is Beantown Pub. For some reason, a joke we heard about the pub runs through my head everytime I think about this site: “This is the only place you can get a cold Sam Adams while looking at the cold Sam Adams.” I don’t know that it’s particularly funny, but it’s...
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Park Street Church with Kids: Stop #3 on the Freedom Trail in Boston, Massachusetts
Catherine - 0
At the time of completion in 1809, the Park Street Church was the tallest structure in Boston. The steeple itself stood 217 feet tall. Until the year 1867 no matter where you stood in the city, or if you arrived from the water, you would be able to see the steeple of the church. Today, the steeple is a...
At the top of the hill at Boston Common you can’t miss the New Massachusetts State House with her 23K gold gilded round dome roof. In 1795 Samuel Adams, Paul Revere and William Scollay watched as 15 white horses, one for each state in the Union, pulled the cornerstone up the hill containing a time capsule. It was first...