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Everything you Need to Know About Riding the MBTA in Boston with Kids
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Boston is one of the most easily navigable cities we’ve ever been to. The T system covers a lot of ground, hits all the major points of interest and is conveniently accessible. With parking rates so high in the city coupled with the many attractions around every corner in Boston, in only makes sense to skip the car rental...
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Family Guide to Driving a Car in Mexico through the Riviera Maya | Part 2
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Should you Drive in Mexico?
The answer is unequivocally yes! Just like you should definitely Rent a Car in Mexico, (see Part 1), you should absolutely explore Mexico outside of the tourist zones of Cancun and Playa del Carmen. You may have to take your nerves to the gym to pump some iron in advance, because driving in Mexico can...
Should You Rent a Car in Mexico?
The answer is unequivocally yes! You will absolutely waste half a day in Mexico, starve your body of the required nutrients to survive in the process, sweat out your life force, and figuratively tear off the head of anyone who comes into your vicinity. But when the car rental process is over...
Airports
Table for 5: Pepe’s Pizza Family Review at OSL Gardermoen Airport in Norway | Say Yes to the Garlic Bread
Catherine - 0
All things considered, during our eight day trip in Norway we actually spent a majority of our time at the Oslo Airport, OSL. Three of those eight days were spent at the Oslo Gardermoen Airport in fact. We had zero success getting on a flight to Tromsø for Christmas, and we had zero success getting on a flight out of...
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That One Time When I Got to Fly in the Cockpit | Scandinavian Airlines with a Family: We Are Travelers, Scandinavia, Europe
Catherine - 2
Scandinavian Airlines, SAS Airlines, flies throughout Denmark, Sweden and Norway to 1300 destinations all across Europe. Their slogan, “We Are Travelers” is fitting as Scandinavians travel an average of five times a year throughout the three countries listed above! It was also fitting for our particular family as we are not only travelers, but have Scandinavian ancestry. Everything comes...
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Standby Gone Bad: Our Family Christmas in Norway Saga Part 1 | Stranded in Oslo, Norway at OSL, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen with 3 Children Praying for Christmas Presents
Catherine - 0
Our family trip to Norway was one of those standby adventures gone wrong, but one we probably should have known better to anticipate. I was stressed for weeks leading up to this vacation. We had three flights to take after disembarking the Disney Wonder cruise ship, and making our way to our Christmas destination in Norway. That meant three...
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Flying Icelandair As A Family to Iceland: The Airline Dedicated to Unlocking Iceland’s Potential as a Year-Round Destination
Catherine - 0
Icelandair (ICE) is a cool airline. That’s not meant to be a pun. They aren’t cool because their code is ICE or because they fly to cold weather destinations, they are cool because they offer a stopover connection with a stopover buddy for free! Whether you are flying to the US from Europe, or to Europe from the US,...
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Insider Secrets from an Airline Employee: How to Fly with a Buddy Pass
Catherine - 10
Have you ever wanted to fly on a buddy pass? It's cheap, but it comes with a cost. Personally, I love the thrill of flying standby. But if there is one thing you need to know about flying on a buddy pass: it's not for the faint of heart.
When you fly standby you never know if you’ll get...
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When A Multi-Millionaire Serves Your Child Raw Chicken: BOS, Boston Logan International Airport
Catherine - 0
What happens when the highest paid actor in the world, worth $225 million dollars, who typically plays roles as America’s hero, none other than Mark Wahlberg, serves your kid raw chicken at his mediocre restaurant at Boston Logan International Airport, BOS? He doesn’t give you a refund, that’s what. That extra $30 is going to bump him off the...
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What’s it Really Like Flying Standby? Flying from Cancún International Airport with a Family, CUN, Cancun, Mexico
Catherine - 1
Sometimes flying standby means you get to the airport an hour before your flight, and jump on when it’s time to board. But usually, it means waiting around for hours and hours until you finally hear your name and don’t know how to react because you're positive you are hallucinating from being out in the airport desert without a...