Here’s some of our favorite items to help keep us busy all summer long. Pools and floats Inflatable pools are great for younger kids who can’t swim yet. look for a depth that will allow them to touch the ground while still having their head above water. Steel Frame pools we set one up last…
Author: Nicole Sweeney
I am a full time working mom with passion for planning and traveling with my family. I love food, wine, culture, beach destinations and animals. Enjoy smaller towns and villages but recognize the amazing culture that often can be found in larger cities. We have a huge Disney fan in the family and the kids enjoy it too. We prefer mid-range hotels but are happy to save with a clean comfortable budget hotel or splurge on a luxury hotel. I love utilizing travel hacking to help our family travel more. Favorite places I have visited include Hawaii, Italy, Australia and New Zealand. Travel goals include Antarctica to visit my 7th continent. Galapagos and African Safari. Favorite budget trip is Jamaica Holiday Inn All Inclusive Montego Bay.
Exploring From Home: Spa Day
It was the end of the 4th week of home quarantine and the stress has become overwhelming. So we decided to take a Spa Day to relax and get rid of all the stress. It was exactly what I needed and hoping to do a once a month Spa Day with the kids as a…
Exploring From Home: Hawaii
Food Poke: Shoyu Ahi Poke, spicy Ahi poke, Tako Poke, Poke Bowls Kalua pork Lami Lami Garlic shrimp Plate Masubu Adobo pork (one of my favorite items at the ABC store in Hawaii) Loco moco Shoyu Chicken mac salad (typical plate lunch side) Kalbi Teriyaki Beef Malasadas Dole Whips (adults can add rum) Mai Tai (adult…
Exploring From Home: Disney
My husband has always been a big Disney fan. I didn’t fall in love until we took our son at 9 months old for the first time. The awe and excitement in his face was so amazing it brought my husband and I both to tears. He loved the parade and crawled over to Mickey…
Exploring From Home: Greece
We visited Greece a couple years ago as an extension to our Italy Trip. After a week of fun with extended family for my sisters wedding we felt a cruise through Greece would be perfect way to relax and it was. Greek culture, food and history are amazing. And there’s a lot to explore and…
Exploring From Home: Camping
My children love camping. It’s a lot of work compared to our traditional travel style so we don’t do it often. In fact the only time we have tent camped was when we visited Six Flags Great Adventure Camping Safari. However, each summer we visit my parents camp up in the Adirondacks and the children…
Exploring From Home: Italy
Italy is one of my favorite Countries it offers so much diversity. We have visited Italy 3x (twice with kids) and still haven’t been everywhere especially northern Italy. I absolutely love Italian food and wine. There’s also many kid friendly options. Food Pizza Eggplant Parm Chicken Parm Spaghetti and meatballs chicken Marsala chicken pesto tortellini…
Exploring From Home: Easter Activities
Here’s a list of Easter activities you can enjoy at home to Celebrate Easter week with kids Food Easter Recipes from Around the world Breaded Easter Egg Bread Easter Brunch ideas Books Happy Easter Mouse How to Catch the Easter Bunny Movies Peter Rabbit The Dog who Saved Easter The Passion of Christ (adults) Activities…
Exploring From Home: Japan
This week we are exploring Japan. A Country we were lucky to visit last year. We had a wonderful time including several days at Tokyo Disneyland. We brought home Kimonos and an appreciation for Japanese food, which I look forward to having this week. I will update this post later in the week as we…
A Reminder to Count Your Blessing
Today it hit me hard. As I opened up Facebook there was a post with an article about a 35 year old mom and travel blogger who had passed from Covid. This poor woman and her family. Such a tragedy. Very relatable for me and I just felt devastated. But her story reminded me to…