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…
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: 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…
Exploring From Home: Baseball Day
Mike and I are both working during the week so its a little hard to squeeze in family time. My husband had taken the kids out for some batting practice and the idea of Baseball Saturday (tomorrow) was born. Food Hot dogs Hamburgers Fries Nachos Peanuts in their shells (best for outdoor eating) Cracker Jacks…
Easter Gift / Basket Ideas
Easter is a little over 2 weeks away and with shipping taking longer than usual, now is the time to plan and order any Easter gifts or basket items you want. We tend to go a little overboard for Easter especially since my son has a Winter Birthday so it’s our chance to gift some…
Exploring From Home: The United Kingdom
This week we are exploring the United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Here’s some resources to fill your week with activities and education. Food I love trying new food and trying to get my kids to try it. It’s part of our travel experience. The great thing about being home is that you…
On-line Activities & Resources to Keep you Busy During Quarantine/ Social Distancing
I will be updating this as often as I possibly can. This list is not to make families feel they need to jam a ton into each day or to feel like you need to have a set schedule. This is to help us all through a time where people may be struggling to entertain…