Vancouver Island Based on feedback from a few locals (THANK YOU!) we chose to stay in Parksville, a quiet and family-friendly beach town ~30 min from the Nanaimo ferry. We rented a car by…
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This is 100% inspired by a great recent travel post from Cup of Jo: the #1 trick to enjoying family travel. Expecting that everything will be easy + perfect = recipe for disappointment. Some…
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Mindset I had a good day yesterday. On paper it was rather busy and I ended up fielding bedtime solo which was a bit more complicated since A had gymnastics with a 7 pm…
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I left a lot of work-related stress (to put it lightly) behind but am just trying to focus on family and what truly matters. Luckily, it has been a great trip so far! This…
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Duke Gardens: beautiful but definitely cold. We followed this adventure up with hot chocolate from Parker & Otis. G managed to spill most of hers (after we had already walked a distance back to…
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Plane travel was about 385374 times easier than I remember it. However, flying back by myself w/ the 3 will still be a challenge. Hopefully we can consolidate luggage. For future trips I’m hoping…
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AHH! First family travel in forever. (FLL = Fort Lauderdale, our preferred airport because it’s closer and about 37434 times less chaotic than MIA) (RDU = Raleigh Durham, the airport I’ve probably flown into…
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Our good friends are due with baby #3 and suggested a mini-vac away with us before their due date. My friend and I both really wanted to check out Hawk’s Cay, a really nice…
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First, I wanted to share this link: That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief — shared in the comments by reader L (a nurse) yesterday. It definitely hit home for me, and somehow made me…
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I have grown to love vacation planning. I enjoy the searching almost as much as the vacation itself. And as I’ve become more cost-conscious in other areas of my life, I enjoy making travel…