We’ve loved visiting the Santa Maria Valley of California for years, ever since our first visit in 2017. We wanted to take a different approach to visiting on our most recent trip, so went […]
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The Historic Triangle of Virginia includes Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown. This guide leads you through all three, including planning hotels and best ticket prices for historic attractions.
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The first thing we hear from many PR reps and marketing teams is that “we don’t have a budget for X,Y, or Z.” Actually you do, you just need to know how to relate value to an influencer partnership. Once you can associate value with a blogger, you’ll see why it’s important to find or allocate a budget for influencer marketing.
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Winterlude has become a tradition in our family. Yearly, we take the kids on the journey from the Greater Toronto Area to experience the winter festival of art, snow, and Canadian culture held in the first three weeks of February in Ottawa, Ontario, and its twin city of Gatineau, Quebec.
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Everything you need to know for exploring the Columbia Gorge Waterfall Route in Oregon. Pacific Northwest hiking and waterfalls on a lush green road trip itinerary. #hiking #waterfalls #oregon
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With mobile phones being more and more involved part of our lives, it can be difficult to separate ourselves from them. When you are driving though, there is nothing so pressing that requires you […]
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Whether you are an active blogger or you just think that business management is an interesting thing, you probably know about pitching. Or at least you’ve heard of pitching and you think that it’s […]
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People are always asking for some actionable steps for pitching their ideas and creating collaborative campaigns. Well, here we go! This is my process and it’s 80% successful. I do have a workshop for […]
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Knott’s Berry Farm may be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Buena Park, but this vibrant city has so much more to offer, especially on the culinary front! Here’s your guide to exploring Buena Park’s diverse and family-friendly restaurant scene, packed with unique experiences and guaranteed good eats.
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The most Instagramable town in California is Guadalupe, CA, on the Central Coast. With colorful art deco buildings, street art and unique nature, it’s an Instagram dream.
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What does it take to have a perfect Palm Springs weekend getaway? A few things: great hotel, fun and relaxing plan, somebody wonderful to escape with (even if it’s just yourself). We had all three of these things and enjoyed a much-needed dads three day weekend away to Palm Springs.
Read moreIf I say “Orange County” you most likely think of the beaches or Disneyland, and that makes sense, but did you know there in another really fun destination in Orange County? There are so […]
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Yes, you can totally get a good sense of Zion National Park in just one day, but believe me when I say that you’ll leave wanting more. Between the unique, red and yellow and […]
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Bryce Canyon National Park is exceptional when it comes to unique geology and sights. It’s a place for hiking and appreciating nature’s fascinating processes and diversity. It also gets tons of snow in the […]
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You know how there are those projects that you always want to do but you keep putting off? One of them for me was writing a book. I never really wanted to write a […]
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Having lived in Seattle for the majority of our lives we know the city like the back of our hands. It’s been fun to discover new things and see things from a different perspective […]
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Keeping sustainability in mind with travel has become paramount to ensuring our kids are able to experience the world as we have, or better. Considering climate change, cultural pillaging, and plastic pollutants there are […]
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If you haven’t noticed, we’ve been pretty quiet on here lately and I’m going to bear it all right now and tell you why. After many months of discussion, research and soul searching, […]
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I completely compromised my ethics for blog work. It’s true. I admit it. Yes, I had some shining white-hat moments where I stood up for myself and what I believe, but in retrospect, I […]
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When we spend a weekend away in Seattle, we want it to be relaxing, fun, and convenient. We also love to do it on a budget because let’s be honest, stay-cations are better when […]
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Sailing from Split to Dubrovnik, stopping at seven ports of call along the coast of Croatia. Fortresses, national parks, biking, swimming, nude beaches, wine tasting and more.
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You know how we’ve partnered with IHG Rewards and Wells Fargo Propel in the last year or so? Well, the reason we have is because we fully understand how to earn and leverage points […]
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Unless you’ve been island hopping in the Dalmatian Isles, you might not have heard of Mljet or considered visiting this funky little Croatian island. There are lots of things to do on Mljet and […]
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We’re back in Canada! Hooray! …or should I say “Hoor-eh!” Living in the Puget Sound area of Washington, we’re really close to beautiful Vancouver Island and try to visit whenever we can, and yet […]
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We’re turning over the mic today to a mom that we respect and is very in line with our way of thinking. Rachel O’Conner is a mom, yoga instructor and writer, and she’s all […]
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I always think about the sweets and decadent food choices when we start talking about out next vacation, and particularly when we know we’re heading back to Universal Orlando Resort. But then the second […]
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Bend, Oregon, brewery tour is not only family-friendly but filled with lots of local fairs and some really cool places to hang out. There may be non-family friendly breweries, but we didn’t find any. We’ve pared down the countless brewpubs and beer halls to our favorites.
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Ecotours in Cabo San Lucas get you up close with wildlife in nature in a responsible, educational way. Once in a lifetime encounters with sharks, sea lions, and more. Adventures in Baja
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Bend, Oregon with kids is an ideal vacation plan. Seriously. We just returned from a week long fall trip to Bend and enjoyed the culture and outdoors of Bend so much that we’re chatting […]
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We sailed into several beautiful port during our sailing trip through the Dalmatian Isles of Croatia, but none stole our hearts the way Vis did. Visiting Vis was exactly what we’d hoped for when […]
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