Favorite Florida Gulf Coast Beaches: from Naples to the Panhandle
Road trip plan for enjoying the best beaches on the Gulf Coast of Florida, from Naples to Crystal River. Top picks for sugar-fine sand, shark teeth and manatees.
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Jekyll Island, Georgia: the Weekend Getaway You Need to Plan NOW
Jekyll Island on the Georgia coast is a perfect getaway. With beautiful beaches, historic sites and the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, it’s an easy weekend trip or destination close to the Florida border.
Visit Puerto Rico: exploring the east coast of the Island of Enchantment
Do you ever know that there’s a place you want to visit but you’re not sure where to begin or what’s attainable in one trip? Well, that’s a problem we …
Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park: everything you need to know
Everything you need to know about Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park, from how to get there to wildlife to watch for. Best things to do at the Olympic National Park coast.
Disney’s Aulani and exploring Oahu: our travel journal
We’re so excited for our first family trip to Hawaii! We’ll be exploring the Island of Oahu, starting with a few days at Disney’s Aulani and then moving to the …
The best of Florida camping: Fort De Soto and its beauty
By now you know that we’re head over heals in love with Florida (#LoveFL). St Augustine caught us with its charm and history. The Everglades stole our hearts with the …
Free things to do in Los Angeles to make an awesome trip
If you’ve ever gone traveling with us then you know we like to have fun, we like to go to bed early, and we love when we find awesome free …
Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge: PNW nature at its finest
We love our hikes. Winter, summer, whenever. We also love visiting beaches. Have you ever done beach hiking? Beach hiking is an awesome challenge because it is so different than …
Our Asian destinations bucket list: from Shanghi to Bali and everywhere between
Now that we’re starting to explore Asia more, we’ve decided to make a list of the countries or sights to see all around Asia. Chris travels to China for work …
A weekend at Washington Park in Anacortes
Apparently our new hangout is Anacortes. We’ve now had several trips up, all for different reasons and love it. We just returned from another awesome trip, this time specifically camping …
West Coast Road Trip Itinerary: lighthouses and National Parks
Growing up in Washington with family in both northern and southern California, the West Coast road trip was guaranteed at least once per year… if not three times. This meant …
Battery Point Lighthouse: worth getting your feet wet
I went to Crescent City, California once when I was a kid. I just remember being told that in 1964 a tsunami (tidal wave) crashed into the town… and then …
the Southern Oregon Coast’s Pacific Reef Hotel
Sometimes family travel is so tiring that all you want to do is check into your hotel, take off your shoes and sit on a balcony. With the door closed. …
5 Reasons We’re in Love with Jacksonville Beach
Our family is all about the beach and you know we #LoveFL. At home, we live across the street from the beach. We go on weekend trips to the beach. …