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Travel :: Tips and Highlights for Visiting Thailand with Kids
“You’re going Where??? To Thailand??? And you you’re taking the kids??? Wow…” That pretty much sums up the reaction we got when we told people where we were headed over Thanksgiving break. I understand their reactions. After I got married and started planning to have kids, my motto was “I’ll never stop travelling! We’ll just bring the kids with us, of course!” In my previous life (as I like to call it), I was blessed with a love of travel. I visited 5 continents and over 25 countries and I had no intention of letting a silly little thing called “motherhood” get in the way of continuing…
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Come Experience Roy’s Restaurant in Newport Beach
A few weeks ago I had a chance to try out Roy’s Restaurant in Newport Beach and I must say I love this restaurant! From the delicious food to great management, I really appreciate how innovative this company is and how they are determined to providing delicious and interesting dishes. We took our daughter along on our “Date Night” because really, this is a great family restaurant. We saw large groups celebrating a special occasion to families celebrating their daughter’s 1st birthday with a big piece of cake. You get the feeling that this is the type of place people come to again and again. The internationally-acclaimed Roy’s Restaurant is known for…
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What Type of Traveler Are You?
You know those vacations – the ones on a tropical island with nothing around but a white sandy beach, softly-swaying palm trees, and an ice-cold margarita while the crystal clear water gently ripples at your freshly-pedicured toes? Although I LOVE those types of family trips, they are definitely not the reality we have experienced since leaving the comforts of home and traveling full-time!! Instead, our travels include exploring amazing sights, from the crumbling and ancient to the sparkling new, learning about the local culture, trying new foods, getting lost with the locals in remote villages, having to struggle our way in a foreign language just to order a bottle of…
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Important Life Skills Kids (and Parents!) Learn While Traveling – Part 2
Hello Again! As I sit in Israel enjoying my family’s 7th week exploring the Middle East and our 21st month of traveling around the world, I am bursting with hundreds of memories, stories, tips, and ideas I would love to share with you. That’s why I am so thrilled to have the chance to share our adventures here as the Travel Contributor/Traveling Mama! Here is a continuation of my last post, Part 1, on the incredible skills kids and parents learn while traveling. COMMUNICATION This is a biggie! Effective communication skills are essential for success in all areas of life. While traveling, kids meet new people everyday, hear new languages,…
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Important Life Skills Kids (and Parents!) Learn While Traveling – Part 1
The initial motivations for my family’s around-the-world journey were that it would be an amazing chance to spend time together as a family and a great education for our kids. Yet, I could have never predicted all the invaluable life skills they would be learning along the way! Traveling has been, and continues to be, the best way to teach our children about life and about themselves – with new opportunities to learn everyday. Since there are so many benefits to traveling, I have had to separate them into several posts. Here are the first 4 groups of life skills kids learn while traveling and tips on how to embrace…
