Category: travel
-
Summer travel made easy: tips and tricks for a better experience
It’s that time of year again. I’m a mountain girl, but there is something about summer that makes me crave salty air and sandy flip flops. Planning family vacations can be hard, but I have learned the following things about making family beach trips less stressful and more organized…and more fun. 1. Five travel essentials…
-
Fun Friday: my summer bucket list
Many of us have a bucket list for our lives, but do you ever make one for summer? There are so many fun things I want to do with my daughters this summer. They got out of school May 12, but I don’t get out until June 9. As a result, that gives me a…
-
Explore North Carolina: Ft. Fisher
Recently, my fellow teachers and I took our seventh grade classes on an extended day field trip to Fort Fisher State Park in the Kure Beach area of North Carolina. The kids had a blast checking out the aquarium at Fort Fisher. There are otters, sharks, seahorses and even a bald Eagle. The NC Aquarium…
-
Winter family travel ideas
Traveling is fun- who doesn’t love to get away and explore new destinations? While most of us love to travel, we will admit traveling with small children is not always fun. It can be stressful, but with lots of preparedness, it can be enjoyable. My children are not exactly small any more, and I am…
-
Monthly writing prompt challenge: January 2023
Do you have a favorite place you have visited? Where is it? It’s very hard for me to choose just one favorite, but I can narrow my list down to three of four. Not surprisingly, nearly all of them have a mountain view. As a mountain girl at heart, I love beautiful scenery and a…