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Three Days to Roam in Rome

Rome is one of my favorite cities anywhere in the world.  I was reminded of why I loved it so much when our family spent three fantastic days there this summer. Being back in Rome helped me recall some of the reasons why I love the Eternal City. The first…
Michelle Tucker
August 24, 2023
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Cinque Terre: Three Perfect Days

Knowing how much I love to travel, I do not exaggerate when I say Cinque Terre is one of my favorite places to which I’ve ever traveled. I first came to this charming village 25 years ago, traveling solo, and instantly fell in love with everything about the area. So,…
Michelle Tucker
August 14, 2023
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Venice Must-Dos: 11 Things to Do and See

Venice, Italy is one of the most beautiful and picturesque cities in the world. There are so many Venice Must-dos that should be experienced during a visit. Venice was our third stop on our 22-day European vacation. It was our first stop in Italy. I highly recommend starting any Italy…
Michelle Tucker
August 6, 2023
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Paris: A Change of Plans

Three Days in Paris Sometimes even the best laid-out trips don’t always go as planned.  This was the case for us in Paris.  We started our trip with my son feeling under the weather. We had to take everything I planned for three days in Paris and either condense it…
Michelle Tucker
July 27, 2023
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My Honest Review of Hotel XCaret Mexico

This post contains affiliate links When it comes to resorts, I can be picky. Even though I had read hundreds of stellar reviews about Hotel XCaret, I was still nervous about booking.  My family and I tend to lean toward smaller, boutique-style, hotels and resorts.  Hotel XCaret is not considered…
Michelle Tucker
April 19, 2023
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Travel Anxiety Tips

Editor's Note: This story was originally posted in spring of 2019.  These travel anxiety tips have helped us tremendously over the years. Since we are currently in the midst of preparing for more spring & summer travels, I wanted to repost these tips with hopes to help anyone else dealing…
Michelle Tucker
April 4, 2023
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Safari West

An African Safari has always been high on my bucket-list.  Africa isn't exactly right down the road, so I know that it might be a while before the family makes it over to that magical continent, so I decided to do the next best thing -- I booked a safari…
Michelle Tucker
August 2, 2022
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Thinking of a Family Road Trip? Just Do It

We had always wanted to take an epic, cross-country, family road trip.  Unfortunately, there was always some reason we didn't plan one.  We had other obligations or some other lame excuse. In the end, I think we were nervous about spending too much time together in an enclosed space. Is…
Michelle Tucker
May 16, 2022
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Musee Mecanique

If you are in San Francisco and are looking for something fun and inexpensive to do with the kids, I have got the place for you.  Right at the end of Taylor street at Pier 45 on Fishermans’ Wharf  is a unique little family owned museum which is as fun…
Michelle Tucker
February 25, 2020