Travel dates: July, 2021 It’s that time of the year where I start to freak out about how much blogging is still left to do about last summer’s trip given how close this summer’s trip is getting! So time to pick up the pace! The good part of this is that…this summer’s trip is getting close! We’re excited! We […]
Lincoln/Woodstock KOA in the White Mountains of New Hampshire: Campground Review
Travel dates: July 2021 We don’t often stay at a big, bustling, activity-filled campground when it’s actually bustling and activity filled. We stay in quieter or at least less amenity-filled campgrounds more often than not, and when we DO opt for resort-style campground it tends to be in the off or shoulder season (like our […]
Castle in the Clouds in New Hampshire’s Lake District with Kids and Teens
travel date: June, 2021 We only went to Castle in the Clouds because I spilled wine on my MacBook, but it turned out to be one of our favorite stops of the whole trip (#4 on our top travel memories of the year). I don’t know that I’d exactly say that it made it worth spilling wine […]
Santa’s Village in Jefferson, NH: World’s Most Charming Theme Park
Travel dates: July 2021 When you’re only going to have one day of good weather in the White Mountains, you go see Santa. Anyway, that’s what we decided when we visited New Hampshire last summer, and it was a great call. Santa’s Village is utterly charming, not to mention clean and well run. And fun […]
Wakeda Campground in Hampton Falls, NH: Campground Review
We were a little surprised by how much we all liked Wakeda Campground, our choice for a base for exploring the New Hampshire coast. I’m not sure why: it has great reviews and I didn’t find any major red flags when reading through them. But we went into our stay there expecting Wakeda to be fine, […]
2022 Travel Plans: Mountains, Mountains, and More Mountains
Last year my post was called “2021 Travel Plans (LOL)” because, you know…pandemics and planning and all that. So I’m happy to report that most of our planned travel actually happened in 2021. I did have a couple of sad moments reading back through that post and remembering the things that didn’t happen–like how we didn’t get to […]
Top 9 Travel Memories of 2021
It’s time for one of my favorite posts to write every year! 2021 marked the return of the long distance trip for us after a pandemic year of sticking closer to home. We spent most of the summer exploring New England and some of the midwest, and our top travel memories of the year are […]
3 Days on New Hampshire’s Seacoast with Kids and Teens
New Hampshire has only 18 miles of coastline, but it doesn’t waste an inch of it, efficiently packing in a handful of state parks, the historic small city of Portsmouth, and the touristy Hampton Beach, with its boardwalk, live music, and crowds. But for most people, the first thing that comes to mind about the […]
Cape Cod Again! Because you can never have too much Cape Cod
Travel dates: June, 2021 We’ve been to Cape Cod many, many times, and I’ve already blogged about the two times that happened post trailer acquisition. We’ve been going since my big kids were littler than THIS: So if you’re looking for more of “things to do with kids on Cape Cod” sort of post, I […]
Tips for Painless Art Museum Visits with Kids: MFA + DIA in Boston and Detroit
There’s an eleven year spread between our oldest and youngest kids, so we’ve been forced to become experts on finding travel destinations that appeal to a wide variety of ages and/or to find ways to make the sights we choose to see fun and accessible for everyone. But art museums have always been our biggest […]