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TAKE A TRIP UP THE ROAD, ONTO THE FARM, AND THEN INTO YOUR MOUTH! WAKE UP – Start your first morning with a steamy fresh ground cup of Kiva Han coffee (roasted locally) and some Buckwheat pancakes (milled locally each fall/winter at Zanella Mill in West Sunbury) made with best-selling Marburger Buttermilk . Ah! Now, [...]

Our series this month revolves around “South Carolina – more than vacation” themes. The launch of the Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Boardwalk & Promenade in summer 2010 breathed new life into the Grand Strand beachfront. From souvenir shops and arcades to an oceanfront park near the 2nd Avenue Pier, the 1.2-mile (1.9-kilometer) walkway is now the [...]

FREE ISN’T ALWAYS FREE…  In the recession this past year, I’ve given lots of workshops on how to travel cheap. Most everyone leaves with simple, clear ways to SAVE $$ on their next trip – hopefully, hundreds of $$!  But you know I never tell you anything from stage that I haven’t done myself. Nor [...]

FAMILIES LOVE TRAVEL – ON THE CHEAP Take a Vacation without Breaking the Bank -notes from Michele Z, the Family Travel Mom Here are some tips to help you put together a trip that they will all enjoy…on a tight budget: Simplify your lodgings. Either join a rewards club or, if you can, plan to [...]

Kids Love State Guides Special Features Include:       All titles are “Kid Tested”. The authors and kids personally visited all of the most unique places and wrote the books with warmth and excitement from a parent’s perspective.  Find tried and true places that children will enjoy. No more boring trips! Our popular Activity Index = Family [...]

SPRING BREAK Although our family’s Spring Break doesn’t start until Easter Weekend, many moms I talked to this week DID NOT make elaborate plans this year for Spring Break or Easter. They’re just winging it right now. Maybe we can help. Honestly, most of our spring breaks have always been about quick trips or local [...]

Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin’ on the highway to the city that rocks… Put the rubber to the road. Vacationers may be able to save some dough by piling into the family car and hitting the highway on a clear winter weekend. Since it is within 500 miles of 43% of the US population, Cleveland is a [...]

Ok, the exhileration of Christmas is past but we, as parents, still have precious free time with our kids before they journey back to their school routines and winter weather. Let’s try to make it count…travel wise…on the cheap. Here’s some tweets I’ve found over the last few weeks that can help: 1. First Nights and New [...]

VISIT VIRGINIA…and the BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY – before the weather turns too cold and foggy. NW Virginia – NELSON COUNTY.  Walton’s Mountain Visit. You’ll first want to visit www.nelsoncounty.com, where you’re invited to click on the “Visitors” section and view some pictures and descriptions of a land similar to those words of “John Boy” Walton [...]