2 Kids, 6 Bags And a Flat Mule: Baggage Woes!

Family Luggage

Luggage, every traveler’s bane and many traveler’s only worldly possession. Do you own it or does it own you?

I take a quick peak at how our luggage has evolved from our simple backpacking days 10 years ago up until we had kids and then the mountain of bags we traveled with right after.

As the kids get older, is there hope on the horizon for us? I hope so….

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The Big List of Things to Do in Playa del Carmen With Kids

Playing in the waves at Tulum Kids Activities

Playa del Carmen is a great place to vacation with kids whether they’re small like ours or teenagers. We spent a few months in Playa, and we rounded up the very best activities to do with kids for you.

Check out this big list of fun things to do in Playa del Carmen with kids…

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Five Best iPad Drawing Apps for Kids

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Most kids love to draw and paint. While nothing beats the feeling of being elbow deep in finger paint, the digital equivalent is sometimes just easier. This is especially true when we travel, since a tablet or smart phone is faster to set up, quicker to clean and the kids usually enjoy it just as much as the real thing.

Our daughter (who’s turning four soon) loves to draw and paint, so we’ve reviewed her five favorite drawing or painting apps for the iPad. We’ve used each app and all five are currently on our tablet. Some of the apps are also available on the iPhone and iPod, but these reviews are strictly for the iPad versions. She uses and loves all of these apps (and so do we!).

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8 Fun Things To Do With Kids In Costa Rica

La Paz Waterfall Gardens Costa Rica

Costa Rica is the land of waterfalls, volcanoes, abundant wildlife and beautiful landscapes, making it the perfect place to immerse your kids in nature and outdoor fun.

Here are 8 fun ways to enjoy Costa Rica with kids.

Check out La Paz Waterfall Gardens

The La Paz Waterfall Gardens are a fantastic way to see Costa Rica’s wildlife and lush rainforest up close. There are over ten animal exhibits, where you can see monkeys, snakes, frogs, birds of every color and size imaginable and jungle cats. Don’t miss the …

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Why Travel With Kids Is Amazing

Travel With Kids Playground

If you’ve considered traveling with your kids, you’ve probably run into the common belief that traveling with kids can be a nightmarish experience.

Before we had kids, countless friends and relatives told us to enjoy travel while we could, assuming we’d stop traveling when our kids arrived. But we persevered, and as a family, we’ve visited Cuba, Hong Kong, Hawaii, Florida, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Mexico, Canada, the Philippines and Costa Rica.

We’ve traveled through diapers, the terrible twos, toilet training and all the way to first grade.

After all that, I’m here to announce loud and clear: It is possible to …

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Circus Circus Kids Activities, or How to Survive Vegas with Little Kids

Circus Circus Las Vegas

If you’re in Las Vegas with little kids, Circus Circus is the place to be. Our little ones were completely transfixed by the idea that we were staying in a Circus hotel. They’d never heard of anything so cool.

Personally, I love the hotel’s tagline Act Your Age Somewhere Else. That’s my philosophy pretty much anytime.

We easily whiled a way a few days taking in the in-hotel entertainment. The circus acts were great, with a few shows a day. They featured David and Dania, the quick change artists from America’s Got Talent, along with a pretty talented assortment of acrobats and clowns.

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