vacation Archives

Procrastination Destination: Armchair Travelin’

June 17, 2017December 15, 2017Rebecca Angel

Go on vacation! Not happening? Then take a short break and have fun with videos, songs, and stories about the vacations you’re probably glad you didn’t take!

LEGOLAND Beach Retreat—Built for Kids

May 3, 2017December 12, 2017Dakster Sullivan1

LEGOLAND Beach Retreat at LEGOLAND Florida is a fun getaway built for kids.

Go Back in Time With the Brinno TLC 200 Pro Time Lapse Camera

April 19, 2017December 12, 2017Dakster Sullivan

Time-lapse photography on a budget with Brinno.

Mount Vernon’s ‘Agent 711: Revolutionary Spy Adventure’

July 21, 2016December 8, 2017Karen Walsh

Museums successfully gamify themselves with apps making visits educational as well as fun for all family members.

Good Idea or Bad Idea? Taking the Kids on an Anniversary Vacation

August 24, 2015December 3, 2017Patricia Vollmer4

Patricia and her husband chose to take the kids on their anniversary trip and it didn’t suck! In fact, they would do it again.

Geeking Out with the Disney Dream, Part 1: The Little Things

March 3, 2015December 2, 2017Patricia Vollmer2

Patricia’s getting excited about her upcoming Disney Cruise this summer, so she wants to share with readers the experiences on her last cruise.

How to Actually Drive Across the USA Hitting All the Major Landmarks

November 18, 2014December 16, 2017Ruth Suehle

Have you seen that image that suggests how to drive across the USA “hitting all the major landmarks”? Here’s a better plan.

Cabana Bay Beach Resort Quieter Pool Image courtesy of Universal Orlando Resort

Cabana Bay Beach Resort at Universal Orlando Florida

August 24, 2014November 23, 2017Dakster Sullivan

Cabana Bay Beach Resort is the hippest hotel on Universal Orlando property for the families with ankle-biters and cool cats.

TMNT Weekends at Nickelodeon Suites Resort

June 17, 2014November 23, 2017Dakster Sullivan

If you’re a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fan, listen up! The Nickelodeon Suites Resort in Orlando, Florida is the
place to be during the TMNT weekends.

Walt Disney World Price Increase

June 4, 2013November 24, 2017ChaosMandy2

Going to Walt Disney World can be a dream vacation for many families, but now the cost of that dream is going to be a little higher.

Summer Challenge: Leave Your Phone at Home

April 4, 2013November 24, 2017Ruth Suehle3

How much vacation time do you get each year? Is it worth wasting that precious time staring at your phone? Here are answers to all your excuses, so leave your phone at home this summer.

This Week With the GeekMoms

July 20, 2012Ruth Suehle

This week the GeekMoms are having fun both at play and on vacation–and a little of both.

This Week With the GeekMoms

June 22, 2012Ruth Suehle

This week, vacation is the theme–a lot of the GeekMoms have been on the road, or are headed out!

Should You Take Your Own Passport Photos?

May 7, 2012Ruth Suehle5

We’re rapidly approaching the end of school and the beginning of the summer travel season. For some of you, that means your kids will need their first passports–or new ones, which for kids is like getting a new one. Not only does my son need one, but I completely forgot that passports expire in five […]

Star Wars MMXII: A New Hope

January 3, 2012Amy Kraft28

For New Year’s this year we rented a house in the Catskills with our good friends and their son. He and my daughter have been best friends since birth, and they’re now six years old. Our plans for the weekend were simple: eat delicious food, drink delicious drinks, and introduce our children to Star Wars. […]

Magical Travel Posters For Muggles

August 27, 2011GeekMom2

My daughter started second grade this week and she has spent her summer enjoying Harry Potter. She has read the first two books on her own and just started the third. Of course, for our annual Halloween party what could be a better theme given that the last movie came out this year. In my continuing […]

Summer Travel Fun: Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park

August 18, 2011December 16, 2017Patricia Vollmer1

Last weekend the family headed up to Atlanta for some fun sightseeing. We had tickets to an Atlanta Braves baseball game on the Sunday afternoon of that weekend, but otherwise we sought out family-friendly, educational activities that wouldn’t break the bank. What to do…what to do…? Most families staying in downtown Atlanta would have considered […]

Science Museum Adventures

June 18, 2011December 15, 2017Nicole Wakelin

Most kids have been out of school for weeks but we’ve got until next Thursday at 11:50 before our kids are free. There’s a teacher that has it down to the hour and I think most of the kids are with her in that they are done. Done. Done. Done. Once they have their freedom, though, the next question will […]

Get Thee to a Book Sale

May 19, 2011GeekMom4

I am utterly alarmed that our local Scholastic Book Fair warehouse was having it’s biggest sale of the year and I almost missed it. Never mind the fact that I need to build an extension onto my home to house all my current books, we’re talking 80% off here. Book sales are a great way […]

Why I’m Waiting to Take My Daughter to Disney World

May 11, 2011GeekMom8

Walt Disney World is a wonderful vacation destination, but though it is my favorite place in the world, my husband and I are waiting until our daughter is older before going. I love Walt Disney World so much. When my husband asked me if I’d rather go to Disney or Vegas for our honeymoon, it […]