This past summer we traveled to one of the most visited National Parks in the country, The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We had an amazing time as a family. I shared some helpful and practical tips to know when visiting the park which can be read about HERE. I also want to share …
Taking photos of all the great Halloween costumes is a must and this year it was exciting to again try out the camera on the new IPhone 8 Plus. I had done a beginner’s review of the camera in a previous post which can be found here, but just discovered another cool feature that I …
When visiting Iceland there are two major tours most first time tourists take, The Golden Circle and The South Coast. Since we had time for just one, I asked on several forums for advice and finally decided on The Golden Circle Tour. Both take you to waterfalls but this one would bring us to …
Planning a trip to Blue Lagoon in Iceland? Want to know what to expect? I would love to share my trip report to help in your planning! Blue Lagoon is a popular tourist destination in Iceland where you can soak in the natural geothermal heated water. Freshwater and Seawater are combined deep in …
This post contains affiliate links. See disclosure policy for more info. Day 1 Part 2 To read about our first few hours in Iceland click HERE. From Blue Lagoon to the city is about a 50 minute ride drive first through moss covered lava rocks and then open space and along the coast. I found …
Thinking about upgrading to the new iPhone 8 Plus? I just recently upgraded because I heard that it takes better photos then my iPhone 6s. I wanted to get a better camera now that I have taken up blogging and will soon be visiting the beautiful countries of Iceland and Norway. I did not …
Disney World offers some great places to stay and did you know that includes a campground? Camping can be a fun adventure, especially for the kids and can even be accomplished if you are flying to Orlando. It may also save you some money! On a trip to Disney in October, we decided to camp …
Visiting the Black Hills area of South Dakota is one of those iconic destinations that every family should try to visit once. The Black Hills is actually a National Forest that encompasses Rapid City, Deadwood, Mount Rushmore, and is next to Custer State Park and The Badlands. There are so many things to see and …
Our family visited this amazing tranquil island over Easter break a few years ago. It was one of the most relaxing beach vacations we have ever had with the kids. This was mainly because this island has no tourist attractions except for nature. The kids entertained themselves with fishing, catching crabs on the beach …
This post does contain affiliate links In life we seem to go through so many phases of friends. First those that we meet in grade school, then high school, then possibly college, and then work. Then we have those friends that we meet when our kids start school and then sports. It was when …