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How to Get a Passport for your Child In the USA

by Natalie August 22, 2016

written by Natalie

You want to travel and you want to take the kids. But just how do you get a US passport for kids?

Getting a passport was something I avoided for a long time, because I am a procrastinator. Also, before the late 2000s, Americans didn’t need to them to visit Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean. I visited Grand Cayman without a passport in 2004. Passports are required to go outside the US nowadays. So, if you and your kids don’t have one, today is a great day to get yours!

Here are step-by-step instructions for Americans to apply for a passport for your child or children.

August 22, 2016 10 comments

Roadtrip USA

The Zip Line to Hell: An Exhilarating Adventure

by Andrew August 17, 2016

written by Andrew

Special thanks to Andrew for being our first guest contributor and sharing some of his adventures at the zip line to Hell (Louisville Mega Cavern) in Kentucky (USA), the only fully underground zipline in the world.

Follow Taylor Avenue past a strip mall, fast food restaurants, ordinary homes and keep driving. Soon you’ll be winding through a business park and wondering if you’re in the right place. It seems unlikely but nestled behind rows of warehouses is a massive man made cavern with a zip line course.

August 17, 2016 15 comments

Arizona horseback riding in August (of mumble mumble year). I sure hope I was wearing sunscreen!

Musings USA

That Time I Made a Mistake and Didn’t Go to Phoenix

by Natalie August 10, 2016

written by Natalie

The deal to fly to Phoenix was SO good. I was so excited. I requested the time off work and purchased the tickets. I was going to be visiting my friend in Arizona in January! January! I’d been waiting a long time to go somewhere warm in the middle of winter and I hadn’t seen my friend in a few years. Phoenix was the perfect choice. Warm weather, here I come!

August 10, 2016 10 comments

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Ahoy! Enjoying The Captain Bell House Bed and Breakfast

by Natalie July 12, 2016

written by Natalie

Sometimes, you go somewhere and it turns out to be so wonderful that you want to share it with everyone you know. Our stay at the the Captain Bell House Bed and Breakfast in Vermilion, Ohio was one of those times!

We had wanted to go up to Michigan for a week. However, some circumstances forced us to wait. Except, I didn’t want to forgo vacation entirely. I had to get out of town!

I also had to have a beach!

July 12, 2016 2 comments

Roadtrip Fun Things to Do in Ohio USA

This is Vermilion: How to have a Beach Vacation in Ohio

by Natalie July 10, 2016

written by Natalie

“We have to go back. I forgot something,” I said, as we were pulling out of our driveway, toward Vermilion.

To his credit, my husband didn’t sigh or roll his eyes. He just turned the car around. Our destination was a small town on Lake Erie, only about 2 hours away from us and an hour from Cleveland . Vermilion, Ohio is a great little place . In fact, the town motto is “A Small Town on a Great Lake” and it’s true! It’s small, quaint, and adorable. Oh, there’s also a beach!

A beach vacation in Ohio?!

Yep!

July 10, 2016 10 comments

USA

Key West: The Boat That Tried to Kill Me

by Natalie June 5, 2016

written by Natalie

It was a beautiful summer morning in Key West, Florida and I had plans to go scuba diving. I love scuba diving and snorkeling in Key West. I’d been diving a lot during the week and always with the same company. Everything had always been perfect!

However, this particular dive was about to go wrong.

June 5, 2016 10 comments

USA Fun Things to Do in Ohio

This is an Insider’s Review of the Remarkable Columbus Zoo

by Natalie April 19, 2016

written by Natalie

The Columbus Zoo is far more famous than I realized, thanks to Jack Hanna. We have a membership, visit often, and the zoo visits were the best thing ever last summer with my 2 and 3 year old children. I’ve had my membership for one year now and we are at the point where neither child wants to be worn OR ride in a stroller. What’s a mom to do?

April 19, 2016 0 comment

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An Exciting Day Out with Thomas the Train!

by Natalie April 14, 2016

written by Natalie

Thomas the Train puffed into the station, in all of his steamy glory and with a smile on his metal face. It was a magnificent arrival! We got lucky and were the first on the platform for our ride time. The crowd was hushed. Even my kids, who’d had a difficult day, were in awe. We were about to take the Thomas the train ride!

April 14, 2016 2 comments

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