New York City

Our First NYC Trip For some bizarre reason, we decided we needed to make our first family trip to New York City over the Thanksgiving weekend. I mean, it sounds great in theory. We get to witness the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the holiday shopping season is just getting started, and The City is all […]

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Annapolis, MD

  Smart Family Travel Tips: Traveling Annapolis, Maryland   Annapolis, Maryland is a water-lover’s dream town and a great place to bring the kiddos! Known as the “Sailing Capital of the World,” Annapolis is home to the U.S. Naval Academy, the United States Sailboat Show, and the historic Maryland State House. Annapolis served as the capital […]

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Washington D.C.

Smart Family Travel tips for travelling our nation’s capital Beautiful monuments, incredible museums, and more history than many western cities will ever be able to claim to await the traveler to the Washington DC area. This city is known the world over as the seat of power of the United States but most Americans come to see the sites […]

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Hiking the Appalachian Trail

A Smart Family Traveler’s Guide to hiking near Roanoke, VA. The Appalachian Trail, or “AT” as it is known to frequent visitors, is a 2190 mile trek through the Appalachian Mountains. Stretching across portions of 14 states from Georgia to Maine, the trail passes right by Roanoke, VA. We were fortunate enough to live just […]

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New England RV Tour

The Smart Family Travel Guide to renting an RV & roaming through New England. “Let’s go visit New England in the fall” is one of those bucket-list items that everyone has claimed and for good reason! After the first frost, the dense forests and rolling hills are ablaze in vibrant colors and it really is […]

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Freizeitland Geiselwind

In August 2006, we took a day trip to a small amusement park called Freizeitland Geiselwind. Lying at the edge of the Steigerwald Nature Park, Freizeitland is one of the most popular destinations in South Germany. It lies right beside the autobahn that runs between Wuerzburg and Nurnberg. It was a favorite destination for Cindi […]

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Volksmarches: Biberach

The pictures in this gallery were taken at the Biberach volksmarch outside the city of Heilbronn. This march was mostly through the sugar beet fields surrounding this beautiful area.

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