Posts Tagged ‘family travels’
Written by Carol Cain on 31 August 2010
Norwegian Cruise Line and Nickelodeon just announced that they are offering the ultimate family cruise vacation with two “Nickelodeon All Access Cruises” setting sail in 2011. These special Nickelodeon-themed cruises give guests access to seven days of slime-filled entertainment all day, every day aboard Norwegian Jewel, sailing from New York
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Written by Carol Cain on 30 August 2010
I have to thank my Wisconsin-born and raised husband for teaching me about the criteria for a good steak. After a lifetime of eating meat and not really caring either way, he introduced me to the concept of medium-rare, the Ribeye and all sorts of grilling techniques. Over the years these things have really helped
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Written by Carol Cain on 16 July 2010
Ok, well, maybe by “living it up” I don’t mean taking part in the awesome music scene in Austin, or going to any of the many great bars, or even shopping.
But, if you are like me, an adventurer with kids, than you will manage to live it up the best way you know how…with kids
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Written by Carol Cain on 12 July 2010
Residence Inn has partnered up with us* during our 2010 Road Trip Adventure, and we really couldn’t be happier. As I have mentioned in my previous posts, I consider the Residence Inn hotels to be a perfect fit for our family. Not only because of the size of the rooms, but also because of the
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Written by Carol Cain on 14 June 2010
My love for travel, especially travel with my family in tow, comes from the fact that almost always I come away with a new dimension of me and of my kids. The more unique the trip, the more opportunities I have to discover something new about all of us. Thus, those are usually the trips
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Written by Carol Cain on 25 May 2010
The first official day of Summer is Monday, June 21, but we have been planning Summer for months! Most of our planning involves our 2010 Road Trip Adventure! Last year we packed up the kids in a Volkswagon Routan and made our way from NYC to Missoula, MT.
It was truly an adventure! With a lot
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Written by Carol Cain on 17 April 2010
Recently I toured a boutique hotel on the Upper West Side. “Upper West Side?” I thought, “I don’t recall ever seeing a hotel in that area of the Upper West Side.”
But, once I got off the 1 train on Broadway and 103rd St I saw it. A dark purple awning highlighting the name Marrakech Hotel.
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Written by Carol Cain on 15 April 2010
Starting tomorrow Friday, April 16 at 12:00am, Affinia Hotels is celebrating “Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day” by launching a Facebook contest on its fan page (www.facebook.com/affiniahotels) that will encourage fans to upload photos of themselves at work in their pajamas from 12 a.m. EST to 11:59 p.m. EST on April 16.
After the
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Written by Carol Cain on 30 March 2010
Critter. I love that word. Definitely a Southern word and one I heard A LOT during our visit to Gatorland. Confession: wasn’t too excited about our visit. Not much into the whole reptile thing.
But the ladies in my group seemed thrilled. And the kids? Even more so. Me. Not so much. Our lovely, beautiful Denise
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Written by Carol Cain on 16 March 2010
As part of our 30 Rock Affinia Package recently, we got passes to the NBC Studio tours in Rockefeller Center. NBC Studios, formerly an RCA radio network, formed in 1926 as the vision of Russion immigrant and successful businessman, David Sarnoff. The tour takes us through the history of this amazing enterprise, born and bred
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