Author: Family on the Go
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A family road trip from St. Louis to Hot Springs, Arkansas
We love a good road trip, and when we thought about places within driving distance of St. Louis that might still have fall colors, we landed on Hot Springs, Arkansas. The drive from St. Louis to Hot Springs is about six hours, but when we mapped the drive, we saw Little Rock was right along…
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Say ‘yes’ to the opportunity and ‘no’ to the mom guilt
I have been lucky enough to have three best friends for over 20 years (two of them over 30 years). When we were younger – and by younger I mean in high school, which at the time seemed like we were old – we would always talk about traveling together or exploring different places. High…
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What to do when you miss your flight – how we learned our lesson
Did you know there are potential issues to traveling often – and have TSA precheck? We’ve found a big one is being overly confident. Did you also know you can use trashbags as luggage and get them through TSA? It turns out you can, and we found that out after a minor mishap with our…
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12 family friendly places for fall foliage in the Northeast
When we were pregnant with our second son, we decided it was time to pack our bags and take our oldest on his first flight for one last big vacation as a family of three. We bought him a Southwest plane toy and got him a special mask since it was still in the height…
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5 family-friendly things to do with a day and a half in Toronto
Toronto is a big city with a lot to do, but what do you do if you’re visiting with little kids? You have a lot of options, so here are some of our favorites from our quick trip in Toronto. 1. Royal Ontario Museum Our boys could have spent the entire day at the WonderWorks…
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The family’s packed, so here are 10 things to pack for yourself
It’s probably safe to say moms usually do the majority of the packing for family vacations. If you’re like me, you make lists and ensure the kids are all set, and you have absolutely everything you could possibly need for them before considering packing for yourself. We will discuss what to bring to keep kids…
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If you’re around Detroit or Toronto, visit Point Pelee National Park
We traveled to the easternmost point of the United States and enjoy exploring national and state parks, so why not visit the southern-most point in Canada? That’s exactly what we did on our way to Toronto from Detroit. Point Pelee National Park is the southernmost point of the Canadian mainland where you can walk, hike,…
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Our 2,000-mile road trip to Canada
About three years ago – during COVID – we started getting stir crazy and wanted a change of scenery, so we planned a big road trip, driving through nine states and seeing many different places. Ever since that vacation, we’ve planned a whirlwind road trip at least once a year. In the past, we may…
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Children’s Tylenol is our travel companion
It happened again… Let me take you back three years ago: We were socially distancing in the mountains of North Carolina when our oldest boy was just over one. We decided to take a nice hike along the river and could not understand why he kept screaming and was inconsolable. When he continually refused to…
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How we became a family on the go
Everyone seems to experience a small sense of wanderlust. The two of us definitely did even before we met, traveling frequently and exploring different places and cultures. Our story We both had 9-to-5 jobs, lived in big cities and felt something was missing. Vacations filled that void. Then we each moved back to the Midwest,…
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