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Daufuskie: The Island Less Traveled

Our family just returned from our first trip to Daufuskie Island. As I stare at this blank page and wonder how I can possibly put into words the charm of this little place, a familiar poem comes to mind. Remember the one by Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken? It's often...

When The Best Travel Moments Aren’t The Ones You Plan…

I am a compulsive planner. In fact, I actually have to plan not to plan things. (Yep, it's a problem.) So imagine my genuine surprise that one of my son's all time best travel moments isn't something I planned! If you've been following Mom With A Map, you may be aware...

Why My Children Voluntarily Surrender Their Halloween Candy

Every year on Halloween night my two children voluntarily surrender their Halloween Candy. If you're wondering what this has to do with travel...keep reading. Actually, I'm totally kidding. This post has nothing to do with travel. But, I decided to take a quick break...

4 Tips to Improve Your Family Travel Experience

Guest post by Emily Hogoboom Your goals for traveling as a family are simple: enjoy yourselves, stay safe, and soak up new experiences. But how do you take your family travel experience above and beyond? You don’t want to go on an average family vacation – you want...

College Football Stadiums: The Ultimate Bucket List For Every Fan

Whether you're a huge fan of the game, or you just enjoy visiting new places (or both, like me!)- here is the ultimate bucket list of College Football Stadiums. Nothing makes watching college football more exciting than a chill in the air, and a killer venue! And...

Hurricane Impacted Travel: How To NOT Let Weather Ruin Your Vacation

First and foremost I have to acknowledge that hurricane impacted travel is never the most important problem. There are many lives being changed and communities destroyed by these powerful storms. Our prayers are with everyone dealing with the effects of the recent...

5 Secrets to Surviving a Long Road Trip with Kids

Staff Writer Content Going on a long road trip can be taxing on anyone, regardless of their age. Being stuck in a car for days at a time can quickly become monotonous and uncomfortable, but especially so for young children. Here are a few secrets to surviving a long...

“Winning” Travel Streak Finally Broken: Misadventure At The Orchard

There are so many words that can be used to describe traveling with family. Flawless isn't one of them. When you travel with kids it's hard to pull off an hour without misadventure, much less an entire trip! And yet, our family was on a bit of a "winning" travel...

6 Things I Learned About My Marriage While Evacuating From A Hurricane

Guest Post by Katie Fleming With the recent hurricane making headlines, my husband and I began to reminisce about our vacation that got cut short by Irma in 2017. The more we talked about it, the more I realized how much I’d learned about my marriage while evacuating...

The Most Family-Friendly National Parks You Need To Visit NOW

5 years ago if you told me that one of my favorite travel activities would become visiting family-friendly National Parks- I would have called you crazy. I don't camp. I don't hike. In fact, I'm not even all that outdoorsy unless it involves sports. In other words,...

How To Prepare For A Hurricane When You Don’t Live On The Coast

I live about 200 miles from the Carolina coast. As you’re probably aware, Hurricane Florence has been targeting us all week. The weather predictions for our area have been all over the map. Days ago the forecasters said we’d likely receive hurricane force winds as...

The One Place I’ve Been That I’ll Never Go Again

For as long as I can remember, I've been obsessed with taking pictures. I'm under the impression that a moment hasn't actually happened unless it's documented in a picture! Naturally, as we travel with our kids, I am a total crazy person when it comes to snapping...

Important Tips For Visiting The Grand Canyon With Kids

The Grand Canyon. As the name implies, it's pretty incredible. However, with such a big name there come big expectations. And, I dare say, if you don't visit the Grand Canyon with your expectations in check- you might leave disappointed. Especially when traveling with...

25 Great Questions To Ask Children On Long Road Trips

10,000 miles. If I only take into consideration road trips, that's a pretty accurate number representing how many miles we traveled by car this summer. Crazy, huh? But want to know something even crazier? If you ask my kids if we spent a lot of time in the...

The Hottest New Beach Accessory: Sharkbanz

This post is sponsored by Sharkbanz Being a mom at the beach is hard. (Okay, admittedly it's first world problem "hard." But challenging, nonetheless.) First off, if you even make it down to the beach with all your stuff...you're winning, but exhausted. Setting up and...

The Ultimate List of Destinations For Harry Potter Fans

I'm going to throw myself under the bus for a second and admit, I'm not a Harry Potter Fan. I know. Jaws are dropping. It's just not my thing. I'm cringing as I type this because I know I'm going to alienate virtually everyone reading this post. But, honestly science...

A Few Fun Facts From Our Bucket List Trip: An Alaskan Cruise

Our Alaskan Cruise A Guest Post From Melanie Wade My husband and I recently retired and a trip to Alaska was first on our travel bucket list. After doing a little research, we decided to do a 10-day Alaskan Cruise and land tour. Using a travel agent, Jamie Early, we...

10 Things Every Homeschooler Needs To Start The School Year

This fall will mark the start of my 3rd year as a homeschool parent. (Or Worldschool, as we like to call it since we have a heavy focus on education through travel!) Naturally, after 3 years, I'm a self-proclaimed expert on all things homeschool. Well, that's not...

How To Pack When You’re a Product Junkie: Advice From a High-Maintenance Gal

Last week we were at the beach with our extended family. It's always one of my favorite weeks out of the whole year. As the kids have all gotten older, the "grown-ups" have finally gotten to enjoy actual conversation on the beach. One thing led to another and I...

I Thought I Was Going To Have To Leave My Kids At Science City…

I think by now it goes without saying, but we travel a lot. And we pack a lot of activities into our travels. So to say that my kids are used to our travel pace, isn't an outrageous statement. However, I honestly thought I was going to have to leave them at Science...

The Top 11 Travel Destinations From An 11-Year Old Globetrotter

I have absolutely no idea how this happened so quickly (and I may still be a tiny bit in denial)...but my baby girl turns 11 today. It seems like just yesterday I was pregnant with terrible heartburn and looking forward to having her so I could finally get some sleep....

Tips For Visiting Magnolia Market in Waco, Texas

Do the words "shiplap" and "demo day" mean anything to you? If not, chances are pretty high that you've been living under a rock for the last few years. HGTV made Chip and Joanna Gaines household names through their show called Fixer Upper. However, long before the...

Things To Consider When Traveling With Teenagers

A guest post by Jane Jewell My family and I just recently took our first ever road trip to the mid-west region of the USA. Let me preface this by saying, this is also our first ever vacation as just a family of 4! Any other vacation we have been on has been with my...

5 Ingredients For An Amazing Family Road Trip

What do you think about trying out new recipes in the kitchen? Are you a creature of habit using the same recipes over and over again? Or do you shake things up and go all Pinterest-y with your meals? I confess, I'm more of a Pinterest-Fail Girl than a 5-Star Chef. In...