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Reasons you Should Travel the World With Your Kids
Content for Reasons You Should Travel The World With Your Kids provided by Mom With A Map Staff Writer Taking time to travel the world with your kids can be a life-changing experience for everyone. Escaping the daily hassles of life can be beneficial and tends to improve your energy. Besides, the main reason why…
Read MoreThe One When We Said “Yes” To Another Dream
Have you ever visited your favorite beach and dreamed of living there one day? For us, Hilton Head Island is that place. There’s a huge bridge connecting HHI to the mainland. Without fail, as we crossed the bridge at the end of every vacation, one of us would comment on how we wish we could…
Read MoreThe One With All Our Boatschool Secrets
10 years ago if you told me I would live on a boat and homeschool my kids, I would have laughed and called you crazy. And yet, here we are starting our 2nd year of “Boatschool.” Admittedly, we know we’re crazy. (That really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone.) But in all honesty, boatschool…
Read MoreInternational Getaways The Whole Family Will Enjoy
Content for International Getaways provided by Mom WIth A Map Staff Writer Have you been waiting since 2020 to have some freedom and the ability to go abroad as a family? Many international getaways are opening back up post covid, and now is the time to travel! If the last year taught us anything, it’s…
Read MoreThe One About Living On A Boat With A Dog
When we moved aboard a boat full time with our kiddos to do America’s Great Loop, we fielded A LOT of questions. However, the number of questions quadrupled when we bought a pet. Everyone seems to want to know all the details about living on a boat with a dog. Most often people start with…
Read MoreSpend a Day with the Kids Near Philadelphia Airport
Content provided by Bounce Whether you are heading out for a family vacation or going home from a family visit, spending the day at the Philadelphia Airport with the kids is probably not on your list of fun things to do. The airport is nice, but you cannot keep kids busy there all day. Why…
Read More3 Must-Haves When Skiing With Kids
Post contributed by Mom With A Map staff writer Skiing with kids on vacation does not have to be overwhelming. It’s a sport that will set kids up for a lifelong passion for the outdoors. One thing that makes skiing with kids such a great vacation activity is that it appeals to all ages. Often…
Read MoreThe One With The Carbon Monoxide Alarm
In the early morning hours of July 5th, a carbon monoxide alarm on our boat sounded. I wish I could follow that sentence with a story of proactive, safe actions. But unfortunately, I can’t. Before throwing a 4th of July after party for the Hilton Head Fire Department, we actually cut the wires on the…
Read MoreThe One When Everyone Said We Were Crazy
Recently we planned a 3,000+ mile road trip with 4 days notice. Everyone said we were crazy. But here’s the thing: if that were the first time you’ve said that about our family, then you’ve missed the boat (literally and figuratively.) Spontaneous, memory-making travel is our thing. In other words, crazy is what we do…
Read MoreThe One Where We Cross Our Wake
For six years I dreamed of the day I could write this post. And for the last six months I dreaded it. To “cross our wake” means that we have officially finished the Great Loop. For those who may not know, to complete the Loop you must travel all the way around the Eastern United…
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