Jan 13, 2020 | 50 States, Travel With Family
What does your 2020 family travel look like? Do you even know yet? Some people have their whole year’s worth of trips planned out as the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve. Others, like myself, might be thinking more short term. In fact, our family...
Jan 6, 2020 | Travel With Family
Does anyone else feel like 2020 came in a little hot? I mean, one second it was Thanksgiving. Then I blinked and New Year’s Eve parties started. For that matter, it seems like the Y2K hype wasn’t all that long ago. And now it’s 20 years later....
Dec 24, 2019 | 50 States, Beach, Big Cities, Travel With Family
Every December, amid all of the holiday busyness, I love to sit down and reflect on our year. And, naturally I love to share a little bit about it too. So…here’s a 2019 year in review of Mom With A Map travel: 6 new-to-us states: Nevada, California,...
Dec 18, 2019 | 50 States, Big Cities, Travel With Family
A few months ago our family booked plane tickets to fly across the country and explore a new-to-us city, Seattle. Admittedly, we were checking a box. It was a large city, in a state that we’d never visited. The opportunity arose and I said “sign me...
Dec 6, 2019 | Travel With Family
Camping For The First Time Post from a Mom With A Map Staff Writer Going camping with your family is not something that every household will do regularly, but it’s certainly worth trying once in order to give your children a new experience. Here are some tips for...
Nov 23, 2019 | Travel With Family
I love EVERYTHING about the Christmas season…except adding more stuff to our house. Sound familiar? If so, check out this complete gift guide for kids who don’t need more! *My TOP family present at the end of this gift guide for kids!* Experience Gift...
Nov 6, 2019 | 50 States, Big Cities, Travel With Family
Every year roughly 3.5 million people attend the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Y’all. That is A LOT of people. And I can not overstate this: if you plan on attending the parade, you need to prepare! (Side note: if you’re still in...
Oct 28, 2019 | Travel With Family
It would be fair to assume I’m completely biased to North Carolina because I live here. And to some degree, you’re probably correct. However, I can assure you that the state has ALWAYS had a special piece of my heart. The activities on my North Carolina...
Oct 16, 2019 | Flying, Travel With Family
I spent a day last week booking airline tickets. And then subsequently cancelling them after realizing I didn’t pay what I expected to be charged. Sound familiar? Unfortunately, it’s happening more and more these days. And, as much as I hate to admit it,...
Oct 2, 2019 | 50 States, Big Cities, Travel With Family
With confidence I can say, attending the NYC Macy’s Parade on Thanksgiving Day ranks in my Top 10 experiences of life. It’s one thing to watch it on TV, but an entirely different experience being in NYC for the Macy’s Parade. It is with emphasis that...
