Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast The history of Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast goes 300 years and is steeped in tradition. Both Mobile and New Orleans claim the title as the founding city of Mardi Gras and the history is complicated. Mardi Gras means “Fat Tuesday” and is the day before Ash Wednesday …
Tortuguero Costa Rica with Kids (on a Budget) Costa Rica is a wonderful choice for an exotic and beautiful vacation for kids. It’s a very popular destination for long term traveling families. The scenery is amazing, the wildlife is fun and the people are friendly and helpful. The peninsula (not an island) of Tortuguero on …
Driving in Costa Rica Costa Rica was the first country on our trip to challenge our comfort zone especially when it came to driving. We started our family Costa Rican trip with 5 days in La Fortuna (near the Arenal Volcano), 5 days in Tortuguero, then a month in the mountains of Pursical. We arrived …
Family Travel to Nanaimo Canada with Kids Nanaimo BC, Canada is a wonderful city and ferry port. During our month stay in Canada we made our home base about 30 minutes south of the city and made frequent day trips. Nanaimo is more of a daily, working town but I also feel it has some …
