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Portland, Maine
Two days wandering around Portland, Maine had me feeling like I had a good pulse on the city and left me wanting to come back for more. Sam and I enjoyed oysters and lobster rolls from various establishments around the…
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The Coast Road to Boothbay — Baseball, Beer, and a Legendary Lobster Shack
New England Road Trip 2026 · Portland → Boothbay Harbor, Maine · Thursday, June 4 Travel days on a road trip are their own kind of fun: you check out of one place, point the van at the next, and…
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Day 1 — Wheels Up at Dawn, Lobster Rolls by Lunch
New England Road Trip 2026 · Day 1 · Tuesday, June 2 · Portland, Maine Every good family trip seems to start the same way — except this one started a little earlier than most. My alarm went off at…
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Cape Charles, Virginia
I spent my birthday weekend in Cape Charles, Virginia with my son and our neighbors while the dads and daughters went camping. This was my 5th or 6th time visiting Cape Charles and each time I find something new to…
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St. John, US Virgin Islands
After spending one night on St. Thomas, we took the ferry to St. John and spent the rest of our spring break trip there. We stayed in two different room types at The Westin St. John. The first three nights…
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St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Secret Harbor Beach Resort, St. Thomas, USVI The first night of our spring break trip this year was spent at Secret Harbor Beach Resort in St. Thomas before heading over to St. John the next day. We stayed in a…
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
We first started visiting Fort Lauderdale, Florida when our oldest was a baby and we wanted somewhere warm to visit that had a direct flight from our home airport. Since then, we have been back almost once a year. Normally…
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Free National Park Pass for 4th Graders: Every Kid Outdoors
Did you know that every 4th grader in the U.S. is eligible for a free pass for the year to our national parks? Head on over to Every Kid Outdoors to get more information and complete a short activity in…
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Planning a New England Road Trip
A couple of summers ago, we started planning a road trip in New England. Our plans changed and we ended up in Europe instead. Since then, we keep coming back to the idea of this road trip around Maine, New…
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Sunset at Siesta Key, Florida
Escaping the Virginia weather in the winter is always a goal of mine once the temps are consistently in the 30’s. A week long trip to Siesta Key, Florida was a much needed break from the colder temperatures after Christmas…
