by Matthew LaMourie II | Feb 11, 2024 | Day Trips From Los Angeles, Destinations, Romantic Retreats, USA, Weekend Trips, West Coast |
Close your eyes and try to imagine what it would look like if you plucked a charming old-world village out of the heart of Denmark and dropped it into the middle of Santa Barbara Wine Country. “That’d never happen!” you scoff. “Who’d pair windmills and clogs...
by Matthew LaMourie II | Jan 8, 2024 | Destinations, Family Adventures, Traveling with Teens, USA, Weekend Trips, West Coast |
Notorious for its high cost of living, San Francisco, in Northern California, is an unlikely destination for families looking for a cheap family vacation. Nevertheless, some of the best things our city has to offer can be done for less than $10 per person, and...
by Matthew LaMourie II | Nov 25, 2023 | Destinations, Family Adventures, Traveling with Teens, USA, Weekend Trips, West Coast |
Having grown up along the US-Canadian border, I thought I knew everything there was to know about snow. That is… until my family and I took a trip to Lake Tahoe in December. Wow! Just wow! It was like discovering an entirely new season in this winter...
by Matthew LaMourie II | Oct 15, 2023 | Day Trips From Los Angeles, Destinations, Family Adventures, Traveling with Teens, USA, Weekend Trips, West Coast |
If you’ve never heard of the Spooktacular Hot Air Balloon Festival, you’re not alone. I’d never heard of it either until a few years ago. I found it while researching fun, interesting, Halloween-themed activities to do with kids. Intrigued, my wife and I...
by Matthew LaMourie II | Sep 20, 2023 | Destinations, Family Adventures, North East, Romantic Retreats, Traveling with Teens, USA, Weekend Trips |
Fall is the best time of year to visit New England’s pride and joy, Acadia National Park. It’s here you’ll find peak fall colors, picturesque hikes, scrumptious lobster rolls, and that ephemeral spookiness that only truly exists along the East Coast in the last...