by Rina Nehdar | Jan 29, 2024 | Boy's Block, Destinations, Room Reveals, USA, West Coast |
We stayed at the modestly priced LOGE Bend, which hosted us during our trip to Bend and Mt. Bachelor. This hotel is perfect for the outdoor enthusiast and is an affordable family vacation option. There are hammocks in the room and a bike rack (in the room!)....
by Rina Nehdar | Jan 19, 2024 | Destinations, Family Adventures, Traveling with Teens, USA, West Coast |
Unhappy people move to Bend, Oregon, but they don’t stay that way. Seduced from the crush of city life to a culture built around food and the outdoors, visitors won’t be able to tell when they meet these transplants that they ever lived with dissatisfaction....
by Rina Nehdar | Dec 31, 2023 | Destinations, Family Adventures, Midwest, Traveling with Teens, USA |
When I told my friends and family we were planning a Branson family vacation for Spring Break, the most common question was, “Where?” I asked if they knew the show Ozark and told them it was filmed in and about that area. They would vaguely nod. Through a...
by Rina Nehdar | Oct 2, 2023 | Day Trips From Los Angeles, Destinations, Family Adventures, USA, West Coast |
Yes, I embarrass my kids by always dressing up for every Halloween activity. Even when they had parades at school, I would show up in my Dia de Los Muertos body suit, rose and veil headpiece, and full make-up, to clap and snap pictures of the kids. The parents...
by Rina Nehdar | Oct 1, 2023 | Day Trips From Los Angeles, Destinations, Family Adventures, USA, Weekend Trips, West Coast |
Until recently, Irvine, California, has only existed as a blip on our family road-trip map – located between the freeway drive from Los Angeles to San Diego. We’d see high-rise buildings, malls, and hotels whiz by. Nothing to draw us in. Nothing to...