Expert advice on family trips, girlfriend getaways & romantic escapes
March 26, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
Oh, how I love Mary Jane style shoes. I thought I knew of all brands that carry this feminine, yet functional, style until I was offered the opportunity to wear and test the Wolky Strap Cloggy Mary Jane. Wolky? What the heck kind of company is that? Well, it [Read more]
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March 7, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
Ah, the joys of having a kid with braces. I don't think my tween can get through a meal without getting food stuck in between her teeth and some metal. Her orthodontist was insistent I buy some sort of "water flosser" to help her keep her teeth and gums clean. [Read more]
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February 17, 2012 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
My children are long-past the toilet training phrase, but being back to work in the skies as a flight attendant has triggered some memories of that era and the challenges parents face during the potty training era. While more and more airports are becoming [Read more]
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February 10, 2012 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
Travel strollers are always a hot topic with parents who spend a lot of time on commercial flights. Who wants to lug a gigantic suburban-style stroller through airports and hotels anyway? When I'm working my job as a flight attendant, most of the strollers I [Read more]
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February 1, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
If your family is like mine, you're regularly traveling with several handheld electronic devices. For us, typically, that's 3 smart phones, 1 cell phone, 1 iPod Touch, 1 Kindle, at least 2 cameras, 1 GoPro and sometimes 1 Nintendo DS. (Don't judge.) Inevitably [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Gear | 4 comments
January 16, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
Ah, the joys of finding a versatile, multi-season piece of clothing for wear at home, on the plane and throughout my travels! This wrap dress from GGO Clothing is made of 88% organic bamboo and 12% Lycra -- it's a wonderfully soft fabric that remains [Read more]
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December 13, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
Sometimes I dream of uprooting my family and moving to another country for a year (okay, maybe six months), so it's no surprise I enjoyed reading Jennifer Wilson's account of her family's multi-month stay in a small Croatian village in Running Away to Home: [Read more]
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December 5, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
Winter's arrived in the Colorado Rockies, and this is the time of year my family's weekend adventures typically feature skiing, sledding or otherwise playing outdoors in chilly weather -- whether it's in our backyard or at a nearby ski resort. Always in my [Read more]
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November 29, 2011 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
It's no secret that one of my favorite pastimes is scouting out cool luggage. As travelers, nice quality luggage should be a top priority whether we travel weekly, daily or monthly and it always makes for a great gift. Since the holidays are upon us, today we [Read more]
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November 17, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
Well, it happened. After years of complaining about my Blackberry (and questioning my loyalty to a non-sentient device), I finally made the switch. Hello, iPhone, I'm pleased to join your legions of fans. Now that I've finally joined the 21st century, I'm also [Read more]
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