Kids want to do anything crazy unusual. So take them to the place where the tide are the largest. Located along the Bay of Fundy in the Canadian Maritimes, kids can walk on the ocean floor then come back a…
After making the trip to Maine, not a necessarily easy task since it’s in the northeast corner of the U.S., reward yourself with lobster. Explore another icon in Maine so find lighthouses in and around Portland. Then sample a…
The light peeks through the gap in the drapes, just enough to get my brain spinning. What city am I in and where am I driving to next, are the usual thoughts in the morning when I’m out on the…
This is what happens when you get that call right before you go to bed. My wife and our three kids take epic road trips every summer and leave me at home until I can meet them with my week…
Me: “Hey kids, Mom’s tired. Can we check out the fireworks from across the river, closer to the hotel?” Melissa: “Great idea, my feet hurt. Let’s head to the car.” The carful of kids lumber across the parking lot from…
Montreal offers families an urban city center with a French flair. Where Quebec City offers old-world appeal and North American history. Montreal is modern city with expansive museums and urban parks to explore. Read on for what to do in…
The carful of kids spent yesterday in Virginia atThomas Jefferson’s MonticelloandShenandoah National Park. After a packed day, I loaded the kids into the SUV and drove 260 miles (approximately four hours) to Hershey, Pennsylvania, so we could visitHershey’s Chocolate World,first…
The carful of kids drove up theBlue Ridge Parkwayyesterday from Asheville, North Carolina, intending to make it the all way to Waynesboro, North Carolina. But with all the stopping, exploring and the setting sun; we had to drop in on…
The carful of kids wake up in Asheville, North Carolina, after spending the day exploring Memphis, Tennessee, on our quest for the Canadian Maritimes. We will continue north via the Blue Ridge Parkway where we left off two summers ago.…
In the summer of 2012, the carful of kids road tripped our way east–going as far as North Carolina; this trip we will continue where we left off. It is an ambitious 23-day road trip, logging close to 7000 miles…