On Thursday, March 21st we took United Airlines, 10:30PM flight from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Singapore. The “pilots” selected this flight because the aircraft was a Boeing 787 (a.k.a. the “Dreamliner”) and one of their favorites. The flight was an exceedingly long seventeen…
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Christmas Market Road Trip: 5 Wonderful Stops in Germany!
Read moreAfter renting a car in Prague, we drove three hours on the Autobahn, to the city of Nuremberg — “the little city of wood and cloth”. Speaking of the Autobahn… Contrary to popular beliefs, there are, in fact, speed limits on the Autobahn. Certainly there…
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Christmas Market Road Trip: First Stop, Prague! (via Frankfurt)
Read moreIt was 2019 when we first approached the idea of taking the kids to Europe to see the Christmas Markets. Doug had done it when he was a kid, and truly enjoyed it. Our plan was to take a river boat cruise, but once we…
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There is More to Wisconsin than just Air Shows!
Read moreSure, we took a roadtrip to Wisconsin for the EAA AirVenture, but there are plenty of other things to see and do in the 25th largest State. Not all of them involve cheese (or airplanes)! After taking in the Air Show on Friday, we made…
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Two Fun Filled Days at EAA AirVenture – Oshkosh
Read moreAfter several (thousand) miles of driving, we finally succeeded in making our pilgrimage to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. To those of you who are not ‘in the know’, each year, at the end of July, over 675,000 aviation enthusiasts descend on Oshkosh’s Wittman Regional Airport to attend…
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Four Awesome Days in Spearfish With Kids
Read more…and a dog. At the end of July, we were fortunate enough to spend four days in Spearfish, South Dakota. To date, Spearfish ranks as one of our families favorite destinations in the United States. After driving across (all) of Utah, we finally arrived in…
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Sacramento to Spearfish via the Utah Canyons
Read moreThese days summer vacations seem to always involve a roadtrip in the minivan with Chuck. We like to think that Chuck enjoys these trips, but aren’t really sure because the moment we park the car, he busts out of the door like his life depends…
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Oregon and Washington Coast: A Roadtrip With Kids
Read moreIn an effort to escape the extreme heat of Sacramento, we caught a Southwest Airlines flight to Portland, Oregon to commence an (albeit brief) roadtrip with the kids up the coast to Ocean Shores, Washington. Because Chuck does not fit in our carryon, we had…
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Iceland: A Danish “Kit-Kat”
Read morecontinued from: Bring Your Own Bun (B.Y.O.B.) and You’ve Been Dusted… On Easter Sunday we had an 11AM Ice Cave Tour scheduled from the Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon car park, so we once again set off early to squeeze in a visit at Diamond Beach. The…