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Tugaloo State Park in Georgia

June 6, 2023April 16, 2025 Chantal

. We typically try to keep our camping to the cooler months as summertime in the scorching south can get

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A One-Day Kid-Friendly Walking Tour of Washington DC

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Chantal 0 Comments Family Friendly, National Parks, Walking Tours, Washington DC

I found myself with only one day to tour our nation’s capital, Washington DC – and we all know that

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Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 Chantal 2 Comments

You may have seen the billboards along I-75 or the brochures in any tourist destination along the Suncoast that entice

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Fun Destinations Wildlife 

ZooTampa at Lowry Park

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Chantal 2 Comments NatGeo, Secrets of the Zoo, Tampa, Zoo, ZooTampa

A beautiful January afternoon spent at ZooTampa at Lowry Park was a perfect day out for us! We hadn’t visited

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The Star Trek Voyage Home Museum and Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk

December 27, 2020December 27, 2020 Chantal 0 Comments Captain Kirk, Iowa, Star Trek

. All you science fiction fans out there, this one’s for you: a special look at the Official Future Birthplace

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Unique Camping with Harvest Hosts

December 25, 2020January 11, 2021 Chantal 2 Comments

  Are you the type of traveler who likes to have every stop planned out? Or do you prefer to

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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 Chantal 1 Comment

Today, Mote broke ground on the construction of the new, state-of-the-art Mote SEA in Nathan Benderson Park, a massive and beautiful-looking new aquarium!

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Falmouth Spring: The World’s Shortest River?

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 Chantal 0 Comments

. We were camping at Suwannee River State Park in July and after a morning of braving spider-infested hiking trails,

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An Atlas Obscura Experience: Porter Sculpture Park, SD

February 6, 2020 Chantal 1 Comment art, Atlas Obscura, sculpture, South Dakota

  In 2019, we traveled 8500 miles around the USA in our travel trailer. We saw a lot of amazing

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Fun Destinations Wildlife 

Dodging Ostriches at Lion Country Safari

February 3, 2020February 6, 2020 Chantal 1 Comment Wildlife

  Our trip to Lion Country Safari has got to be one of THE most talked-about family camping memories of

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