Category: DESTINATIONS
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The Ultimate Guide to Olympic National Park with Kids
Written in partnership with Todd Iverson, intrepid MonsterDad. If you are considering taking your kids to Olympic National Park, do it! The Olympic Peninsula is practically in our backyard, and it’s one of our favorite places to go. You can drive around it in a (pretty long) day, or easily spend over a week exploring.…
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Trails for Strollers or Baby Carriers in Salt Lake City
Back in my child-free days, there was nothing finer than a hike. A long hike. Hiking for hours. Elevation changes? Okay! Rocky terrain? Sure! Being gone all day? You got it! Yeah, I don’t roll that way anymore. Now my life is all about scheduling around naps since Little Monster doesn’t nap on the go,…
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Uniquely Utah: Day Trips From Salt Lake City The Kids Will Love
Utah is more than just Jell-O and funeral potatoes. It’s also the state with the highest birth rate, proven by statistics and demonstrated by an enormous range of family-friendly attractions. There are the basics: a zoo, a planetarium, a children’s museum, an aquarium, a pioneer village and a natural history museum all beg for your…
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Things to Do with a Baby in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City is a pretty sweet destination for family travelers. We recently had a family reunion in town and had some time to break away from bowling get-togethers and picnics in the park to explore some of our old haunts around town. My husband grew up in Salt Lake City and lived there for…
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Dos and Don’ts for Family Travel to Costa Rica
My family loves Costa Rica. My husband and I were married there, and have been back multiple times with and without our kids. It’s a great place to travel with children: safe, relatively easy to navigate, and filled with friendly people. If you haven’t been yet, go! I consider Costa Rica to be one of…
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Rancho Margot: Off the Grid Luxury
Ecolodges in Costa Rica are a dime a dozen, but what does that really mean? Costa Rica is heavily focused on environmental sustainability, but the degree to which each ecolodge does that seems to vary substantially. It’s pretty fun to take your kids somewhere where they can see where the electricity, hot water and food…
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Rafiki Safari Lodge: A Costa Rican Rainforest Resort With a Little Touch of Africa
When planning a Costa Rican vacation with your kids, “glamping” probably doesn’t top the list (because the last thing my kids need is a glamorous camping experience…) but, as I recently found out during a stay at Rafiki Safari Lodge, maybe it should. On this 843-acre private reserve, you can stay in a permanent luxury safari…
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