Healthy Snacks for Road Trips With Kids Heather Hopson May 25, 2017 Travel & Leisure Dear Diary, As the weather warms up, my family gears up to take more road trips. We're mapping out agendas, filling our days with trips to museums, playgrounds and festivals. All of this activity works up...
Gas Price Apps to Save Your Family Big Bucks Heather Hopson May 24, 2017 Travel & Leisure Dear Diary, Memorial Day Marks the unofficial start of vacation season, which means more road trips for local families! If you're like our family, you want to take a trip without blowing your budget. One...
Rainy Road Trips Heather Hopson October 5, 2016 Mom, Travel & Leisure Dear Diary, Recently, many families were singing for the rain to go away in PA. Thunder boomed. Lightening flashed. And rain poured down. Sometimes Mother Nature strikes in the middle of a road trip. Here's...
Travel Photography for Kids Heather Hopson October 5, 2016 Mom, Travel & Leisure Dear Diary, Most parents-especially new ones-don't go on a trip without leaving their camera behind. With the increasing popularity of social media sites like Instagram, family photos are uploaded and...
Ways Kids Can Help With Car Maintenance Heather Hopson October 4, 2016 Mom, Travel & Leisure Dear Diary, My car is my second home. I hate to admit it, but we have been guilty of eating, drinking, sleeping and even changing clothes in our car. We travel a lot, and participate in a lot of community...
Tips for Traveling With a Teen Heather Hopson October 4, 2016 Mom, Travel & Leisure Dear Diary, Traveling with a teenager is totally different than traveling with a toddler or little kid. Teens aren't always easily impressed. What excites my five-year-old can prompt a yawn from my...