We are an unplugged family. My husband, daughters and I like to travel to places that brim with natural beauty, history and culture. We enjoy having authentic experiences, chatting with local folks in order to get to know our destination and getting off the beaten track a bit during our adventures. Any getaway that allows us to engage with both the region and with one another while taking a break from the frenetic pace of daily life has a place {Read More}
#KissColdAway in the Florida Theme Parks! March 18 Twitter Party with Experience Kissimmee
March 16, 2015 by 4 Comments
Join the #KissColdAway Twitter Party – February 24, 9-10 pm
February 20, 2015 by 2 Comments
The northeast has been under winter’s siege since late January with above average snowfalls being recorded all over the country. Nearly 8 feet of snow has fallen on Boston alone in the past three weeks! This may be well and good for winter sports—our family has certainly taken advantage of the awesome conditions on the ski slopes and snowshoe trails of Vermont this season—but shoveling the driveway, dealing with power outages, and listening to repeat blizzard warnings have been far {Read More}
Thousand Words Thursday – Longboat Key, Florida
February 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Path to the Beach – Longboat Key Club Resort, Longboat Key, Florida
5 Reasons the Resort at Longboat Key Club is Ideal for Families
September 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Our family, especially my dad, has always loved Sarasota, Florida. In 1973, long before St. Armand’s key became a hub of sophistication and the county became the mecca of art and culture it is today, my Great Aunt Ann and Uncle Eddie relocated there from Connecticut with their four sons. Their move gave the lot of us a built-in vacation destination and their home, just a short walk from the now-chic St. Armand’s Circle and beautiful Lido Beach, serves as {Read More}
Beach Walk and Turtle Talk – A Morning with Camp Loggerhead at the Longboat Key Club
September 5, 2014 by 2 Comments
As with many of the beaches along the Florida coasts, the stretch of white sand at the glorious Longboat Key Club is a seasonal nesting spot for endangered loggerhead sea turtles. It seems that we’re having a week of sea turtle education as before our arrival at Longboat Key we spent a few days at the Kiawah Island Resort in South Carolina whose 10-miles of beach was dotted with about 100 turtle nests. Our sea turtle experience would continue on {Read More}
