Small getaways have always been a guilty pleasure for my little family. Although we love exploring new places, we usually can’t seem to make it through a year without at least one stop in Colonial Beach. I mean, it’s hard not to plan a visit when you know you’re less than two hours away fromContinue reading “Colonial Beach: Virginia’s Best-kept Secret”
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Manassas National Battlefield Park
It’s hard to believe that we are already three weekdays into Winter Break. On Monday and Tuesday, we did the typical lazy vacation routine: make a gingerbread house (except this year we used Pop-Tarts thanks to this video tutorial!), eat a multitude of cookies, watch Christmas movies, drive around looking at lights, etc. By Wednesday,Continue reading “Manassas National Battlefield Park”
Every Kid Outdoors, Virginia Edition
We’ve always been big fans of National Parks. After all, these are places that our country has determined to be so beautiful, environmentally impactful and/or historically important that they have been frozen in time for all to enjoy. The National Park Service (NPS) maintains properties nationwide that include parks, trails, monuments, memorials, highways, battlefields, andContinue reading “Every Kid Outdoors, Virginia Edition”
The Frontier Culture Museum
I’ve never been very good at staying in one place for too long. Cue the global pandemic. All of a sudden, I found myself reigning in my trip-planning mania and scaling down. Instead of a bigger road trip this summer, we took a couple of weekend trips to Airbnbs within a reasonable drive from home.Continue reading “The Frontier Culture Museum”
Old Dominion for Young Virginians 