A “true” dude ranch just a few hours outside NYC, the Malibu Dude Ranch offers horse-loving East Coast families an inexpensive, low travel commitment equestrian experience.

Written by Rebecca Tompkins

Ever wanted to stand on a glass floor 1,000 feet high?  Here’s your chance Before you step out onto the super-reinforced glass floor on the observation deck of the CN Tower in Toronto, you’re told that it’s strong enough to hold something like 50 hippos.  Or 75 elephants.  Or something like that. It’s still pretty [...]

Written by Jamie Pearson

Consider yourselves warned, pollywogs! Take one pond, add one jar, one net, and a child or two (plus a father who doesn’t mind getting his shoes muddy) and you’ve got the recipe for a more or less perfect outdoor adventure. We always turn any critters we catch loose afterward, because we’ve got enough pets already.

Written by Jamie Pearson

Mostly of the time these suckers slither away, but not always I was recently going through my Costa Rica pictures and I’m still kind of amazed I didn’t wet my pants when I saw this perfectly camouflaged, extremely venomous pit viper just inches from the trail. If that didn’t scare you off, read more about [...]

Written by Jamie Pearson

Pennsylvania beyond the Poconos and Amish Country Last weekend my family and I discovered a whole new region in Pennsylvania that is perfect for family travel.  Tucked away in the heart of the state near the Poconos Mountains and several ski resorts, lies several towns filled with museums, restaurants, antique shops and family-esque things to [...]

Written by travelsavvymom

A miniature version of Godzilla, swimming right next to you Who: Me, my husband, and my 9 and 12-year-old kids. What and where: A Marine Iguana, paddling along the surface near a beach on Santiago Island in the Galapagos, where we had stopped for some snorkeling before we were to dry off and go sightseeing [...]

Written by Jamie Pearson

And I’ll also confess that I was even a bit more skeptical of cruising Disney-style. I can overdose on the pixie dust if I’m not careful. But, much to my surprise, both Chet and I adored the journey. The service, the food and the activities were top-notch. We had a wonderful time.

Written by Kayt Sukel

Not all fabulous souvenirs are prohibitively expensive My 7-year-old daughter Annelies desperately wanted to buy a souvenir with the $7 she had brought with her on a recent trip to New Mexico.  Sadly, all the shops near our Santa Fe apartment were way too pricey for her budget. The idea Luckily,  on the way to [...]

Written by Jenny Jensen

You know what’s better than winning?  Pretty much nothing. Once again, Travel Savvy Mom has been named by Babble as one of the Top 25 Travel Blogs for Families of 2012.  And it’s only April! Take a moment to admire our badge over there on the right.  Isn’t it pretty? All kidding aside, we’re very [...]

Written by Jamie Pearson

Are the people of the Pacific Northwest sandbagging us about the weather? Who: Me, my husband, and my 9 and 12-year-old kids. What and where: A whirlwind visit to Seattle at the tail end of a trip north to see my extended family.  My son had recently done a California passport project in school in [...]

Written by Jamie Pearson