Hi friends! My name is Amanda and I live near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with my husband Frank, son William (Will) and a huge dog named Sydney. I recently made the decision to leave the fast-paced, ever demanding, corporate world to spend more time with my son. Will, along with my love for travel, is the inspiration for this blog and I’m excited to share our adventures with you as we learn a few things along the way. Check back regularly for family friendly travel inspiration, travel tips and tricks and fun things to do with kids in Pittsburgh. Thanks for joining us!
One of my favorite things about living in Pennsylvania- and especially Pittsburgh- is that we get to experience all four seasons. Fall has always been my favorite time of year, and Pittsburgh is an awesome place for it. Between the fall foliage, apple picking, pumpkin patches in Pittsburgh and more, there’s no shortage of fall … More 13 Awesome Fall Activities in Pittsburgh: Fall 2020
After over two years of way too many road trips with a toddler, we’ve learned quite a few things along the way. We’ve had road trips go amazingly well and others resulting in crying and whining 50% of the way. (I’ll thank minor car sickness and potty training for that!) While we’re still learning with … More 6 Tips For a Successful Road Trip With a Toddler
Like many people, we’re staying closer to home these days. We recently took a day trip to Laurel Highlands, in lieu of a baby moon that was postponed one too many times. While it wasn’t the relaxing getaway we originally planned, it was an awesome mix of outdoors, history and good food. (All things we … More Frank Lloyd Wright Houses in PA: Laurel Highlands Day Trip
As someone who’s lived all across the state of Pennsylvania, I have quite a bit of experience with weekend trips from Pittsburgh, PA. With everything going on in the world, more people are planning road trips and staying close to home than ever before. Whether you’re planning a family trip, couples trip, or girls weekend … More 25+ Weekend Trips from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Many people are familiar with the Virginia Beach area but seldom travel south to the quieter Sandbridge Beach in Virginia. When planning our family beach trip on the East Coast of the US, we wanted a family-friendly beach with access to vacation home rentals and a manageable drive from our hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. Sandbridge, … More Planning a Family Vacation in Sandbridge, Virginia
Planning to visit Ocean City, MD? There are so many great things to do, whether you’re going on a trip with friends or an Ocean City, Maryland family vacation. After more than 20 years of vacationing in OCMD (and now with parents living there part-time) we’ve pulled together a comprehensive list of some of the … More 50+ of the Best Things to Do in Ocean City, MD
Like many families, we’ve been trying to come up with creative indoor activities at home. Since traveling to faraway destinations won’t be happening in the near future, we decided to virtually travel from home to some of our family bucket list destinations. Whether you have to stay home or not, virtual travel is a great … More 15 Family Travel Bucket List Ideas to Travel From Home
Animal Kingdom is a great Walt Disney World park for kids of all ages. I loved getting to share it with my toddler and his cousins on our recent trip in February. While many of the rides at Animal Kingdom are for older (and taller) visitors, there are still so many things to do at … More 9 Fun Things to Do at Animal Kingdom with Toddlers
From the minute we stepped into the lobby of the Grand Park Royal Cancun, I could tell it was going to live up to the luxury resort status. The slogan at Grand Park Royal is “stay grand” and we definitely felt a difference there compared to other resorts we’ve stayed at. The Grand Park Royal … More Grand Park Royal Cancun, a Luxury Resort for Families
We’re currently less than a month away from our next trip to Disney World. That means I’m starting to think about packing for Disney and purchasing anything we need in advance of our trip. With the high cost of everything at Disney, there are a number of things to buy before going to Disney World. … More The Best Things to Buy Before Going to Disney World
