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5 Best Family Travel Gadgets
Travel items need to be compact and very useful, maximizing function, meeting crucial family travel needs, while being easy to pack. In previous posts, we showed you DIY and handy luggage tags in How to Make Suitcases Easy to Spot, and for recharging cell phones or other devices away from the hotel room, our review…
Read MorePalm Springs Fun for the Family or (Thank Goodness the Sun is Shining Somewhere)
Things to Do in Palm Springs with Kids About late February, the moss encrusted souls of the Pacific Northwest will succumb to the drizzle doldrums (DD). This seasonal disease can only be partially remedied by coffee, chocolate and light therapy. Thankfully, God created Palm Springs. *Note: Palm Springs is just 90 miles to Anaheim, home…
Read MoreSleeps5–It’s Black History Month, let’s Celebrate!
February is Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month, in the USA and the teacher in me just can’t help herself. Readers will find below a collection of sites that represent the accomplishments, contributions and stories of African-Americans in the United States. And for further information, I have included some links to various…
Read MoreTravel Is Like One Long Field Trip: Educational Strategies for Families
As some of you may know, when not parading as a Sleeps5 travel blogger extraordinaire, I keep the lights on by teaching the three R’s to children ages 5-14. In my experience as a mom and a teacher, travel for kids can be like one long field trip minus 25 other fifth graders. Benefits of…
Read MoreTravel Tech: Waka Waka Solar Charger
As a family, the Jacobsens have been all in on technology, with gizmos and gadgets aplenty. Using gizmos during travel has been no exception and, as such, we have often been in want of convenient power sources to recharge devices. Last year, we purchased a WakaWaka Solar Powered recharging unit after hearing it endorsed as a…
Read MoreFamily Luggage – How to Make Suitcases Easy to Spot
Airport carousels, train or shuttle bus shelves, and hotel luggage storage closets can be a jumble of suitcases. Fittingly, since we operate Sleeps5, travel is one of our favorite family things to do. So we’ve seen many rows, piles, and carts full of luggage. If you’re like me, and find family travel makes you a…
Read MoreTravel Spice Kit: Cooking while Traveling with the Family
Cooking While Traveling – Save Money and Experience Grocery Shopping One of the best ways to keep family travel budgets in check is to cook your own meals. What parent hasn’t seen their travel money rapidly swallowed up by restaurant charges? Equally of value is the cultural experience of shopping for groceries in a given…
Read MoreFamily Friendly Hotels in Ethiopia
Gondar, Simien Mountains, and Lalibela Family Hotels Where Are We? Our latest Sleeps 5 adventure found us traveling through parts of Ethiopia in Eastern Africa; including Addis Ababa, Gondar, the Simien Mountains and Lalibela. Here is a short list of hotels that are both family friendly and can accommodate a family of five (5) all together.…
Read MoreRoma Pass: Save Time and Money
It was a short flight from Paris. So we didn’t need to run to the restrooms as one might upon disembarking from a longer flight. Instead, as recommended by many travel experts, we immediately found and entered the TI (Tourist Information) office at the Fiumicino Airport in Rome to purchase five Roma Passes. (Affiliate disclosure…
Read MoreWhy do families travel?– “Are we there yet?”
The photo above is of exhausted teen travelers in Rome. 8 Reasons Why Travel is Good for a Family Let’s face it, there is always a point on any family trip when you wonder why you ever ventured from your front yard. Travel Can Be Difficult For the Jacobsen five, our lowest of lows came…
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