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Wear Sunscreen: Exploring San Juan Puerto Rico’s Spanish Forts
If there’s one thing I remember to do religiously, it’s to WEAR SUNSCREEN. Even here in Seattle where it’s gray and gloomy more often than not, I apply at least 15 SPF via my everyday face lotion. So...
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6 Lessons Learned from Travel without Kids
Leading up to our trip to Puerto Rico back in April our family shared a whole host of emotions. This was new for us. Both Slaed (husband) and I have traveled without Bergen, but not together. One of...
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Trying New Things: Stand-up Paddleboarding in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Watching friends and those I admire for years now try this new(ish) way of enjoying the outdoors got me super curious. Okay. And maybe a little jealous. When see others gliding along the water on...
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Dawn Day in the Wildlife: Reviving Environmental Stewardship
Interacting with nature. Experiencing the outdoors. Exploring our world. At first my perspective on these activities is nothing but positive. You probably have a relatively favorable outlook on the...
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Dawn Day in the Wildlife: Volunteers Make the Difference at the Marine Mammal...
I couldn’t tell my story without first being truly honest with you. My volunteer experience at the Marine Mammal Center started off all wrong. It began with disappointment. Admittedly, selfish...
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Family Travel in Barcelona: 5 Kid Friendly Sights
Our life of travel and adventure spans back much further than the start of the “Wild Tales of…” blog. Yes, before Bergen (3 years old) and Baby #2 came along, countless miles on the road were logged...
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Dawn Day in the Wildlife: Sea Lion Release
Over 18,000 animals rescued and treated since 1975… Over 30,000 adults and children educated each year… Over 1,100 volunteers from Medocino County in Northern California to San Luis Obispo County on...
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Wild Tales of…2014 Travel and Adventure Highlights
Happy 2015! We hope your new year is off to a great start. Here in Seattle we enjoyed a quiet celebration with all four of us sleeping soundly when the clock officially struck midnight. Not to worry...
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Wear Sunscreen: Exploring San Juan Puerto Rico’s Spanish Forts
If there’s one thing I remember to do religiously, it’s to WEAR SUNSCREEN. Even here in Seattle where it’s gray and gloomy more often than not, I apply at least 15 SPF via my everyday face lotion. So...
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Packing for Family Travel: 6 Steps for Success
Maybe it was due to the fact that I had to help pack the boys up for a trip that I wasn’t going on (more on that soon!), but I recently found myself reflecting on the way we go about stuffing our...
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Hiking without Kids: Lake Valhalla near Stevens Pass, WA
It took some advance planning, and a bit of preparation, but this past weekend, I got the chance to hike without my kids. While I love hiking along side my children, well..carrying one of them, and...
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NC’s Outer Banks: Visiting Jockey’s Ridge State Park with Kids
The sand dunes at Jockey’s Ridge State Park in North Carolina’s Outer Banks are the tallest on the east coast. Of all the places I wanted my family to see on their first trip to the Outer Banks this...
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Parents Getaway: Tips for Preparing Grandparents to Care for Kids
Slaed and I had the pleasure of enjoying a kid-free trip to Chicago earlier this month! While we obviously travel quite a bit with the kids, this trip to the windy city was our first parents getaway in...
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Kicking Back with Girlfriends in La Conner, Washington + 4 Tips for a...
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #KickBackWithCanadaDry As a family travel advocate, most of our adventures happen with our wild...
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The Arctic Club Seattle: 24 hour Parent Getaway
When you do something two years in a row, it’s a tradition, right? Slaed and I now have an annual 24-hour summer date. We hire our dear babysitter (of 5+ years) from 11 am on Saturday to 11 am on...
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10th Anniversary Seattle Staycation: Hotel Sorrento
Now that we’ve celebrated in the same way for three years in row, I can most definitely say we have a tradition. Every summer, Slaed and I commemorate our wedding anniversary with what we call a...
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