You may have already guessed that I'm a big fan of Minted.com. Between Valentine's Day cards, Christmas cards and home decor, Minted.com has been a favorite with my family and friends. The good news today is it's time for Minted's Semi Annual Foil Event! Twice ... [ Read More ]
Protect Your Electronics on Summer Adventures with Tech21
I've got birds chirping, green grass growing, and yellow daffodils sprouting in my front yard, which means spring is here in Colorado, and summer fun is around the corner! This year, my family has local adventures planned -- hiking and kayaking in our area ... [ Read More ]
Competitours Mystery Trip through Europe
SightDOING, not sightseeing, is how Competitours owner Steve Belkin describes Competitours, a "The Amazing Race style" European team travel competition that takes place annually in Europe. This year, 11 teams of two will zig-zag through multiple European ... [ Read More ]
Montana Gap Year for Student-Athletes: RIDGE Mountain Academy
With a current 11th grader in my house, post-secondary plans are front of mind. Right now, her intention is to head directly to college in the fall of 2018, but I'm certainly not opposed to her crafting a carefully planned gap year -- defined by the American ... [ Read More ]
31 Days of Wellness – Week Four + 3 Days
You thought I forgot about reporting on my last days of January wellness? Nope! Just super delayed. I don't know what the heck happened in February -- time is flying, I'm juggling, who knows.... but I did document (in my head anyway) a "wellness activity" for ... [ Read More ]
Bungee Jumping in New Zealand
Bungee jumping in New Zealand: probably not a lot of world travelers have this on top of their bucket lists, since most of us don’t have death wishes, but it’s been on my younger daughter’s bucket list ever since she learned about it. This is the kid who also ... [ Read More ]
The Vacation Gals Win Multiple NATJA Travel Writing Awards
The North America Travel Journalists Association's 2016 Travel Media Awards Competition was good to The Vacation Gals this year. That is, our blog posts earned Gold, Silver and Bronze awards in different categories for online writing, as well as a Finalist ... [ Read More ]
Sleeping in a Sheep Wagon at Avalanche Ranch Cabins & Hot Springs
My husband, Quent, turns 50 this year. I decided late last year that we should try to do something out of the ordinary every month in 2017 to celebrate the year of his birth. Could be a fancy dinner out, some sort of extreme adventure, or a trip. Yes, my ... [ Read More ]
Diono’s Radian rXT: All-in-One Steel Car Seat from Birth to Booster
"I ride in Daddy's car in purple car seat." That's the phrase I've been hearing every day since my husband Jeff installed our new Black Plum Diono Radian rXT in the back of his BMW. I tease him that installing a car seat in the back of his slick ride might ... [ Read More ]
31 Days of Wellness – Week 3: Snow, Sweaty Cycle, Sunny Stroll
Slammed by a head cold! I've felt like crap the past few days, and it's admittedly been hard to rally to do something "good for me" each day this week. (A lot harder than Week 1 and Week 2.) Still, I've got 7 days of wellness to report -- again, some "wellness ... [ Read More ]
A Cruise down the Danube with AmaWaterways
Writer, New Yorker, traveling mom and The Vacation Gals contributor Holly Rosen Fink recently cruised for the first time with AmaWaterways. Here's her report: A year or so ago, I decided that the best way to take my aging mom on a trip around Europe would ... [ Read More ]
31 Days of Wellness – Week 2: MOI Cycle, Massage and Many Steps
Keeping myself accountable here, making sure to get in "one good thing for me a day" through the month of January. A busier week this week than last means I gave myself a little leeway with what the term "wellness" means, but on the whole feeling good about at ... [ Read More ]