June 2008

Road Trip Tips Roundup

by CajunMama
The Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, TX

Here are links to some of our road trip tips to help make that family road trip a bit easier on everyone. Be sure to visit GetRoadReady.com, a Prestone-sponsored site that has tips for getting your car ready and offers free road trip games to print out. You can also visit GasBuddy.com to search for [...]

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Winning Wednesday: William Joseph CD

by CajunMama

Italy, Hawaii, Australia, Alaska, Ireland, Paris, and tropical getaways seem to be tops on everyone’s list of dream places to visit. The last time someone mentioned to me that they dreamed of going to Australia, I encouraged her to go. It happened to be my cousin, who came back after a two week tour to sell her [...]

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Space Camp

by CajunMama
US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL

Raise your hand if you wanted to go to Space Camp when you were a kid. Me! Me! I used to spend every childhood summer in Huntsville, AL, the home of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. I would beg my grandfather to take me to the Space Center so I could buy astronaut food, [...]

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Giveaway: William Joseph CD BEYOND

by CajunMama
William Joseph Beyond

I’ve been searching for road trip music for all the many road trips I have planned this summer. I like to find tracks that go with the destination, kind of like my own soundtrack. I came across artist William Joseph, who released a new CD, BEYOND. I decided to do a little research on him [...]

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Sharing Family Travel Memories with the Next Generation

by CajunMama
Overlook of Gatlinburg

I don’t know if it is because I’m a southerner, or because some of my “people” came from there, or if we always have a good time there, but the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is dear to my heart. Back in the day, my parents would bring my brother and I to [...]

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Interview with a Traveling Mama: Sascha Stokes

by CajunMama
Sascha and Baby at Lee Abbey

Last year, when visiting the Stonehenge area, I had the pleasure of meeting up with my UK travel writing friend, Sascha Stokes. I arrived the day before she was due with her first child. I recently caught up with Sascha to see how her life and travels have changed, now that she is a traveling [...]

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Traveling Mamas on YouTube

by CajunMama

We now have our own YouTube page where we will add videos and slideshows to go along with our posts. You can visit the page here and see a slideshow about The Westin Maui Resort and Spa. We hope that this will enhance your visits to TravelingMamas.com and give you a glimpse into the various [...]

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Discover Maui’s Upcountry

by CajunMama
Ali

My travel companion and I decided to relax during our visit to Westin Maui Resort and Spa. The two of us spent a day enjoying lomi lomi massages at The Heavenly Spa while the other Mamas went hiking. We found out that the lavender spa products being sold were made right there on Maui. So [...]

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Bye, Bye Miss American Pie

by CajunMama
by smenzel at flickr

What is up with all the airlines’ nickel and dime-ing consumers? United Airlines announced today that it is cutting 1,000 employees and 100 flights. What the heck is going on? Just last week they had a free-for-all sale of $300 round-trip flights to Hawaii from certain hubs. Will these purchased tickets still be valid come [...]

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Mama on the Move: Segway of Hawaii

by CajunMama

The other night I strolled along Waikiki Beach with my local friend Jeanne whom I met a few years ago. We watched the fireworks at Hilton Hawaiian Village that occurs almost every Friday night. I noticed a bunch of people on Segways and they looked like they were having a blast. So, I went ahead [...]

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