Mama Interviews

Video: John Heald Interview about Carnival Magic and General Cruise Travel

by CajunMama
John Heald and Shannon Hurst Lane on the Carnival Magic cruise ship

While cruising on the Carnival Magic while she was in Europe, I caught up with Carnival’s Senior Cruise Director John Heald. John is not just the man who puts together the entertainment and activities on the Carnival Fun Ships, but he’s also a husband and dad with a passion for cruise travel. In the video, [...]

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Interview with a Traveling Mama – Alice Griffin

by CajunMama
Tales of a Travelling Mum by Alice Griffin

Alice Griffin is the author of the informative and inspirational book Tales From a Travelling Mum: Navigating Europe with a Babe-in-Arms. It is chock full of useful tips and advice on traveling with little ones. Alice was kind enought to answer a few questions for TravelingMamas.com readers. When did you first develop a love for [...]

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Interview with American Idol Finalist Jason Castro

by CajunMama

Season 7 of American Idol was probably one of the more memorable for the CajunMama family. We really enjoyed Jason Castro’s performances and his choice of songs for most episodes. The 21-year-old artist sang a few numbers that were meaningful to us, including “Travelin Thru” (which should be one of our theme songs), IZ’s arrangement [...]

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TravelingMamas.com Milestone: First Year

by CajunMama

January is the time when people look back at the past year and make resolutions for the year ahead. This day last year, we loaded our first post on a WordPress.com travel blog. We started TravelingMamas.com with a few dollars and a little bit of common sense (we trademarked the name). Along the way – [...]

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Interview with a Traveling Dad: Alan Rider

by CajunMama
Paragliding over the Pacific/La Jolla, CA Copyright Alan Rider

Alan Rider, a traveling dad, shares with TravelingMamas.com an inside look at his inspiring site, XTRORD.com and how it came to fruition. He and his wife of 16 years are the parents of Sky, a 10-year-old adventure lover like his dad. They reside in a really small town in northern California. Paragliding over the Pacific/La [...]

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Interview with a Traveling Dad: Chris Brogan

by CajunMama

Disclaimer: I bugged the poo out of this poor man until he broke down and graciously agreed to answer these questions. Before you read this, pretend you are Wayne and Garth and repeat to yourselves, “We’re not worthy”. Chris Brogan is a Strategist/Advisor of Enterprise Tech and Social Media. In other words, he’s the Shiznit, [...]

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Q & A with a Traveling Mama – Chanize Thorpe

by CajunMama
Chanize Thorpe

Chanize Thorpe, a freelance travel writer/editor, is a Traveling Mama who lives in New York with her husband and three children. She has traveled the world and has agreed to share some of her insights on being a mama and traveling. How did you first become a Traveling Mama? My dad was in the military [...]

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