The Best Place to See Turtles in the Florida Keys

The Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida is, hands down, the best place to see turtles in the Florida Keys! On their tour, they give you a history of the museum, teach you about sea turtles and their common injuries and illnesses, then, if there is a surgery going on, you are able to watch it …

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18 Lies Full-Time RVers Tell Themselves

Here are the 18 lies I tell myself quite often. I’m sure other Full-Time RVers can relate. 1. That noise is totally normal. 2. I know exactly how tall my rig is. 3. I’ll save a ton of money not having a house. 4. I would never dump my gray water on the ground. 5. …

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Dolphins Plus in Key Largo

Petting and kissing a dolphin at Dolphins Plus in Key Largo is an amazing experience. These creatures are so beautiful and friendly. When you are petting them and interacting with them you can look right into their eyes and see their personalities. Dolphins Plus has a great program that lets kids of all ages get …

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Hawks Cay: The Best Resort In The Florida Keys

If you are looking for an island vacation look no further than the Hawks Cay Resort on Duck Key in the Florida Keys! What is interesting about the Keys is that as you are driving down the main highway you don’t even realize what is there. Since the Keys are a collection of separate islands …

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Parenting Is Hard

Living in an RV or in a house parenting is hard. Yup. As much as I wish it wasn’t the reality, it is. Everyone – including us – makes life with kids look so great and perfect on social media. But everyone with kids knows that there is rarely a day that goes by where there …

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Top 5 Family Travel Games

Vacations are a great time to explore new places, sit by the beach, swim in the pool, and just relax. They are also a great time to reconnect as a family and one of the simplest and least expensive ways to do that is by playing games together as a family. Over the years we’ve …

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What One Year of Fulltime Family Travel Around the US Looks Like

In 2015 we travelled to 14 states and visited countless National Parks, Mounuments, Museums, and more! Below is a timeline in pictures of our journey over the last year. We had a great year and we are excited to see what 2016 brings! Thanks for being on this journey with us and if you have …

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The Magic Word To Deepen Your Family Bond

The number one word to use to strengthen your family bond is such an easy word, yet so hard to use at times. It is a word, but it is also a mindset. A mindset around valuing your children’s desires and supporting them. I am sure you are wondering what the word is. Here is …

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Living The Dream

I wrote this post about 9 months ago and now I feel comfortable publishing it. While going from working-dad to full-time-travel-dad hasn’t been easy, it’s been the best decision I’ve ever made. I’m sitting at the airport waiting to board a flight back to Wisconsin and I’m looking around at all the other people and families …

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Take A Family Trip Back In Time At Jekyll Island, Georgia

We had heard about a place called The Golden Isles on the coast of Georgia. Sounds nice, huh? Last year we had looked into going and our plans changed so we weren’t able to. This year we booked our family trip and visited Jekyll Island. When you get on to Jekyll Island you feel like you …

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Low Tide Family Fun At Tybee Island

Tybee Island is about 30 minutes from Savannah and is a very cool little beach community. We went during Pirate Fest, which looked like a swashbuckling of a good time. We didn’t visit the festival, since a festival usually means that we have to spent a lot of money on rides, games, and cotton candy, but …

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