We stayed at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Gulfport, MS after leaving NOLA last night. What a difference a bigger bed and extra pillows makes! We all slept better indeed and started off the day with a yummy breakfast! The highlight was the gravy and biscuits with homefries. With happy tummies we hit the…
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Roadtrip Day 2 – Louisiana
It’s always tough to wake up early when you are on vacation… But we are hitting the road, leaving Texas to our next destination: Louisiana. After breakfast of champions (eggs, sausage and waffles) we hit the road but 1st we head to downtown to our 1st surprise “wacky roadtrip stop” for the girls! So this…
Adventures in a Castle – Parador de Baiona
One of the neat things about coming to Spain is that you can actually choose to stay in a Parador instead of your run of the mill hotels. The Paradores are usually historic buildings such as castles, mansions, etc. that have been remodeled and conditioned to be a hotel. So that’s how we ended up…
Porto (Port) wine tasting
We are in the town of Vila Nova de Gaia strolling around the banks of River Duero. The walkway is filled with people strolling around taking in some Vitamin D, kids are playing in the park, some people selling jewelry and wooden objects on the street… In the picture below Papa and Carolina haggle on…
Our trip to Niagara Falls
I’ve been to Niagara Falls a couple times as a kid (see pic on the left hehehe) but this was the first time I took my own daughter and husband to experience what I think is one of the amazing natural wonders that one should see before dying 😉 Yes I know there are several…
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