Road Trips

Fun and Learning at Boston’s Museum of Science

On our recent trip out to Boston we made time for a stop at the Museum of Science. Originally established as the Boston Society of Natural History in 1830, the modern MoS has over 500 interactive exhibits and over 100 animals. It started as a place where men who traveled the world could share ideas [...]

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Up Close and Personal with the Fish at New England Aquarium

by Cie McCullough Buschle

Once home to the world’s largest aquarium tank, New England Aquarium still has plenty to boast about. There is a shark and ray touch tank, a tidal pool exhibit for touching and handling various sea creatures, an outdoor seal exhibit, and of course, an abundant supply of marine life! The first thing to see on [...]

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Canadian National Park: Georgian Bay Islands, Ontario

by Cie McCullough Buschle

Sometimes called the sixth Great Lake, the Georgian Bay Islands are part of the 30,000 island chain that is the world’s largest freshwater archipelago. Georgian Bay is home to the world’s largest island in a freshwater lake, Manitoulin, and the islands hold many species of reptiles and amphibians, including the threatened eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake. Colonies of gulls and terns can be [...]

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Car Shopping In Albany

by Sandra Foyt

Car shopping in Albany has changed dramatically in recent years, and yet there are dealers who seemed stuck in a time warp. One dealer, who claims to be among the first in the area, had such an awful set up that I was ready to give up on replacing my beloved Suburban altogether. But I [...]

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Test Drive a Mercedes Benz and Stowe Mountain Resort

by Sandra Foyt

The last day of ski season might not be the best time to blaze new trails, but it was a good time to explore new-to-me Stowe Mountain Resort. It didn’t take long to realize that I wasn’t up to the challenge of skiing in spring conditions. While the ski racers of the family were having [...]

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EASTER TRAVEL

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World’s First Flying Car Takes to the Skies

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A Massachusetts company takes off with the concept for the flying car which can travel at a top speed of 115 mph. Thanks for checking out Albany Kid. Please take a look at the rest of our videos and articles. To stay in the loop, bookmark our homepage.

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Renaissance Fairs and Fun Festivals in the North East

by Cie McCullough Buschle

Rennaisance Fairs have been held around the US for the past fifty years, starting in New York City in 1957 with ”A Christmas Masque of Traditional Revels”. This was later broadcast on TV as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame, and in 1971 was established permanently as Christmas Revels in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Then in 1963 a class in Los [...]

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Area 51 – Extraterrestrials Sighted In Nevada

by Sandra Foyt

Our strangest trip occurred not long ago along a desolate stretch of highway, in an endlessly empty landscape marked only by the passage of bullet-ridden cattle caution signs. We had ventured into a region steeped in myth and speculation, commonly referred to as… Area 51. The focus of countless conspiracy theories, Area 51 is a [...]

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Road Trips: LaRue Across America by Mark Teague

by Sandra Foyt

Join America’s favorite dog Ike LaRue in a hilarious road trip adventure from bestselling author Mark Teague. I hope you enjoy this Daily Family Travel Video Break! To stay in the loop, bookmark our homepage.