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Friday, June 6th, 2008DesertMama 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 we hopped [...]
Molokai Sunset on Papohaku Beach
Thursday, June 5th, 2008While I’m not even going to attempt to be as beautifully poetic as DesertMama was in her eloquent post about the break of dawn on Kaua’i, I did want to share with you my experience watching the sunset on a deserted beach on the west end of Molokai.
Hawaii’s sixth-largest island, Molokai is known as the [...]
Surreal. Magical. A Kaua’i Sunrise.
Monday, June 2nd, 2008I sat up straight in bed, jarred from a deep sleep, and looked around the Kaha Lani Resort bedroom. What was that noise? There was enough light coming through the windows to tell dawn was approaching. I heard “it” again, now realizing “it” was Mother Nature’s colorful alarm clock. I lay down, but it crowed [...]
Mama on the Move: Segway of Hawaii
Sunday, June 1st, 2008The 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 [...]
Family Travel: A Great Child-friendly Luxury Resort in Maui
Thursday, May 29th, 2008Let’s face it, there are a lot of hotels in the Westin family (owned by Starwood). We’ve been to some that are just fine; nothing wrong but nothing to write home about. And now, we’ve experienced the Westin Maui Resort & Spa, in Hawaii. This is, truly, an outstanding hotel, and great for family travel. The [...]
Winning Wednesday: Josh Groban Awake:LIVE CD/DVD
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008I still HEART Josh Groban and our three winners from our giveaway will love him also, if they don’t already. If you aren’t a winner, never fear, you can watch a 20 minute video which is an excerpt of the DVD or just go visit Josh’s site and buy yourself a copy. It is worth [...]
Interview and Book Giveaway: Angela K. Nickerson
Monday, May 19th, 2008A Journey into Michelangelo’s Rome offers a fascinating exploration of Roman culture, art, and politics, as well as a visual feast of Renaissance art and contemporary photographs. Street maps allow the reader to navigate through the city and discover Rome as Michelangelo knew it and as it exists today.
Angela K. Nickerson is based in Sacramento, [...]
Top 5 Gulf Coast Beaches
Sunday, May 18th, 2008As aired on May 18, 2008 in Baton Rouge, LA on The Around Town Show.
Summer in the US is the time where most families head to the beach. These are my picks for the 2008 beach season. This list is based on personal experience, family friendly offerings, sand quality, and overall good times. Feel free [...]
Don’t Lose Your Stuff! Top 10 Tips for Safe Travel
Monday, May 5th, 2008Sometimes, travel writers take press trips. Also called familiarity trips, these involve a few professional travel journalists being ushered around a particular vacation destination by PR folks in the local community’s travel and tourism business. I, MudslideMama, have been in the midst of a southern California beach town press trip, and just learned [...]
Q & A with a Traveling Mama - Natalie MacLean
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008The Traveling Mamas feel really lucky today to have the award-winning, wine-writing goddess Natalie MacLean with us sharing her experiences as a traveling mama. Natalie is the author of the book Red, White and Drunk All Over. It doesn’t matter if you are new to the wine world or a seasoned wine drinker, [...]
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