I’ve always felt that the hardest part of going on a vacation was everything that happens before you actually go on vacation. By the time...

As a kid, some of my favorite family trips were when we got to go see family in Washington, Wisconsin and Texas. Growing up, our nuclear...

Zoo-cations (that’s a vacation centered around a zoo visit) have to be some of my favorite vacations. But for our family, there is NO...

San Diego is one of Fat Papa's, Itsy Bitsy's, and my favorite places to visit. I think we have visited San Diego more than any other...

In a world where both the critically acclaimed documentary “Blackfish” and the cultural phenomenon “Tiger King” topped the charts on...

I think the hardest part of planning any trip is deciding where to stay. Whether you are trying to do a vacation on a budget or you are...

Between yearly trips to the Hawaiian Islands, visiting family in Wisconsin and on the east coast, and turning work trips into family...

I don’t care if it’s a romantic getaway, a trip with the kids, or a multi-generational family reunion … the Hawaiian Islands have...

I cannot remember a time when I didn’t love to travel. Even though my family didn’t have much money when I was a kid, we did a good...

As I start my adventure into travel blogging, I am doing a TON of research. This Fat Mama is approaching this new venture with a...

For this Fat Mama, the COVID-19 shutdown was less a mental health rollercoaster and more a 10-story free fall. As an exuberant, outgoing,...