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Jun 24, 202211 min read
10 Things to do in the Greater Monterey Bay Area
California is an amazing place in which to live and visit. I don’t know of any other state that offers such a diversity of landscapes,...
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Fat Mama
Jun 9, 202210 min read
The Perfect 1-Day Santa Cruz Beach Itinerary
There may be no more iconic beach in California than the Santa Cruz Beach and the seashore entertainment along Beach Street. As for...
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Fat Mama
Feb 25, 20228 min read
Family Visits vs Family Vacations
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...
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Fat Mama
Feb 11, 202210 min read
Girl Scout Cookies – Supporting Girl-Led Travel and Empowerment Since 1917
Now that the holidays are over, the decorations are put away, and we have all hit our sugary treat, overindulgent, overloads, you might...
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Fat Mama
Jan 28, 202231 min read
3 – Day Zoo-cation Highlights
There are so many reasons why San Diego is an amazing place to travel with kids, but the Zoo and Safari Park are at the top of our list!...
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Fat Mama
Jan 21, 202214 min read
3-Day San Diego Zoo-cation Itinerary
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...
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Fat Mama
Jan 7, 202218 min read
Zoos, Aquariums, and Animaltainment – Fat Mama’s Views on Animals in Captivity
In a world where both the critically acclaimed documentary “Blackfish” and the cultural phenomenon “Tiger King” topped the charts on...
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Fat Mama
Dec 10, 202110 min read
Take a Tour – How One Zoo Tour Changed the Way We Getaway
Every year, except during COVID, since Itsy Bitsy was 18 months old, our family has celebrated the New Year with a trip down to San...
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Fat Mama
Nov 19, 20213 min read
Are You Hiding Your Turkey This Year?
If you have kids, then by now you have likely heard of Elf on a Shelf, but this was the first year we learned about fugitive turkeys....
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Fat Mama
Nov 12, 20217 min read
Kid Friendly Activities in Yosemite – Adventure 2 – Church Bowl Picnic Area
Church Bowl Picnic Area is located in the Yosemite Valley just off the road on the way to the Ahwahnee Hotel and after passing the...
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Fat Mama
Oct 29, 20217 min read
Kid Friendly Activities in Yosemite – Adventure 1 – Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad
Okay so this first chronical of kid-friendly activities and adventures in Yosemite is technically just outside Yosemite in Fish Camp …...
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