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Manic Motherhood: If it's Labor Day, You Must be Camping...Or Crazy

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Labor Day is nearly here and you know what that means. Yes, we must stop wearing white shoes—although to be honest I’ve been never stopped. Does anyone really stop wearing white shoes just because of an arbitrary date on a calendar? That aside, to me,…

Manic Motherhood: How I Spent My Summer Vacation

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I don’t know about you, but for me this is the last week before school starts. And I swear to you, it should be illegal to be this happy. And because I am so very, very happy, I decided this blog entry should be that terrific school standby, “how I spent my summer vacation.”

Jet Set Babies: They Do The Packing For You

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Many parents are skipping vacations and opting for staycations instead. Is it because of the economy or is it secretly because traveling with babies & toddlers is such an ordeal! Diapers, bottles, formula, wipes, baby shampoo, baby creams, baby food, etc. By the time you pack for your baby,…

Packing Checklist

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Before you head out for your summer vacation, Real Moms Guide invites you to pack like a pro! It's hard enough to get the kids ready for a trip…

10 Best U.S. National Parks

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Wilderness excellence.

Author Wallace Stegner (echoing Englishman Lord Bryce) famously declared national parks “the best idea America has ever had.” Travelers wholeheartedly agree: there are nearly 300 million visits to parks each year. In tough economic…

America's Best Bargain Vacations

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This summer, these 10 getaway spots offer tight-budgeted travelers plenty to do.

For a summer vacation in Hawaii, you can now find nightly hotel rates lower than the average daily temperature. Some travel Web sites are offering deals as slow as $69 per night, right in Waikiki. Thanks to the current state of the economy, it's a vacationer's market.

"These places are hurting so much for tourism," says Anna Banas, executive editor of SmarterTravel, an online travel resource. "There are packages and specials to be found everywhere. You just have to look."