Tag: Travel
Daytripping Fun: Exploring History in Austin
Wondering how to add some quick fun to a weekend or a holiday break? Austin is an easy drive from the San Antonio area...
Six Kid-Friendly Hotels in San Antonio, TX
We all know there is a difference between what a search engine believes to be kid-friendly (more of a 'families are welcome vibe') and what...
Hit the Road: 13 Road Trip Ideas for Summer Fun
While gas prices are higher than we’d like, piling into the car for a getaway is still a great way to up your summer...
Using a Pass to Claim Summer Vacation Savings
We love to travel and explore, and that includes taking advantage of all there is to do in San Antonio. But museum admission and...
Cleared for Takeoff: How to Survive Air Travel with a Baby
Shortly after my daughter was born, I was asked to co-chair a seminar in Orlando, Florida the following summer. Not only was it the...
Getaways with Kids on Nonstop Flights from San Antonio International Airport
When it comes to traveling with kids, especially air travel, the contributors at Alamo City Moms Blog have done our fair share, as you...
When You’re 35 and Homesick
The dry, relentless heat that occurs in South Texas with the absence of the rain I have grown up with, ignites nostalgia each summer....
A Mom’s Bucket List: Reconnecting With Myself
Somewhere between getting married and my daughter going to preschool, I lost myself. Life and what I thought it should be, what I should...
Outside the Comfort Zone: Where the Magic Is
“You can choose courage or you can choose comfort, but you can not have both.” —Brené Brown
“Twenty years from now you will be more...
Pack Your Bags, Mom!
We all know that traveling with our children can be difficult. I consider myself a somewhat seasoned traveler with children, and the idea still...
14 Tips for an Epic Cruise with Kids
My husband and I cruised around the Western Mediterranean right before we adopted our son. It was our last adults-only trip before becoming parents...
Air Travel with Children: Your One-Way Ticket to Crazy Town
Flying is not fun. This is fact. Anyone who tells you otherwise is not your friend. Granted, there was a time when flying was...
The Great American Road Trip: Lessons Learned
If you asked me a year ago, I would have told you that I hate road trips. We didn’t drive many places outside of...
What You Really Did This Summer
The summer is wrapping up and with that comes a natural shift of gaze from one set of to-dos to another. If you're like...