ROAD TRIP....

The big day for my daughter is fast approaching and next week we will be taking her to her dance competition. However when it comes to travelling with four children it tends to be a bit difficult but for this trip our worry was what are we going to do with the kids to keep them entertained so that we can enjoy watching the dance competition? No more worries! Jay wants to stay behind with his friend for the 4 days that we will be away and that is perfectly fine with his friends mother because Jay spends a lot of time their anyway. This is going to be a hard thing to do for me because Jay is going to be 12 years old next month and I have never left him with anyone when travelling out of town. I know he will be fine but I am struggling with it.

Now as for the other two boys, great news! Our sitter has offered to come along with us on the trip which will make things so much easier and the younger two boys will have a great time with her. This is where I will have to look into an online phone card so that I can call often to check up on Jay to make sure that he is alright and our sitter can call her parents when she wants to. I find it so much easier to use prepaid phone cards while travelling and I this way we won't see all the long distance phone charges on our hotel bill.

Tomorrow night is the girls last dance rehearsal before we leave so I am sure they will be worked pretty hard and I still have some last minute alterations to get done on Trinity's costume. I know what I will be doing later on tonight!

BOSTON BOUND

I don't get to do a lot of travelling so I have never been to Boston, however my mother and her friends visit Boston at least once a year from Canada on a girls shopping get a way. This is something they look forward to every year and I was invited to join them on their next rip to Boston. Well since I have never been there I thought it would be nice to get an idea of what goes on in Boston and all the events that goes on there throughout the year. One of the first sites I came across was Boston Welcomes You and first off was the Boston calendar of events, what a great place to start.

This site is filled with great information including the History of Boston and different attractions and museums for you to check out while visiting and of course while you are in Boston visiting you will need to find accommodations and right now with the end of summer Hotel sale you can save up to 30% with special rates. Although I won't be travelling with my children I came across some great parks and zoos that might be of some interest to take the family back to Boston for a family trip. With this site there is so much to learn about Boston and so much to do there while visiting.

TRAVELLING TO SPAIN

Travelling is something I would love to do and will be doing in the future. I have a list of places that I would love to visit and I'm looking into the different options I have. The attractions to see and the cheapest rates on Hotels would be a help. One of the places I would love to visit and is near the top of my travelling list is Spain but to be more specific Barcelona and Madrid. Fortunately with my daughter's dance convention coming here, two dancers will be chosen to dance in Spain and this has me looking into things a little more with the excitement of the possibility of taking her.

Barcelona would be my first choice to visit and while looking into Hotels in Barcelona or Hoteles en Barcelona, I also came across some general information that was of some help and heightened my excitement. Barcelona is an open aired museum this way the traveller will get to know the many faces of the city. Barcelona has great family activities which include an impressed array of beaches around the city and modern infrastructures at the service of the visitor. There is so much to see and discover while visiting Barcelona.

Maybe you are planning on visiting Madrid. Madrid is Spain's Capital, it's a cosmopolitan city where visitors and residents can enjoy the sun, go for walks or just feed the squirrels in Madrid's large parks and gardens. There is fun for children all year round, enjoy some time at the Zoo-aquarium as well as in the Faunia Theme Park. Visit one of the most spectacular Madrid's Amusement Parks and the Warner Bros-Madrid Theme Park. After checking into one of the Hotels in Madrid there are lots of adventures in Madrid just waiting for you.

Barcelona, Spain

Madrid, Spain