Smart Travel

Zingers Deli – NY Deli Hits Streets of Boca

January 30, 2012
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Zingers Deli – NY Deli Hits Streets of Boca Living out of the NY tri-state area doesn’t mean depriving oneself from the delicacies we find [...]

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Miami Resident Turns Tourist!

September 28, 2011
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Miami Resident Turns Tourist! No planes or trains…just automobiles!  Have you ever just looked at the tourist map for your metro area and realized the [...]

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Smart Travel: Marco Island, Florida is an Ideal Family Travel Destination

August 30, 2011
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This year’s summer family trip was to Marco Island, Florida.  This island sits less than 2 hours west of Miami, just south of Naples.  Traveling [...]

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Smart Food: Miami Breakfast Choices

May 2, 2011
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We love Sunday mornings.  With a child in our house and one arriving any day now (I’m 37.5 weeks preggo,) waking up early isn’t much [...]

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Smart Travel: The Humming Game – My daughter the songwriter!

April 20, 2011
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This week I shared 5 games that we play in the car. http://smartypantsmama.com/2011/04/smart-home-5-car-ride-games-to-occupy-the-time/ My daughter’s favorite is #2 The Humming Game (just like the classic [...]

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Smart Travel: The Organized Suitcases

October 18, 2010
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We are the weekend getaway family, as you may remember from Smarty Pants Daddy’s post this summer.  We getaway when we can, especially when we [...]

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Smart Travel: The Surprise Bag

August 24, 2010
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A Bag, Wrapping Paper + Cheap Toys = happy child on plane We’ve flown to NY several times with my daughter since she was about [...]

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Smart Travel: The Weekend Getaway

August 3, 2010
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Guest Poster: Smarty Pants Dada I guess about a year and a half ago, our family started doing weekend getaways.  It was one of the [...]

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Smart Travel: Finding Non-Theme Park Destinations

June 1, 2010
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Did you know that a 2010 Family Vacation Survey found that 97 percent of parents who go on family vacations want a trip that both [...]

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Smart Food: Key Largo Conch House, Key Largo, FL

May 17, 2010
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Key Largo Conch House 100211 Overseas Highway Key Largo, FL 33037-4418 (305) 453-4844 www.KeyLargoCoffeeHouse.com We expected a lot, and were pleased. The Key Largo Conch [...]

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Smart Travel: It’s okay to reuse the parade toys!

May 7, 2010
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Who says you can’t reuse parade toys? You certainly don’t buy new beach towels each time you go to the beach?  Do you?  I’m thinking [...]

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Smart Travel: Fish Bowl – Islamorada, FL (Upper Keys)

May 6, 2010
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Fish Bowl 83230 Overseas Hwy Islamorada, FL 33036 (305) 664-9397 Traveling to the Upper Florida Keys with a preschooler, or any young kids for that [...]

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Snoozing in the Booster – stiff neck?

March 26, 2010

I remember how ecstatic we were when we could ditch the “pain the butt to buckle” car seat and start using the booster instead.  What [...]

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Fishies, fishies, I want fishies!

March 23, 2010

GPXTGRWP52VT Heading back to the hotel from Magic Kingdom, I sat with Isa passed out on my lap, next to a mommy and her 2 year [...]

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Weekend in Disney – an easy getaway!

March 22, 2010

What a weekend!  Spent three great nights with family in Disney World.  Yes, we travel to Disney A LOT! We actually went 6 times in [...]

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Miami MetroZoo – best pass I’ve owned!

January 28, 2010

One of the best gifts have I received as a mommy was a membership to our local zoo, Miami MetroZoo. It was a present back [...]

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Hotel Reviews …. to believe or not beleive!

September 18, 2009

Have you ever use TripAdvisor.com to help decide which hotel to stay at for your next vacation? I have. Tons of times. Actually just this [...]

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Smart Mama Move – Suite with Food!

August 26, 2008

Traveling with the Munchkin!!! This past weekend we had a fantastic time vacationing on the west coast of Florida, in Naples. We stayed at The [...]

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