I am a true believer that there are no coincidences, so why should my trip to Disney be any different? A few weeks ago, I realized I had a business trip scheduled for the same weekend as my middle guy’s 4th birthday. I am a huge believer in celebrating life and making big deals out of birthdays, so when the realization hit me that I would not be around, it made me feel so bad! And what could make that mom guilt a thousand times worse? Knowing that my business trip was at the Disneyland hotel in California! I b[...]
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Shilamida Travels
It’s not often you get the opportunity to sweep away for the weekend and head down to Disney, but a few weeks ago I decided I needed some much needed quality time with my kids and it happened to be Jersey week in Disney, so away we went! Because we booked our trip so close, there were barely any rooms available. I ended up getting the very last room at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. We arrived at the hotel late in the evening. It was SO cool. Very straight out of Africa for sure! There was a lady in the lobby, playin[...]
Puerto Rico, one of my favorite places to fall in love, bring my family to, do business with (well at least for my lover and I get to tag along). The beaches, the food, Old San Juan… so much beauty, so much history… My very first time in Puerto Rico, I was 5 years old. For years I did not return until I met my lover. On our 31st day together he flew me to San Juan where we stayed at the Ritz Carlton. What a beautiful place to be. Such luxury, gorgeous ocean views. We had a date night at Il Mulino. Fine din[...]
This trip is one that was out of my normal comfort zone. I am usually a beach girl, not much of the adventurer type, but this trip is a must see, once in a lifetime type trip! The flight into San Juan was pretty painless. I’m sure it helped that we were in first class and the mimosas were flowing. We were delayed around 45 minutes and the pilot still got us there on time. Customs was pretty easy and there was a duty free shop right when we got off the plane where we got some vino for the hotel. Our tour[...]
When traveling, food always becomes a stressor. My family is gluten and dairy free and while these are becoming more and more available, you just never know what you will have available to you. When traveling I always use a cooler bag as one of my carry-ons and bring a bunch of food and snacks that are safe for me and will not only get me to my hotel but will carry through in case we don’t get to a market place fast enough. When traveling with children, you can get away with bringing fluids. You will need to l[...]
This was an all summer planned yet last minute trip to Thomas Land. Who has ever even heard of this little gem tucked away in Carver, Massachusetts? My kids have been begging us to go for months because of commercials that they had been seeing. We have been dreading this trip all summer because it is about 4 hours from Bergen County, NJ with 2 stops. In the 6 ½ years that I have known my lover, this is the first trip that we have winged it! I was calling hotels on the way up for a room, secretly I don’t thin[...]