my world • cultural awareness • family fun • travel
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on January 22nd, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Otherwise known as Ambergris Caye, or as Madonna sang out: “La Isla Bonita,” San Pedro Belize, with its warm Caribbean air and aquamarine water, is the perfect vacation spot for family travel, especially in the middle of winter during their dry season.
Transportation to San Pedro
To get to San Pedro, you must fly to Belize City and either take the water taxi or a puddle jumper air plane. The water taxi was a short hour and 15-minute ride …
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my world • cultural awareness • family fun • travel
by Kristin V Shaw on January 15th, 2012 | No Comments »
There is a seaside city just northeast of Boston that is elegant, beautiful, and sparkling clean, with incredible seafood…, delicious wine, and friendly locals. You may have heard the name of this city and even flown over it flying east. It’s not a common topic of conversation when discussion
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my world • cultural awareness • lifestyle • hobbies-me time
by Kristin on January 8th, 2012 | 3 Comments »
O…ne of the fantastic perks I have had in my career is travel. Now that I have my son, I’m a lot less excited about being away from him on business trips, but as long as he’s with me I’d love to go, go, go. Luckily, he’s a pretty
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my world • cultural awareness • lifestyle • hobbies-me time
by Troy Pattee on January 1st, 2012 | No Comments »
Vacation is a time to unplug, relax, and get away from the demands of our everyday life. Many consider technology as one of their main stressors, so it makes sense to want to leave it all at home…. But have you considered that technology can also be used to
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me • time management
by Jill Greenlaw on September 12th, 2011 | No Comments »
My son came into our room the other night at 11:00 p.m. and told me that he was having a hard time falling asleep. It got me thinking: “What had he been doing all day that would keep him up at night?”
He went to school, did his homework, watched…
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me • relationships
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on September 4th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Typically, when planning a vacation—family or otherwise—I’d get a say in the agenda. Not this time. And for a very good reason. My youngest sister Brooke… is, count them, 20 years younger than me. She just turned 21 and in celebration, my mom flew up from Guatemala and my three
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me • fashion & style
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on September 1st, 2011 | No Comments »
Each city seems to have it’s own energy, personality, and style. And Chicago is no different.
Located in the central United States on Lake Michigan, I learned recently that Chicago is also referred to as “The Paris of the Prairie,” a kind of calm cosmopolitan city with mid-western charm.
I …
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me • relationships
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on July 25th, 2011 | Comments Off
…Today, after 48 hours, I arrived in Kenya. It’s really quite a long story and I’m jet lagged, but needless to say, the flight attendant told us, an hour and a half into our Detroit to Amsterdam flight that we needed to turn back around and go to Detroit due
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mom • family fun & traditions
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on July 21st, 2011 | No Comments »
Branson, Missouri seems to be all the rage these day for US travel. My in laws went on a trip there a few years back. My 80+-year-old grandpa was talking about going with his girlfriend. My parents think it sounds like a great idea. And I thought it sounded fun…
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mom • family fun & traditions
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on May 26th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Raise your hand if you have ever felt like you needed a vacation after returning from a family trip? While travel is fun, exciting, and builds lasting memories, it can also be downright tiring.
My family just returned from 7 days at Universal Orlando Resort… in Florida. We
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Coastal Getaway: Nova Scotia is a Great Location for a Family Vacation
