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Categories
- Travel
  - Asia
    - Japan
  - Europe
  - North America
    - Mexico
    - United States
      - Midwest
      - Northeast
      - Southeast
      - Southwest
      - West
  - Oceania
    - New Zealand
  - South America
    - Colombia
    - Peru
- Tennessee State Parks
- Nashville Local
- Books
- Motherhood
About
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Category: Japan

Asia

48 Hours in Kyoto, Japan

May 13, 2020

Asia

What’s So Special About Japan?

April 24, 2020

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When it comes to my kids, I’m aiming for a 1990s

When it comes to my kids, I’m aiming for a 1990s-level of technology use, so when I say we embraced some retro vacation vibes during our stay at @chickasawstatepark, I really mean it—so much so that more than once I stood on our cabin porch and hollered for the kids when it was time for dinner. 🙌

Chickasaw is the only @tennesseestatepark we’ve visited thus far with a core of facilities that is entirely walkable, which really lends to a tight community feel and makes it easy to forget the world outside your vacation bubble. It has…

🛏️ 13 cabins (7 of which are WPA-era historic and refurbished), a group lodge, and 3 campgrounds

🛶 Canoe and kayak rentals

🏊‍♂️A swimming beach

🛝 A lakefront playground and recreational courts

🥾 Trails through a variety of forest and wetland ecosystems

🐴 Guided horseback rides, a wrangler campground, and miles of riding trails

🌳 14,000 acres of State Forest land to explore

Not a bad stay for our 34th park!
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#tnstateparks #tnstateparktour #naturaltennessee #chickasawstateforest #outdoorfamily

I’ve hated you and loved you, and in the long ru

I’ve hated you and loved you, and in the long run, love wins out. My life would not be the same without New York. 💜

📷 college snapshots 2004-2008

Ever taken your kids on a cave hike? There are lo

Ever taken your kids on a cave hike?

There are lots of well-known, impressive but more costly caves near middle Tennessee, but there’s also a few free or low-cost ones to explore in our @tennesseestateparks!

You can find caves at Cordell Hull Birthplace, Cedars of Lebanon, Fall Creek Falls, South Cumberland, and Dunbar Cave State Parks. Ranger-led tours are available for a variety ages and ability levels!

(Be sure to check park websites for specific permit or regulation info.)
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#tnstateparks #takeyourkidsoutside #exploremore #outdoorfamily #runwildmychild #optoutside #naturaltennessee #onlyintennessee #madeintn

Shadow jumping away the Sunday Scaries. 🙃 📍

Shadow jumping away the Sunday Scaries. 🙃

📍Covehead Harbor Lighthouse, P.E.I., Canada
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#explorepei #princeedwardisland #canada #lighthouse #welovepei

Sailing the Charlottetown Harbour with @sagasailin

Sailing the Charlottetown Harbour with @sagasailing. We were the first sail of the season in mid-June, a morning jaunt that ended in time for lunch. Once summer vacay truly begins in July, Captain Kurt is booked for three trips a day, every day.

Nearly every time we travel, I find a way to be on the water; I’m just drawn to it. I could argue that my residency in a land-locked state leaves me craving the open sea, but I think it’s a deeper instinctive sort of feeling.

I often joke that in another life, I was a California beach bum; but I only have this one, so I guess I’ll just keep seeking out boat rides. 🤙
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#explorepei #discovercharlottetown #welcomepei

Summer recap bc school is back in session… 👩‍🏫✏️📚

Only 171 school days until the next one! 🙃

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#summerbreak #teacherlife #nashville

Buying my lottery ticket and searching Redfin…🤞

Would you buy a house here?

📍Prince Edward Island, Canada
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#pei #princeedwardisland #coastalliving #familytravel #travelwithkids #travelblogger #familytravelblogger

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