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It’s officially Fall! It definitely doesn’t fe It’s officially Fall! It definitely doesn’t feel like it in Miami, it really never does but that just gives us a reason to explore other states. West Virginia is one of them, fun fact I actually lived here between undergrad and grad school! Here are Things to do in West Virginia (SAVE + SHARE): 

1. Enjoy New River Gorge National Park & Preserve, or visit any of the states 35 state parks as West Virginia has 1.5 million acres of parks and public land. We personally walked the Shavers Lake Trail and canoed on the lake. 

2. Enjoy some serious adventures! We’re always trying something new and West Virginia offers a lot of options from whitewater rafting, to 1,000+ miles of off-road ATV trails, to rock climbing, caving and mountain biking . 

3. Take a train ride on the Cass Scenic Railroad which stops at the Whittaker Camp where those who worked in the lumber and coal industry lived during the work season. 

4. Explore Cranberry Glades Botanical Area where you might just get to see some black bears! 

5. Walk the Falls of Hills Creak trail to get up close to some gorgeous waterfalls! 

This week I’ll be sharing various cities and states you can experience a beautiful Fall getaway. What are some of your favorite places to enjoy autumn?

Tap the link in my bio for my West Virginia blog post and a blog post of the best places to experience Fall in the US!
Still not over our day exploring the waters of For Still not over our day exploring the waters of Fort Pierce. We danced, snorkeled, fished and went tubing. Definitely want more days like this and still pinch myself that this is what a day of work looks like for me sometimes. Thank you @seadoo for the opportunity.
If you know my husband you know water activities a If you know my husband you know water activities are his favorite! Fishing, jet skiing, just being on a boat on the ocean relaxing, name it, he’s there. So we couldn’t be more excited than to not only get the chance to test out the new @seadoo Switch but be the stars of a whole commercial for it. We had entirely too much fun filming this. Of course now he wants to buy one!

Do you like getting out on the water? Favorite activity?
Our 3 Day London Itinerary (SAVE + SHARE): 

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Day 1: Walked across the Tower Bridge (you can take a tour of London of Tower as well), walked along the River Thames and took a make a fascination hat class with @create_your_own_hat! 

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Day 2: Harry Potter walking tour, checked out Borough Market and went on a night ghost bus tour. 

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Day 3: Morning Tea at Peggy Porschen, Buckingham Palace for Changing of the Guards, and explore Westminster for the infamous red telephone booths, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey.

If you have more time on previous visits to London we have taken a day trip to check out Stonehenge, Bath and Windsor Castle, rode the London Eye, took a ferry ride down the Thames River, checked out Warner Brother Studios, and did a graffiti/street art tour.

Is London on your list? If you’ve been what did you do that you think is a must for visitors?

Things to do in London, London with kids, family travel
Then vs Now (swipe left)!🥹🥰 My babies are no Then vs Now (swipe left)!🥹🥰 My babies are not babies anymore. Where has the time gone? Excuse me while I go cry in the corner 😭😭😭😭. 

Too in my feelings to provide an informational post, I’ll be back tomorrow.
Why is this man always trying to stop my fun? List Why is this man always trying to stop my fun? Listen replace husband with whoever you need to but why these ppl keep acting like we can take our money when we’re gone?!? Y’all feel me or nah? 😅😬😩
Morning Tea in London! Afternoon or High Tea is us Morning Tea in London! Afternoon or High Tea is usually on everyone’s things to do in London list but since the girls and I don’t eat beef or pork the menus for most places didn’t make sense for us as they are filled with ham sandwiches and other things we don’t eat. I ended up finding Morning Tea at Peggy Porschen instead which offers a tea menu with breakfast items, while not traditional it worked best for us! It cost £35 pp.

For a traditional Afternoon or High Tea Try:

🫖Palm Court at The Ritz
🫖The Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon at Fortnum & Mason
🫖Theatre Royal Drury Lane
🫖The Grill Room Hotel Cafe Royal (has vegetarian an vegan options)
🫖Coronation Afternoon Tea at Cellarium, Westminster Abbey
🫖The Rosebery Coronation Afternoon Tea at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
🫖The Goring Hotel

Afternoon Teas Geared Towards Families:

☕️Peter Pan Afternoon Tea at Aqua at The Shard
☕️Jurassic Afternoon Tea at the Ampersand Hotel
☕️Jungle Book Afternoon Tea at Brown’s Hotel
☕️Secret Garden Afternoon Tea at Taj 51
☕️The Buzzy Bees Afternoon Tea at St. Ermin’s Hotel
☕️Grover’s Children’s Tea at Grosvenor House Hotel
☕️The Peppa Pig Afternoon Tea Bus Tour
☕️Sherlock Holmes Inspired Afternoon Tea at the Mind Palace
☕️Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Tea at One Aldwych
☕️Mad Hatter Afternoon Tea at The Sanderson
☕️Wizard of Oz Afternoon Tea at The Soho Hotel

Have you done a proper Afternoon or High Tea in London before? Was the one you did on this list, if so what did you think of it? If you have additional recommendations please do leave a comment!

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Scandinavian Airlines with Kids

July 22, 2017      Airline Reviews

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We scored a major flight deal to Copenhagen on Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) for Memorial Day Weekend. Although I had never heard of SAS before, international airlines tend to be better than U.S. based airlines so I wasn’t worried. We found the flight deal on Skyscanner when searching for the cheapest places to go from Miami for Memorial Day. Download their free app now, it is so amazing!

Child Airfare Discounts

  • Children under two flying as a lap infant only pay 10% of the advertised adult fare.
  • Children under two occupying a seat traveling within Europe, as well as on intercontinental routes, receive a discount of up to 25%. The website states that this discount is not available on all fares from the US but we did receive a 10% discount on our 3 year olds ticket on our route from Miami to Copenhagen.
  • Child discounts apply to fares excluding taxes and fees.

​Lap Infant Luggage
Each lap infant is allowed to check a car seat or stroller free of charge. In addition as long as your ticket is not an SAS Light Fare your lap infant is also allotted one suitcase up to 51lbs. Carry-on baggage however, is not allowed.

At The Airport
Strollers Like most airlines you can check this item free of charge even if traveling with an lap infant. Once you go through security at Copenhagen’s airport you will find SAS has provided strollers free of charge for you to use while at the airport.<

strollers lined up at the airport

If their is space SAS may allow you to bring a small umbrella stroller onboard and store in the overhead bins. The stroller must not exceed 8kg or 17lbs.

Entertainment I didn’t see a playground at SAS’s terminal in Miami however in Copenhagen they do have a family area. It’s located in Terminal 2 and supposedly has a Playstation, X-Box, T.V.s to watch cartoons as well as toys to play. It’s open 24hrs a day. We were running late to the airport so we didn’t get to check it out.

Bottle Warming Facilities 
Near the family area SAS has baby changing facilities where you can also warm up baby bottles.​

In Flight for Infants
Comfort SAS provides bassinets for infants on a first come first serve basis. Most airlines have a weight limit however SAS has both a weight and an age limit. They only allow their bassinets to be used for infants under 9 months and who weigh less than 24lbs. Be sure to call the airline immediately after booking your flight to secure a bassinet.

Meals Upon request infant meals are provided on all class tickets throughout the world but only on SAS Plus within Europe. For infants SAS provides porridge (soya semp), jars of fish or meat and vegetables, as well as pureed fruits. You have to request this meal 24hrs before departure.I didn’t order an infant meal for Kennedy however the flight attendants were more than willing to give me some extras for her. They offered me extra bread rolls and yogurt. I can’t say this about other airlines I’ve flown which have told me they don’t provide food at all for unpaid lap infants.

​One thing I greatly appreciated was that along with the typical blanket and pillow you will find on your seat when you board an internationally flight, SAS also had a bottle of water on each seat. I usually buy a bottle of water when we pass security or am extra thirsty as it typically takes at least an hour for the flight attendants to begin service once you board.

Entertainment On our flight to Copenhagen the flight attendants didn’t give the kids any toys like I read they do online. On the flight back Kennedy did receive a small book.

Children 11 and Under There was nothing special that SAS did for kids on our flights. You can pre-order a child’s meal but I since I heard the adult options were typically pasta which she likes. The options for our flight ended up being chicken alfredo or beef with white rice. The benefit to ordering a kids meal would be that they are served first so you could help them with their food before you get yours and then be able to eat without also feeding them.Like most long haul flights everyone has a personal television and SAS had a kids section where Jordyn was able to watch Trolls, 6x in a row! The headphones they provide are in ear headphones so be sure to bring your own headphones for younger kids. I have the BuddyPhones Inflight headphones.


For more information on what Scandinavian Airlines provides to young travelers click here.Our experience on Scandinavian Airlines with the girls was good. They don’t provide as much as Qatar Airways does but they still offer a lot more than most U.S. based airlines. While Kennedy was unable to use a bassinet due to her age the flight attendants made sure we had a row with an extra seat so we could have more space.

What are you favorite airline(s) to travel with kids? Please share your experiences!

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  1. Jennifer says

    October 3, 2017 at 7:30 am

    Thank you so much for sharing this!

  2. Ricardo says

    March 13, 2018 at 11:45 am

    We have been travelling intensively with our daughter since she was born and SAS has been the worst airline by far.
    – We could not bring our trolley to the gate eventhough it was a super compact and any other company would allow it.
    – We had to pay extra luggage for the baby carrier!
    – We had to pay 3 euros to fill the baby bottle. (insane)
    – We could not use her musical book, despite that noone complaned.
    We have much better experiences with any other airliner, including low cost.
    Avoid!

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