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#EddieBauerPartner Can’t go on an outdoor advent #EddieBauerPartner Can’t go on an outdoor adventure without packing some of @eddiebauer’s warm weather apparel. It has been perfect for our spring and summer outdoor adventures from hiking to kayaking and all the other ways we’ve been sending time outside. Where will you #LiveYourAdventure? 

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Since IG hates on photos gotta get them in how I c Since IG hates on photos gotta get them in how I can! Honestly sunset in the lavender fields is everything, probably one of the most beautiful sunsets I’ve ever witnessed. I don’t have much information to give today I really just wanted to share these photos 😬.

Check out my last 3 reels with @oneikatraveller for information on experiencing lavender season in Provence, France. These photos are from a lavender field in Valensole.

P.S. the skirt is from Amazon and they have multiple colors!

#valensole #valensoleprovence #lavenderfields
Things to do in Provence, France 🇫🇷 besides Things to do in Provence, France 🇫🇷 besides the lavender fields (save + share this post):

🇫🇷Go village hopping and take in the small towns. The first clip of this video was shot in the village of Roussillon and we also visited nearby Gordes.
🇫🇷Explore the ancient town of Saint Paul de Vence
🇫🇷Hike the beautiful Calanques de Cassis
🇫🇷Relax at the beaches of Grande Plage of La Ciotat and the Grande Mer beach of Cassis
🇫🇷Visit Gorges du Verdon, a gorgeous must see lake
🇫🇷Go wine tasting at one of the vineyards like Les Vignerons du Mont Saint-Victoire. Provence is known for their Rosé but you can also taste sweet and spicy wines.
🇫🇷Explore a multitude of ancient ruins, including Roman amphitheaters.
🇫🇷Take a tour of one of traditional perfume factories, Parfumerie Fragonard, Molinard or Parfumerie Galimard and do a workshop where you make your own perfume
🇫🇷Visit the Pope's Palace in Avignon
🇫🇷As you’ll most likely fly into Marseille don’t forget to leave time to explore this city as well, especially the port.

Have you been to Provence? What did you enjoy about the region?

Follow @thetravelingchild and @oneikatraveller for more tips.

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Everything you need to know about visiting the Lav Everything you need to know about visiting the Lavender fields in Provence, France (save + share this post):

Lavender season varies each year but falls between June and August.

Provence is the region but there are various cities with fields. Valensole is the most popular and where the fields we visited were located but there are also fields in Sault, Manosque and Luberon. The time frame that the lavender blooms is different in each city. Our visit was July 3-5th but the bloom and harvest time could change next year.

The best airport to fly into is Marseille. Airlines that fly to Marseille from the US are Air France, British Airways, Swiss, Royal Air Maroc, Iberia, Brussels Airlines, ITA Airways, Lufthansa and TAP Portugal. If you’re already in Europe you can also fly Pegasus, Ryanair, Tunisair, Aeroflot, Ethiopian, Easyjet, Vueling, Eurowings and Air Algerie. 

If you’re visiting from Paris you can take the train to Marseille! 

From Marsielle you will need to take the train or bus to Valensole or Manosque as your home base. As you’ll 100% need a car to get around to all the Lavender fields you can also rent a car from Marseille and drive as finding a rental car in the smaller towns is more difficult. 

What questions do you have about the lavender fields or Provence?

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My top 5 favorite international destinations I’v My top 5 favorite international destinations I’ve visited!

1. Botswana- I did an exchange program here where I lived with a family in the village of Oodi right outside Gaborone one summer in high school. It completely changed the way I view travel. Besides getting to learn so much of the countries culture from my host family to learning a bit of Setswana to camping in the Okavango Delta it will always be one of my favorite trips.

2. Turkey- from the people to the food to the landscape to the sea it was everything. I visited Istanbul, Cappadocia, Antalya and Izmir and the country has so much to offer with varying landscapes. 

3. Rio de Janeiro- We loved our family trip to Brazil, the food, the people, the vibrance of Rio was everything. So many beautiful hikes, learning how to dance Samba, learning how to make Moqueca, going to a futbol match in Maracana Stadium, wow the energy!! Oh and the nightlife was 🔥. Can’t wait to return and explore more of the country.

4. Kenya- This country has so much to offer. We visited Amboseli National Park, got to do a walking safari amongst zebras and giraffes in Lake Naivasha and even ran into a hippo 😅. We visited a Maasai Tribe who gave us such a warm welcome inviting us into their homes, teaching the girls how to make fire from scratch and we even say 5 cheetah take down a topi, seeing a live kill was insane! Ended the trip relaxing on Diani Beach swimming in the stunning Indian Ocean.

5. Madeira, Portugal- the landscape on this island is insane. Exploring I often felt like I was in 20 different places, like how is all in one island? Loved the hikes here, being above the clouds, seeing all the waterfalls, spotting dolphins in the ocean, and the food was so good! I also enjoyed Lisbon but Madeira was everything!

What have been your favorite international trips? What country is highest on your bucket list (doesn’t have to be from my list)?

Should I make a list for my favorite US destinations (they’ll probably surprise you).

#madeiraportugal #travelreels
Answering the most asked question on my vacuum sea Answering the most asked question on my vacuum sealed carry-on only reel (save + share this post). This is how my clothes look once I take them out of the bag. Do you think these are really wrinkled? They were vacuum sealed for roughly 22 hours.

If you’re going to visit more than one city the best way to pack these is to pack each bag per city. Then all your clothes for that one city are all together and you only have to open one bag at a time. Then reseal that one bag with all your dirty clothes before going to the next city and don’t worry about the other ones getting dirty or smelling! You can label each bag with a sticky note or tape with a marker to know what bag has what clothes.

The link to purchase the bags and hand pump is my bio.

#packingtips #packinghacks #traveltipsandtricks
#WBPartner The girls are so excited to watch the n #WBPartner The girls are so excited to watch the new @wbpictures DC League of Super Pets. To prepare for our trip to the theater to see it we did a fun activity of making our own super hero costumes for us and our very own super pets. 

Jordyn turns villains into ice cream and eats them, James turns villains into money and spends them and Kennedy shoots lighting with her eyeballs. 

If you or your child could have super powers what would you pick? @dcleagueofsuperpets #DCSuperPets

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Summer Camp Activities at Home with Camp Prime

July 15, 2020      Lifestyle

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When we’re not traveling during summer we’re doing summer camp activities at home. If you’re someone who gets stuck on new ideas I’m sharing a few from Amazon’s Camp Prime. This program is guaranteed to keep your kids busy and having fun even without leaving the house. So to make summer at home feel like we’re on an away adventure we transformed a room in our house into our own summer camp!

This blog post is in sponsored by Amazon Prime! All opinions are our own and true.

Summer Camp Activities at Home with Camp Prime

Family Camp Crests

If you’ve ever been to summer camp you know each section/cabin has its own flag. The Camp Prime handbook – available for free at amazon.com/campprime – listed all the materials we needed to make our own. Since we’re at home we named our camp, Camp Ham Fam. Using a pillow case for our flag we got working on designing the base. 

First we tie-dyed our flag which my daughters loved doing! Be sure to wear gloves and make sure you’re not wearing anything you don’t want ruined just in case  dye gets on it. We loved using our Echo Dots Kids edition to play music while making our flag. Of course the girls ask Alexa to play Kidz Bop. The Echo Dot Kids edition comes with a 1 year subscription of Kids Free Unlimited that includes access to over 1,000 Audible books, thousands of songs, plus favorite games and skills. Prime members can also pay just $2.99/month for FreeTime Unlimited after your free trial.

Once our flag was tie-dyed we started decorating it. First we made our family crest. The girls chose the colors black, blue and purple. Black stands for determination and strength, blue for trust and loyalty and purple for creativity and imagination. 

Besides our family crest they put Camp Ham Fam in sticker letters and made and added on a mascot. By creating our own flags we learned from Alexa that we technically became vexillologists, people who specialize in studying flags. I told this to the girls and now they keep asking Alexa for more flag facts!


Campfire Stories

What is summer camp without campfire stories? Whether it’s too hot for an outdoor fire like it is for us in Miami or you don’t have a backyard don’t worry because all you need is your imagination to create a fire-less campfire! We did just that with the help of a few items we had laying around the house.

How to Make a Fire-less Campfire

To make our campfire we used the tubes from finished paper towels (you can also use the finished toilet paper tubes) as the logs for our fire. Then we made flame cut outs using a flame cookie cutter and red and orange fabric.

Once that was done we used an LED light we have from camping to put in the middle and illuminate it! We also needed a tent for “camping” so I used a box we had to make one. It took five minutes to cut the box and tape the top. To add to our ambiance I lit the inside with Christmas tree lights and put two chairs in front for the girls.

Turn off the Lights and Tell Campfire Stories

Now it was time to tell campfire stories! First I read some from our Campfire Stories book. Then the girls made up some of their own. We even asked Alexa to play fire sounds (Alexa, play campfire sounds) so we could hear the crackling noise real fires have in the background to bring it all together.


Make Your Own Special S’mores

You really can’t have a campfire and tell stories without one thing, S’mores!! Even if you don’t like the traditional version, like me there are so many variations you can make. We personally used our flame cookie cutter to cut out brownies and then put a marshmallow on top! Some other ideas include swapping out the chocolate for peanut butter and jelly, adding caramel over the marshmallow, or using white chocolate instead of milk chocolate. The options are endless! After we ate we used Prime Video, a benefit of us having a Prime membership (sign up for a free 30 day trial here) to watch Troop Zero, the perfect camp night movie!

These were just two of the summer camp activities you can do at home with Camp Prime. Check out Camp Prime for other options including recipes for your own at-home Camp Canteen, brain-boosting STEM projects and more. The best part is Amazon Prime understands that there are a lot of kids who rely on The Boys & Girls Clubs of America to stay active and engaged over the summer. They’re providing them with donations to make sure these kids have as fun of a summer as we do. You can also help by selecting your local Boys & Girls Club as your charity of choice on AmazonSmile or say “Alexa, donate to the Boys & Girls Club.” We can’t wait to continue these summer camp activities and home with Camp Prime!

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  1. maia says

    July 15, 2020 at 10:43 pm

    I love this! And the girls look like they’re having a ball

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