I have been traveling with my children since they were in diapers and drinking out of bottles. One of my favorite moments in travel was hiking along the Black Hills of South Dakota with a moody tween, a feisty 2 year old, and a 1 year old who refused to wear pants and thus, hiked in diapers - because I learned earlier on to pick my battles. And over the years that is exactly what I ha[...]
Last year, when I visited Paris on vacation with my family, it rained every single day we were here...except for the day we were heading home. Despite this, my family and I had the best time. We visited the Louvre, climbed to the top of the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and the Champs Élysées. We toured Sacre Coeur and Montmartre. We visited cafes and brasseries, stayed in a fabulous HomeA[...]
As another holiday weekend approaches, kicking-off a series of summer festivities enjoyed by travelers near and far, my family and I are planning in two ways: either staying close to home and celebrating in our small New Jersey suburb or by traveling to smaller towns with less crowds but big festivities as well. Over the years, and I can't blame my kids for this because it started to ha[...]
I have often written, both here on this site and across social media, about my Dominican heritage and my pride for the same. And today I want to write something a little different that I hope you will read as well.read more[...]
This is the foundation upon which I raise my children. This is the mantra I repeat in my head. And this week, where one of the most important milestones of my family's life took place, and where I haven't, until now, been able to work or blog, barely tweet or Facebook, I have had to exhale in release of the stress from the pressure that I place on myself for being "quiet" and "absent" and[...]
I have hundreds and hundreds of photos from my recent trip to Guatemala. Going through them made me smile more times than I can count. When thinking about where I wanted to start in sharing my Guatemalan story with you, it was the faces of the people I met along the way that made me the happiest. So, of course, this seemed like that perfect intro.read more[...]
This is the time of year when our family calendar is bursting with activities, with everything from end-of-school year events (yup, we're already gearing up!), to soccer games, and of course travel. Road trips especially. We want more road trips in our lives! We do plan on air traveling a lot too this summer, but ahhh...there's nothing a good ol' road trip can't do, especially when you don[...]
I've talked a lot about growing up spending most of my weekends as a teen in all-inclusive resorts because of my father's job in the hospitality industry in the Dominican Republic. There isn't a lot about these types of resorts that I don't know. As a mother of three, I have come to appreciate them more because of the flexibility they offer family travelers, of those traveling on a budget[...]
Some of the beautiful sights and experiences when visiting the island of Maui, Hawai'i.
Recently, I received the good news that my brand, Girl Gone Travel, has officially and finally had its trademark approved, registered, and published. So, really, it's now Girl Gone Travel® (to be noted on my logo as soon as my designer/art director/husband gets to it!) I started the process in March of 2014, so more than a year ago. Through the advice of friends, a few of them active law[...]
