TripLearning

I hate to leave people out of the loop on deals I find out about, but I also know I can't always remember to personally tell all my friends. So, I have decided to post deals on Fridays. (I have linked to most of the pages. Just click on the name to go to their website.) This Friday's deal is time-sensitive, so it takes priority. " Six Flags has 18 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada with world-class coasters, family rides for all ages, up-close animal encounters and thrilling water parks." - from their website They are currently offering VERY good deals on their season passes. They do vary by park. Six Flags America (Baltimore/DC) has one of the best deals at $61.99/person. It also includes lots of extra benefits right now, including free admission and parking to all the other Six Flags parks. There is another Six Flags in NJ and that one has a safari area that looks similar to the safari ride at Animal Kingdom in FL. I rode my first roller ...

Image Credit We had another long day of driving.  We left the Eastern Shore of Maryland , traveled south through Virginia , across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel and stopped to visit a cousin in Portsmouth.  I wish we had time to explore Portsmouth further.  I saw lots of neat shops and a sign for a children's museum that was hard to ignore.  From Portsmouth we traveled to Emporia, which was our normal place to stop for food, restrooms and fuel.  Our only regret was buying fuel there because just a couple miles south on I-95 there was fuel for 30 cents cheaper.  When we entered North Carolina on I-95 South I stopped at the state Welcome Center.  These are great places to get out and let the kids stretch their legs.  Our kids like to pick out a brochure or two as a free souvenir and most of them have something for kids.  Don't be afraid to ask.  I went into this one alone, so I asked if they had coloring books for the kids....

We enjoyed a couple days in Salisbury/Fruitland, MD where we lived for eight years.  It was nice to visit and already see changes in the last year.  Since we had only a short amount of time, we spent most of it seeing family and friends in the area.  My parents and children did take a walk through the city park and FREE Salisbury Zoo.  Our 7 1/2 year old daughter agreed to be the photographer in my absence.  Flamingos get their beautiful pink color from eating shellfish. One of the Llamas resting on a hot day. Jaguars are one of my personal favorites and my daughter got both of them in one photo even though they were pacing the enclosure. There are many geese that live in the zoo and park in Salisbury. The Salisbury Zoo is a small zoo, but that makes it very manageable.  When we lived nearby we would visit on an almost weekly basis during much of the year.  We were able to learn the names of almost all the animals and because it i...

As we walked around the Virginia Welcome Center off I-64, I began to realize that we have seen a lot of Virginia over the past 17 years.  College trips, day trips, family vacations and driving through to other destinations has meant we have many memories connected to Virginia.  Of course, it is also where my husband was born and lived for the first 8 years of his life, so it holds a special place for us.  I am married to a Virginian and I am happy to claim that.  There are many famous men who came from and/or lived in Virginia.  Meriwether Lewis, Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, George Mason (one of my husband's ancestors), eight Presidents, Edgar Allen Poe and John Carter.  Ok, so John Carter is one of Edgar Rice Burroughs fictional characters in his Mars series , but he chose to make him a Virginian. When we visited VMI, Virginia Military Institute , today there was a quote in the museum from George S. Patton that after he transferred from VMI to West ...