Mama Loves Family Travel

Aug18

5 Reasons to Say Yes to a Last-Minute Summer Vacation

Posted on Aug 18, 2015

This summer has flown by. But fall is still right around the corner, so it is not over yet! No worries if you spent most of the summer working and are just realizing it is almost over. There is still plenty of time to squeeze in a last-minute summer vacation – and plenty of deals to be found for a summer trip. Here are 5 Reasons to Say Yes to a Last-Minute Summer Vacation #1 Reason to Say Yes to a Last-Minute Summer Vacation...

Aug07

Day 7 About Malibu – #AboutMalibu

Posted on Aug 7, 2015

Day 7 About Malibu – Our Unique Grocery Stores To complete my Trancas Country Market reviews this week, I bring you the Vintage Grocers, one of our local grocery stores. Vintage Grocers has been open for a little over a year now and really has become your friendly, neighborhood market featuring all local and sustainable foods/products – plus a great wine selection and my personal fave – the homemade raw kombucha bar!...

Aug06

Day 6 About Malibu – #AboutMalibu

Posted on Aug 6, 2015

Day 6 About Malibu – Local Shopping Most Malibu residents like to shop local and for very good reason. Malibu is home to some excellent shops. The first I have chosen to share is the MaliBu Beach House. a luxury home furnishings and design store. The MaliBu Beach House is located in The Trancas Country Market – one of our shopping centers that Malibu’s signature architect Doug Burdge gave a gorgeous make-over to....

Aug05

Day 5 About Malibu – #AboutMalibu

Posted on Aug 5, 2015

Day 5 About Malibu – Mangia Malibu is home to some amazing restaurants. I’ve chosen one of our newer restaurants to feature first because it truly is a hidden gem – Mangia. Mangia is an Italian Countryside Eatery opened by veteran restaurateur Antonio Alessi, owner of Tra di Noi – also in Malibu. Mangia is located in the newly remodeled Trancas Country Market and features open indoor seating with a few booths,...

Aug04

Day 4 About Malibu – #AboutMalibu

Posted on Aug 4, 2015

Day 4 About Malibu – Families that surf For many Malibu Families, surfing is a way of life. It is totally normal to, actually it would be weird if you didn’t, see moms or dads in the water helping their kids learn to surf on any beach you visit in Malibu. It is such a peaceful sport that really highlights how connected everything is and provides a great opportunity to bond with your kids/family members. Malibu has a long...

Aug03

Day 3 About Malibu – #AboutMalibu

Posted on Aug 3, 2015

Day 3 About Malibu – Weather Considering Malibu averages about 335 days of sunshine a year, it is a pretty even tempered place! Our mornings tend to start off with some nice, cooling fog which usually burns off by 9ish so the sun can shine! Rain is scarce, but when it does rain we have to watch out for the rock slides that can happen in our canyons and along PCH (Pacific Coast Highway). We have moderate seasons in Malibu. The...

Aug02

Day 2 About Malibu – #AboutMalibu

Posted on Aug 2, 2015

Day 2 About Malibu – Location …”Where the mountains meet the sea and the surf sounds loudly”… This description given over a hundred years ago by the Chumash Indians is right on. Malibu is 21 miles long along some of the most gorgeous Southern California coastline. Originally, the town was 27 miles long, but when they incorporated in March of 1991 we lost a few miles due to disagreements over sewers....

Jul28

Wellness Retreat

Posted on Jul 28, 2015

Everyone loves to take a vacation. To get away from the daily grind for a while and switch gears into holiday mode. But you can only drink so many pretty little drinks with an umbrella, and sit on the beach or tour museums for only so long. And do you really feel refreshed afterwards? Or do you come back from that needing a vacation… from your vacation?! Instead, try going on a wellness retreat! What is a wellness retreat? A...

Jul21

Summer Day Trip #FamilyTravel Idea

Posted on Jul 21, 2015

We are almost mid-summer and the slower days of summer are rolling right along. I wanted to do something different with the kids and there is this place called The Gardens of the World just through the canyon in Thousand Oaks that I have always wanted to visit. The gardens of the world was created by Ed and Lynn Hogan. They are avid travelers who wanted to share the various cultures of the world they found with a town they love. The...

Jul18

Motorola Digital Video Baby Monitor Review

Posted on Jul 18, 2015

I have always been a big fan of Motorola products so when the new MBP854Connect Video Baby Monitor with Wi-Fi® Internet Viewing was released, I was excited they chose me to test it out. My kids are not babies anymore, but a video monitor still has a lot of uses for our family. This Motorola Video Baby Monitor comes with all of the bells and whistles to alleviate even the most nervous of new parents’ stress! I was most excited by the...