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Flambeau River State Forest camping trip report
Our first officially blogged trip is DONE! We had a wonderful family frugal adventure that began with a two hour drive north after we...

Lara Draxler
Jun 23, 20205 min read


Connell's Supper club- date night review
It is SO good to be going out on date nights again! It brings me such joy. I do hope that things keep improving and by this time next...

Lara Draxler
Jun 15, 20202 min read


Planning a camping trip for first-timers
So in about a week, we are going on a family camping trip for the first time! I camped some as a kid with friends. Since I grew up next...

Lara Draxler
Jun 11, 20202 min read


Cookie Butter Monkey Bread Sundae-Disneyland copycat
We have now been trying our "sundaes on Sunday" tradition for a little over a month. I am one who has always struggled with the "Sunday...

Lara Draxler
Jun 8, 20202 min read


Humanitarian Travel +Packing List
I have been wanting to write this post for some time. I just haven't had the time to fit it in. I was thinking this morning, my trips to...

Lara Draxler
May 27, 20204 min read


Family Hike to Willow River State Park
Throughout quarantine, I have tried to plan at least 2 activities per week for my bonus kids...that could be anything from making or...

Lara Draxler
May 20, 20203 min read


Rescheduling a Disney trip due to COVID-19
I have mentioned several times that we were planning a couples' trip to Disney this July. We had even booked Fast Passes, reserved all...

Lara Draxler
May 16, 20207 min read


Plan to park-part 2-add on extra magic!!
So, you have decided WHEN you want to book. You have decided WHERE you want to stay (either on site at Disney or off site). You have...

Lara Draxler
Apr 30, 20203 min read


From plan to park-part 1
So...you have heard the hype and you want to know, how do I plan a trip to Walt Disney World Resort? This post will kick off the first of...

Lara Draxler
Apr 28, 20206 min read


2019 Travel recap and recommendations
As I look back, last year was such a great year for us. Especially now that we are kind of stuck and can't travel, I can't believe how...

Lara Draxler
Apr 24, 20203 min read


Married and Family Travel-2018
After we got home from our honeymoon, we slipped into married life. As with all blended families, I was an overnight stepmom to three...

Lara Draxler
Apr 22, 20203 min read


Travel Story 2018-Disneymoon
Wow! It is indeed the last chapter of my travel story up to this point. What I am really looking forward to is getting to travel AGAIN. I...

Lara Draxler
Apr 21, 20203 min read


Travel Story-2016 to 2017
I left off with my move to Wisconsin being exactly what my heart needed to heal. I felt that I needed to start 2016 off right. I did a...

Lara Draxler
Apr 15, 20204 min read


My travel story-2015 to the present (part 1)
Encapsulating the last 5 years into a succinct package will be difficult, but I will manage. :) So, I came back from my 2014 Thailand...

Lara Draxler
Apr 9, 20204 min read


My travel story-early 30s
I mentioned in a previous post that I went on a trip to Thailand that changed my life in 2014. My life from 2012-2014 had been filled...

Lara Draxler
Apr 8, 20204 min read


Quarantine Stay-cation Fun
Hi everyone! Since this is a travel themed blog, you might wonder what in the world should I be covering now that that whole world is on...

Lara Draxler
Apr 5, 20204 min read


Chippewa Falls Date Night
We had a super fun date night on Friday. We ventured over to Chippewa Falls and tried Josef's bakery and the Wissota Chophouse. As I...

Lara Draxler
Mar 15, 20203 min read


Wales for newbies
So, since I have been busy writing about Wales this week, I thought it would be nice to share about some resources for those who might be...

Lara Draxler
Mar 11, 20202 min read


2 years in Wales
I have waited to put this experience into one entry of its own because it is so foundational to my life and to my travel story. I have...

Lara Draxler
Mar 9, 20205 min read


Travel story-part 3 (ages 20-25)
So this is where things start to get really interesting. I arrived at the end of my college career at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson...

Lara Draxler
Mar 3, 20202 min read
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