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12 Things You Don’t Know About Amtrak
Breakfast in bed? Wine and cheese tastings? A cafe car with a huge selection of snack and drinks? Meals served on REAL dishes? And that’s just the food.
Did you know there are really nice passenger lounges in large cities, comfy coach seating, showers and National Park guides aboard many routes?
AND your GypsyNesters show you around the… CONTINUE READING >>
12 Must-See Festivals in the US
We LOVE a festival! Tag the word “fest” on the end of anything and we’re there!Here are 12 of the wildest, wackiest, over-the-top or just plain fabulous celebrations that we’ve seen! CONTINUE READING >>
A Bloodcurdling Buffet – 12 Frightful Foods of the World
How about a terrifying tour of the globe just in time for Halloween?
We’ve consumed these dozen frightening foods from around the world… so you don’t have to… CONTINUE READING >>
12 Things We Told Our NYC Girls to Prepare for Frankenstorm
We have two daughters living on Manhattan, right in the path of Frankenstorm. After years of living in the Caribbean we have some valuable tips to give them. Though being over-prepared may make them feel stupid, it can also save their lives.Please share these with your urban loved ones in the path of the Hurricane Sandy.
1. Fill up your bathtub… CONTINUE READING >>
Things We Wish We’d Known BEFORE We Sent Our Kids to College
With autumn upon us, many new empty nesters have sent a fledgling off to college for the first time. Here are some DOs and DON’Ts on how to get through that first semester without losing your mind. 1. Don’t start off on a bad note. It’s hard to let our kids go. The day our babies head out on their own is a tough one for any parent. Because of her self-awareness about her emotional outbursts, Veronica
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Are You a Snow Plow Parent? 7 Modern Parenting Terms
This glossary of modern parenting terms from around the world provides a cautionary tale through definitions. Could a Snow Plow Parent accidently raise a Kidult in a perpetual state of Adultescence?Snow Plow Parents
Like the snow removal apparatus, a Snow Plow Parent will be sure to… CONTINUE READING >>
The 12 Most Enjoyable Blogs by Women
We are so thrilled to be awarded the honor of one of the 12 Most Enjoyable Blogs by Women!(David is included as a “technicality”!)
Follow these fabulous ladies and they will write their way into your heart.
Whatever your interests may be, you are sure to find a kindred spirit… CONTINUE READING >>
Top Ten Ways You Know Your Kid is Grown Up
10. You have Thanksgiving dinner at her home. You sneak the inedible parts to her dog.
9. He drops the F-bomb right in front of you. With no fear of an Ivory Soap sandwich.
8. You realize that you are sitting in the back seat. Of her car.
7. He cleans up after himself. While visiting your house!
6. She absentmindedly… CONTINUE READING >>
The Not-So-Healthy Benefits of Walking
Live longer, feel better and perhaps even keep your original knees and hips…blah, blah, blah. We’ve all heard the healthy reasons we should get off our rumps and out in the world.In case your joints aren’t that important to you, here are some not-so-healthy rewards that might inspire you to take that first step.The GypsyNesters are glad to share some of the reasons that walking is such a substantial part our lives (in the ever popular… CONTINUE READING >>
Top 10 Ways to Scare Your Boomerang Kid Out of the House
10. Greet him at the door naked with a bottle of Viagra and a can of whipped cream and shout “Honey, I guess we can’t use the kitchen, our baby’s home.”9. Set his computer so all his porn and poker sites go to GoArmy.com.
8. Invite your friends over to have a party in his room, trash it and smoke all… CONTINUE READING >>
9 Things We Told Our Girls in the Event of the Manhattan Hurricane
We have two daughters, The Piglet and Decibel, planning to ride out Hurricane Irene on Manhattan. Having lived in the Caribbean, here is the advice we gave them. Please share this with loved ones as being over prepared can make you feel stupid, it can also save your life.1. Fill up your bathtub with water. Water supplies get contaminated with flooding. You will want to bathe and cook. If you don’t have a bathtub, buckets, pots & pans work as well.
2. Buy food. I called it “The Week of Living Amishly.” Canned food, canned food, canned food.
3. It’s gross, but your toilet will only… CONTINUE READING >>
Ten Things You Don’t Know About New York City
Your GypsyNesters found the wild, weird and wonderful not-so-known sights, sounds and flavors of The Big Apple!Even if you are a New Yorker - we bet you don’t know most of these! … read more
