Lauren Bassart

The 2015 Rambling Holiday Gift Guide

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Lauren Bassart Posted in Gear 2 Comments

The holidays are upon us once again and while Kenin and I don’t really exchange gifts, we do an annual gift guide to inspire those that need a little help. We test many products on our travels and sometimes find little treasures that we fall in love with. I enjoy taking these things and sharing them in our guides to make your shopping and holiday experience a bit easier. Also, if you feel the need to send some of these gifts our way, we’ll be more than happy to accept. :-) Seriously though, we travel full time and don’t buy a lot of stuff for ourselves (not much room left in the car), but we do enjoy the occasional shopping trip to buy things for our friends and family. Without further ado, I present to you the 2015 Rambling Holiday Gift Guide.

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A Somber Day at Sea – When Tragedy Strikes During Your Vacation

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Lauren Bassart Posted in Rambling Rants 8 Comments

I recently spent a vacation on a cruise that ended up all over the news. I struggled quite a bit internally for a few days on whether I wanted to write this article or not. I decided to put my thoughts out there and maybe it would help me cope. I was enjoying 7-days in the beautiful blue Caribbean waters working on indulging in some food and drinks, enjoying a nice relaxing trip (or two) to the spa, and reading in the suns warm rays by the pool. I was thoroughly relaxed and close to finding my zen when all of a sudden, like a thief in the night, my tranquility was swept out to sea.

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10 Fun Travel Books for Kids – Instilling Wanderlust in Children

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Lauren Bassart Posted in Travel Tips 2 Comments

Recently my husband and I were perusing a bookstore in search of a gift for our nephew. We almost always bribe him with toys (hey we are the aunt and uncle, that’s what we do) but for Thanksgiving we decided on getting him a book instead. After reading to him on our last visit we came to the conclusion that we can get him something practical but have it still be enjoyable. Kenin and I both love reading and we both love traveling. We put together this list of 10 fun travel books to help instill a bit of wanderlust in your kids.

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America the Beautiful: Photos From Sea to Shining Sea

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Lauren Bassart Posted in Nature and Wildlife, North America, Travel Photogtaphy, USA 9 Comments

My husband Kenin and I spent the last 3-years traveling and blogging about it with tons of positive support from our friends and family. We’ve also met a lot of strangers and have made many new friends along the way. Whenever people first hear that we are full time travel bloggers, the first question we seem to get is “How many countries have you visited?” Well, in our case we have spent the last 3 years traveling around North America and road tripping has become our thing. We’ve since discovered that America is so vast and beautiful.

From coast to coast the country is immensely diverse and the landscape ever changing. We’ve spent a great amount of time slow traveling across this amazing land and still have so much that we wish to see. Here are a few photos of some of our favorite places that we think make the United States an amazing place for travel.

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The Benjamin Hotel in New York City – Pet Friendly Paradise in Midtown

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Lauren Bassart Posted in Hotels, New York, New York City, North America, Pet Friendly Hotels, USA 1 Comment

In the heart of New York Cities Midtown is a hotel that takes the term “Pet Pampering” to a whole new level. The Benjamin Hotel was Zoe’s first stay in the city and I have to admit, she seemed to be very happy about it. The hotel is definitely a pet- friendly paradise as far as Zoe was concerned.

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