Blog
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How We Research a Vacation Rental Before Booking
A vacation rental can look almost perfect on the listing page and still turn out to be in a location that does not work especially well for the trip we are planning. That is why we rarely book based on…
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How We Choose Dog-Friendly Restaurants While Traveling With Our Schnauzer
Eating at local restaurants is one of the parts of traveling our family enjoys most. A meal out gives us a chance to slow down, try somewhere different, and spend a little more time experiencing the destination instead of only…
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Pet-Friendly Things to Do Near Charleston, SC
We spend a lot of time exploring Charleston and the surrounding Lowcountry with our Miniature Schnauzer, Angel. One thing we’ve learned is that Charleston works especially well with a dog when we don’t try to fit too much into one…
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Our Favorite Mountain Cabin Amenities
Mountain cabin getaways are some of our favorite trips to take as a family. We stay in mountain cabins often, especially when we’re heading to the Blue Ridge Mountains and other mountain destinations in the Carolinas. Over the years, we’ve…
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Camping With a Miniature Schnauzer: Lessons We’ve Learned
Camping with our Miniature Schnauzer, Angel, has changed how we choose a campsite, settle in, and plan our time away from the travel trailer. Some of the most useful lessons have come from ordinary moments: someone walking close to our…
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Dog-Friendly Things to Do in Florence, SC
Florence, South Carolina, has become one of those places we appreciate for a different reason than many of our larger travel destinations. We don’t think of Florence as a place where we need to rush from one major attraction to…
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Pet-Friendly Stops Along I-26
Interstate 26 has become one of the highways we know best. Living in South Carolina and frequently traveling to the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, we’ve spent countless hours driving this route with our daughter and our miniature schnauzer.…
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Dog-Friendly Things to Do in Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach is one of the destinations where our experience traveling with Angel turned out very differently from what we expected. There are certainly beaches, outdoor attractions, parks, restaurants, vacation rentals, and other places around the Grand Strand where families…
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15 Things We Always Pack for Camping With Our Schnauzer
One of our favorite ways to travel as a family is camping with our travel trailer and our Miniature Schnauzer. Whether we’re heading to the mountains for a long weekend or spending a week exploring a new campground, having the…
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How We Pack for a Week in a Cabin With Our Schnauzer
For a summer trip to Beech Mountain, North Carolina, our family of three and our Miniature Schnauzer, Angel, stayed in a cabin for seven days and six nights. We planned to cook some meals, try places we could not visit…