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2015 Mazda5 Grand Touring: One Modern Minivan  

By Paula Schmitt

Years ago, when my children were young, I always drove a minivan. I had several now that I recall. Whether it was cool or not, I loved driving one as it had all the room and comfort we needed for a large family. It’s been quite a few years since I sat behind the wheel […]

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Family Fun at “Now Snowing Nightly” in Celebration, Florida

By Paula Schmitt

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I was recently invited to preview the “Now Snowing Nightly” event in Celebration, Florida. This was our family’s first time attending and we were excited to visit and check out the town’s holiday spirit. We were happily entertained and plan to return next year for this winter holiday event. Here is more information on the […]

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Stylish and Trendy: 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander SE

By Paula Schmitt

Mitsubishi Outander SE Review | This Girl Travels

Do you happen to be shopping for a decent-sized SUV? Maybe you aren’t looking for anything too big, yet something that will carry all your necessities when needed? I recently had the opportunity to test drive the 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander SE and was very excited to find that the Outlander has everything you could want […]

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Winner of Amazon $50 Holiday Giveaway Announced

By Paula Schmitt

We have a winner for our Holiday Giveaway for a $50 Amazon Gift Card! Congratulations to Nicole Dziedzic, you are our lucky winner for our Amazon Giveaway! Please email us within 48 hours of this announcement your full mailing address so that we may send you your gift. If we do not hear from you […]

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A Holiday Giveaway from This Girl Travels for a Chance to Win a $50 Amazon Gift Card!

By Paula Schmitt

Holiday Contest - $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway from This Girl Travels www.thisgirltravels.com

Hi Everyone! We are excited to bring to you a Holiday Giveaway for a chance to win a $50 gift card to AMAZON! We will be picking one lucky winner from the USA or Canada to receive this prize. If interested in entering the giveaway please complete the Rafflecopter form below AND leave us a […]

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A Fun and Emotional Journey with Baymax in Disney’s Big Hero 6

By Paula Schmitt

Big Hero 6 Review - This GIrl Travels

From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes Big Hero 6, the action-packed comedy-adventure and 54th feature film about pain and loss, healing and friendship. Grief. Unfortunately it is something that everyone must experience sometime in life and Big Hero 6 shows us just how young Hiro must make choices for his future and get through this […]

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2015 Mitsubishi Mirage: A Fun, Economical Compact Car

By Paula Schmitt

2015 MItsubishi Mirage Review | This Girl Travels

This past week I had the pleasure of driving the new 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage ES 5-door Hatchback. While the Mirage is a compact car and a bit on the small side for a family, it is a perfect car for a young adult or adults with no children. It was great for me this week […]

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Disney’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is Wonderful for the Whole Family

By Paula Schmitt

Alexander Movie Review | This Girl Travels

“Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” is based on the classic children’s book by award winning author Judith Viorst. Years ago I would read this book to my younger sons and we would share a laugh together each night. It was clearly one of our all time favorites, so I was […]

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Filed Under: Disney Tagged With: Disney, Disney’s Alexander and the Terrible, Dylan Minnette, Horrible, Jennifer Garner, Judith Viorst, Kerris Dorsey, No Good, Paula Schmitt, Steve Carell, This Girl Travels, Travel, Very Bad Day is Wonderful for the Whole Family

Blue Man Group at Universal Orlando CityWalk: Totally Rad

By Paula Schmitt

Experience the Wonder Blue Man Group Review

Over Labor Day weekend my daughter and I attended the #FamilyForward Blogger Retreat at Universal Studios Orlando. As part of the retreat I discovered that we would be going to see Blue Man Group perform live. My daughter and I would be seeing this performance for the first time and we were very excited as […]

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Review of Give Kids The World Village: Where Happiness Inspires Hope

By Paula Schmitt

During my recent trip to the Family Forward Blogger Retreat at Universal Orlando Resort I had the privilege of visiting Give Kids The World Village for a Blogger Bash pool party and barbecue dinner. I had heard about this organization for children with life-threatening illnesses and felt honored that I was invited. Upon arrival by […]

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