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Grandmom Finds Fun Places to Take Grandkids in Indiana

By Debra Karplus

Hamilton County Indiana touts eight great towns, one destination. Noblesville, the county seat, and Carmel and Fishers are the largest of the towns. But you’ll also find interesting ways to enjoy the other five, Arcadia, Atlanta, Cicero, Sheridan, and Westfield. Situated north of Indianapolis off Interstate 465, a quick twenty minute drive [...]

Inspire Your Grandkids With a Trip to Florida and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park

by: Christine Crosby

(Editor’s Note: Grandparents are always looking for fun new ways to improve the lives of their grandchildren. We want to share experiences and expose them to nature and history. A trip to the Marorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park in Florida fills that need and more).

By Florida Department of Environmental Protection

We’re heading [...]

How Can a Bi-Coastal Family Stay Close?

by: Gramma Good

In this installment of Gramma Good, we discuss bicoastal families and how to stay close despite the distance.

Hi Gramma Good: My grandchildren live on the opposite coast. I miss them dearly. Any ideas of how I can still have a close relationship with them?

Hi Opposite Coast: I also have children living far away [...]

A Perfect Ride for “Green” Grandparents

by: Jonathan Micocci

By Jonathan Micocci – AKA Grandpere – GRAND Car Reviewer

Mitsubishi I-MIEV SE 5 Door Hatchback

A certain German brewer of beer advertises that ‘you never forget your first girl’. I’m not sure if that’s true or even desirable but I [...]

Grandkids Will Love The Mitsubishi Outlander ES!

by: Jonathan Micocci

By Jonathan Micocci – GRAND Car Reviewer AKA Grandpere

The sound of a car door closing has always been a clue to build quality for me. Certainly in the 1970’s, the soft clunk while closing the door on a Porsche or Mercedes showed us how it could be. Very different from the clatter that occurred [...]

How to Be a Traveler, Not Just a Tourist

by: Colleen Sell

By Michael & Patricia Kasum

Pat & Michael Kasum cruising a fjord, Norway

A world of difference exists between the mindset of travelers, who have the inquisitiveness to delve into a country with both hands, and the mindset of tourists, who are satisfied with letting a country pass at arm’s length while chatting [...]

Have Grandkids, Will Travel

by: Colleen Sell

Multi-Generational Travel: It’s All the Rage with Today’s Grandparents

In 2011, 37% of all grandparents who travelled took trips with their grandchildren. Often, the whole family goes: grandparents, parents, grandchildren, and sometimes even great-grandparents. Many grandparents (22%) travel alone with their grandchild(ren). And they’re not just going to Disneyland, either. They’re going [...]

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