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Traveling East Coast Style

Posted by Mary Dixon Lebeau, Storyteller TravelingMom | Mar 1, 2010 | 1 |

I remember growing up, my friends and I used to sing out loud along with the Beach Boys, favoring one particular line: “East coast girls are hip, I really dig the styles they wear.” Yes, we were pre-teens singing into hair brushes, but as I grew I realized that we were right.

These days, my style isn’t very hip, but I’ve learned that the east coast of our country certainly is. From the northernmost wilds of Maine to the sunsets in Florida, the east coast promises beauty and culture, history and fun – and it always delivers.

What’s a mom to do? I married a guy from Massachusetts and together we – and our five children – have explored the entire coast. Often in a minivan. Thank God for iPods with headphones.

I’m looking forward to taking this journey with you, and sharing the coast I love so much. Call me the Jersey girl with the itchy feet – and the luggage for seven. Hey, there’s always room for one more!

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tina on March 10, 2010 at 4:05 pm

I am a Jersey girl too and go by the name Day Tripper Mom. And you said for “seven” wow!!!
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Mary Dixon Lebeau, Storyteller TravelingMom

Mary Dixon Lebeau was forced into East Coast travel. A Jersey girl herself, Mary married a guy from New England who has a penchant for Florida, so she has become acquainted with - and loves - all the wonderful sites from Caribou, Maine to Key West, Florida. Mary is also adept at creating vacations that are "one size fits all." The mother of five (ranging from "Expedition Everest" to "Dumbo"), she has become skilled at planning for all ages, collecting kiddie swap passes and making sure everyone is happy (sometimes all at the same time). A former newspaper columnist, Mary is now a freelance writer whose work has appeared in a variety of publications, including Parents, Parenting, Pregnancy, Conceive and Family Circle (are you sensing a theme?). She was also the former travel editor at REAL Magazine (RIP). Her essays have appeared in such publications as the Christian Science Monitor, God Allows U Turns, and four different editions of Chicken Soup for the Soul.