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What to Do With Your Pets While You Travel

12/29/2023

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What to Do With Your Pets While You Travel: A Quick Guide by exquisitEXPLORATIONS Travel and Lifestyle Blog
What to Do With Your Pets While You Travel: A Quick Guide
The ability to travel is a fantastic privilege and a family vacation is an exciting opportunity, but for pet owners, the excitement is often accompanied by the responsibility of ensuring their furry companions are well-cared for in their absence. Deciding what to do with your pets while you travel requires careful consideration and planning to guarantee their comfort, safety, and overall well-being. Making thoughtful decisions will not only ease your mind during your travels but also provide a positive experience for your beloved pets.

Read more for essential tips to help you navigate the decision-making and planning processes involved in caring for your pets while you travel.


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Outdoor Adventures for a Fun Family Vacation

5/29/2023

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Outdoor Adventures for a Fun Family Vacation by exquisitEXPLORATIONS Travel and Lifestyle Blog
Outdoor Adventures for a Fun Family Vacation
Looking for summer vacation ideas for your little outdoor enthusiasts? Exhilarating family adventure vacations await you! Explore the great outdoors, embrace the natural wonders, and create unforgettable memories along the way.

Read on to discover outdoor adventures the whole family will enjoy!


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Tips for Tent Camping with Kids and Dogs

11/10/2022

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Tips for Tent Camping With Kids and Dogs
Camping is a great way to spend time in the great outdoors while spending quality time with family. For the past year and a half, we've been saying that "once the weather was nice," which in Texas is about 6 days in the fall and about 6 days in the spring, we would go tent camping with the new tent I bought Marvin for his first Father's Day. Finally, this past weekend, we headed to Fredericksburg, TX, to break out the new tent and spend some time outdoors.

Read more to see a packing list, a sample camping menu, and general tips for camping with kids and dogs.


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Pet-Friendly Travel in Big Bend

4/29/2021

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Pet-Friendly Travel in Big Bend, TX; what to do in Big Bend with a dog
Pet-Friendly Travel in Big Bend
Though quite a long drive from Houston, the Big Bend area was absolutely worth the road trip. We loaded up the baby and the pup, stopped one night in San Antonio, and then continued on to Big Bend via Alpine. We stayed in an AirBNB RV near Terlingua and spent our days exploring Terlingua, Big Bend National Park, and Big Bend Ranch State Park.

Read more to see what to do in the Big Bend area with a pet.


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Pet-Friendly Travel in Dallas

4/28/2021

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Pet-Friendly Travel in Dallas, TX; places to go and things to do with your four-legged friend in Dallas, TX
Pet-Friendly Travel in Dallas, TX
With mandatory quarantine periods still in effect in many parts of the world, we are postponing any international travel until 2022. But that doesn't mean we aren't traveling. To celebrate my 37th trip around the sun, we drove to Dallas to spend a few days exploring, eating, and spending time together as a family - including our four-legged "son."

Read on to see pet-friendly places to eat and things to do in Dallas.


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Pet-Friendly Restaurants in New Braunfels

4/1/2020

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Pet-Friendly Restaurants in New Braunfels, Texas; exquisitEXPLORATIONS Travel Blog
Pet-Friendly Restaurants in New Braunfels, Texas
For our anniversary, Marvin and I drove from Houston over to historic New Braunfels, Texas, near San Antonio. Unable to bear the thought of leaving our six-month-old puppy with a sitter, we took him along and planned our meals around places that were pet-friendly.

Read on to see our favorite pet-friendly restaurants and Bars in New Braunfels.


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