For this week's "Mom's Getaway," I'm going to suggest one of my favorites -- our very own local Barnes & Noble.
Order your fave Starbucks drink, grab a table alongside the travel book section and settle in for a little mental get-away. Now's a great time to browse the travel books and think about plans for a summer vacation.
Should you take a family road trip to the great national parks out west, or maybe a shoreside vacation is in order this year? You can explore all the possibilities just by paging through some good travel guides.
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I sometimes bring a small notebook and even jot down a few notes. Once I've actually decided on a destination, I will actually buy a couple of the best books for that destination.
Until then, the browsing and the dreaming are free!