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The Phillips Family Travels

Welcome to our blog, following our family trips and holidays around the world. We live in Gloucestershire, UK but have also spent a year living in New Jersey, USA. We love using the school holidays to travel to new places and explore. Spending time with our two children, climbing mountains, splashing around in the sea on the coast or road tripping across Europe and the US. We hope you will enjoy our blogs designed to help us remember the great times we have had and hopefully provide you with helpful tips if you are following in our footsteps.

Category: North America

Santa Cruz, California

On 25th Nov 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn California, Countries, North AmericaLeave a comment

3 nights at Santa Cruz visiting the boardwalk and Monterey

Yosemite National Park, California

On 24th Nov 202524th Nov 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn California, Countries, North AmericaLeave a comment

3 nights at Yosemite National Park visiting the Valley, Vernal Falls and the Mariposa Grove. We stayed in Yosemite View Lodge which was next to the Parks south entrance

Lake Tahoe, California

On 23rd Nov 202525th Nov 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn California, CountriesLeave a comment

Part 2 Of our California Road Trip where we spent 4 nights exploring Lake Tahoe. We visited the beaches at Zephyr Cove, Sand Harbour and Emerald Bay. We hiked the Eagle Falls trail and rode the Heavenly Gondolas.

Sacramento, California – Pit stop on our drive from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe

On 22nd Nov 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn California, Countries, North AmericaLeave a comment

Part 1 of our Californian Road trip where we explored Sacramento whist driving to Lake Tahoe from San Francisco. We visited the California State Railroad Museum and the historic old town. We ate lunch at Fanny Annes Salon - a themed restaurant.

Miami, Florida – Part 6 of our Florida Road-Trip

On 20th Nov 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, Florida, North AmericaLeave a comment

Our last stop on our Florida road trip where we visited Miami Beach, Bill Baggs State Park and did a Duck Tour around Miami.

Key West, Florida – Part 5 of our Florida Road Trip

On 20th Nov 202520th Nov 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, Florida, North AmericaLeave a comment

Part 5 of our Florida road trip visiting Key West and seeing the lighthouse, Southernmost Point monument and Fort Taylor State Park.

Key Largo, Florida – Part 4 of our Florida Road-trip

On 20th Nov 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, Florida, North America1 Comment

Part 4 of our Florida road trip. We spent 2 nights in Key Largo at a Hampton Inn and visited Robbies Marina, went kayaking and bought key lime pie.

The Everglades, Florida

On 20th Nov 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, Florida, North America1 Comment

Part 3 of our Florida road-trip where we spent a day in the Everglades whilst travelling from Cape Coral to the Keys.

Cape Coral, Florida – Part 2 of our Florida Road Trip

On 20th Nov 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, Florida, North America1 Comment

Part 2 of our Florida road trip spending 3 nights in Cape Coral. We visited Pine Island, Marco Island and Sanibel Island. We did a kayaking tour through the mangroves

Orlando, Florida – Part 1 of our Florida Road-Trip

On 20th Nov 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, Florida1 Comment

Part 1 of our 2 week Florida road trip where we spent 3 nights in Orlando visiting Fort Lauderdale, the Space Coast and Kennedy Space Center. We also saw lots of alligators and manatees.

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