Elizabeth Ciobanu

New York

Founder and Editor at Droneblog.com

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REI Kindercone 25 Sleeping Bag

Jan 22, 2025 | familyvacation.com | Elizabeth Ciobanu

Camping with a big family means buying lots of camping gear. Our limited budget means we want to get the most value for our money when it comes to the gear we buy. The REI line of camping gear for kids hits that sweet spot for us. Last Christmas, we bought 3 REI Kindercone 25 sleeping bags for our kids. Multiple camping trips later, we’ve given those sleeping bags some good use. Overall verdict? The kids love their sleeping bags, and I do, too.
Is Edenland Park (Bucharest, Romania) Worth Visiting? Our Experience

Dec 3, 2024 | familyvacation.com | Elizabeth Ciobanu

Edenland Park, a themed adventure park near Bucharest, Romania, offers a wide range of activities for kids (and adults) of all ages. The most notable feature of Edenland is that it is located within a forest. Perhaps the largest part of its charm is that every attraction and activity takes place under the shade of mature, branching trees. Entering Edenland, you feel transported to another, almost fairytale, world.
Day Trip To Transnistria

Oct 29, 2024 | familyvacation.com | Elizabeth Ciobanu

When I got home from visiting Moldova, I told everyone that my highlight of the trip was visiting Transnistria – a country that doesn’t exist. Maybe I like the shock value. Wikipedia defines this anomaly as a breakaway state internationally recognized as part of Moldova. Whatever it is – and I certainly don’t understand the politics behind it – a visit there does make for a great story.
Trip To Orheiul Vechi

Oct 22, 2024 | familyvacation.com | Elizabeth Ciobanu

The most iconic image of Moldova is the breathtaking church perched atop the edge of a steep ridge overlooking a river directly below. Although tourism in general is underwhelming in this small Eastern European country, Orheiul Vechi (translated as Old Orhei) is one destination you won’t want to miss. If you’re coming from Chisinau, getting to Orheiul Vechi is easy. About an hour’s drive on good roads will take you from the capital city to the country’s best-known tourist destination.
Things To Do In And Near Cahul, Moldova

Sep 30, 2024 | familyvacation.com | Elizabeth Ciobanu

Southern Moldova’s leading city of Cahul is charming and surprisingly pretty. The surrounding area also offers a fascinating glimpse of the traditional life still lived by most of the population. The traditional lifestyle centers around small-level agriculture and close-knit communities. While the region is rather undeveloped in economic terms, and tourism is very underdeveloped, a little bit of digging can reveal plenty to explore.
EPIC Adventures - Family Campout At Houghton University - FamilyVacation.com

Aug 6, 2024 | familyvacation.com | Elizabeth Ciobanu

★★★★★★★Trip score: 7 out of 7. Fun for the kids, relaxing for mom. No planning, cooking, or clean-up required. Huge success!The local University in our backyard, Houghton University, offers a range of summer events for the local community members. Among the offerings are some family oriented outdoors experiences. This summer, now that the youngest is no longer in the baby stage, we have joined in on several of these EPIC Adventures.
FPV Trails - a Crowd-Sourced Solution to the Best Places to Fly Your Drone

Jul 29, 2024 | droneblog.com | Elizabeth Ciobanu

Knowing where you can safely and legally fly your drone is surprisingly difficult. Sure, you bought your first (or fifth) drone, got your TRUST certificate, or maybe even your Part 107 certificate, but after flying in your backyard for hours, you are eager to find new locations near you to practice flying. Or maybe you are traveling to a new city. So what do you do? Of course, you start with a Google search: “Where can I fly my drone near me?” Then, you check B4UFly for uncontrolled airspace.
Family Biking At Allegany State Park

Jul 9, 2024 | familyvacation.com | Elizabeth Ciobanu

★★★★★★☆Trip score: 6 out of 7. Everyone loved the park and the biking. The weather was too cool for swimming but perfect for biking. We will definitely go again!With our large crew of very young cyclists, we’re always on the lookout for easy biking trails to try out. When we heard about some paved biking trails at a state park just an hour away from home, we had to check it out for ourselves.
Boat Ride Under Niagara Falls (Maid Of The Mist Niagara Falls)

Jun 18, 2024 | familyvacation.com | Elizabeth Ciobanu

One of the best ways to see Niagara Falls up close and personal is on a boat tour. The Maid of the Mist, departing from Niagara Falls State Park (NY, USA), will take you right up to the center of the Horseshoe Falls to experience the full power and noise of Niagara Falls as it hits the riverbed. The Maid of the Mist boat ride takes about 20 minutes from when the boat leaves the dock to when it arrives back at the dock.
Can You View Niagara Falls Without Getting Wet?

Jun 17, 2024 | familyvacation.com | Elizabeth Ciobanu

Niagara Falls is proverbial for vast amounts of water. But can you get close enough to the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls to get a good view without getting wet? Yes, it is entirely possible to view Niagara Falls, even from quite a close distance, without getting wet. There are also numerous other activities near and around the falls that don’t involve getting wet.