Ghosts Aboard the USS Lexington
A big part of living like a local in any military community is knowing the local legends — proven or otherwise. Climbing aboard the...
Living Like a Local: Restaurants in Rota Spain for Every Occasion
If you’re lucky enough to get stationed in Rota, Spain, expect to eat well. The local cuisine – heavy on the seafood...
Living Like a Local: Naval Base Kitsap
While the famous Seattle skyline lies just across the water from Naval Base Kitsap, and the bustling Emerald City is only a ferry ride...
Living Like a Local: Monterey, CA
Tell any military spouse you’re California-bound and you’ll get replies that mimic a game of Scategories: 29 Palms — San Diego — Miramar! When...
Pumpkin Patches near Military Installations
It's prime pumpkin patch time! As fall rolls around each year — and you roll into your first fall at a new installation — you start...
Living Like A Local: MCAS Cherry Point
Welcome to Eastern North Carolina! Here you can expect relatively mild winters, humid summers, mosquitoes by the masses, friendly people ready to help, and...
Living Like a Local: The Perfect Kid’s Day at Liberty Station...
If you have been stationed in San Diego or one of the surrounding locations, you will find that there is no shortage of things...
Living Like a Local: NAS Corpus Christi
Yippee-kai-yay, military mama, you’re going to NAS Corpus Christi in the great state! You might start your PCS prep by checking your WTForecast app to see what...
Living Like a Local: 9 Best Brunch Spots Near Camp Pendleton
If you use brunch as a socially acceptable excuse for day drinking (we’re not judging!), think brunch without champagne is just a...
Shopping the Konbini Store (Japanese Convenience Store) with Live Iwakuni
When you're living in Japan, certain things are just...harder. You'll use Google Translate (with only moderate success) more than your shopping list at the...
How to Ride a Japanese Local Train with Live Iwakuni
If there is one thing military spouses just can't get enough of, it's acronyms. Cricket chirp...cricket chirp — OK, OK, we kid. Acronymns are the worst. But,...
Living Like a Local: NAS Pensacola and NAS Whiting Field
Warm, emerald green waters lap at your ankles as your feet burrow deeper into the white sand. Sandpipers dare to inch their way closer...
Living Like a Local: Birthing Options for Military Spouses around San...
This post is sponsored by Best Start Birth Center in San Diego, California.
If you are a...
Live Iwakuni Presents: Japanese Shopping Essentials
Shopping in a foreign country is a little bit extra sometimes — just like guac at Subway. But, even if you're the most dedicated of...
Living Like a Local: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Family-Friendly Things to Do
Welcome to your new duty station, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Or is it actually in Maine? This was...
SoCal Winter Bucket List
There is so much to see in Southern California any time of year — and during the holiday season of November and December, there are...
