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The Mother of All Trips started in June 2008, as my family was preparing to go on a two-week trip to Paris. Really though, it started five years earlier, when my husband Matt and I spent 13 months traveling with our then one-year-old son Tommy. I wrote a book about that experience, and you'll also find that lots of the stories from that time turn up here. Throw in my many dreams of places I'd like to visit, the day trips we often take, and a host of posts about the best places to eat ice cream and you'll find there's a lot to read.

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February 27, 2009

Who wants to go to the movies?

In honor of Slumdog Millionaire winning the Best Picture Academy Award on Sunday, I thought I’d share this photo of a movie poster taken in a small village near Nagpur, India. I couldn’t tell you what the movie is about, but it looks pretty fun, doesn’t it? For Photo Friday at Delicious Baby. Please stop [...]

February 26, 2009

Trip planning: The Heard Museum

This week I’m debuting a new feature on The Mother of All Trips: a post dedicated to planning upcoming trips. Although I’m not one to look down my nose at spontaneous fun, the majority of our outings are fairly well planned. I’ve found that this a) reduces stress and b) increases our chances of doing [...]

February 25, 2009

We’re all connected – UPDATE

You can now contribute using Paypal. Please see the latest update from Tall Girl. I posted this week about why I think travel is still important, even in these trying economic times. My argument had partly to do with the importance of connection – of being global citizens. Today I discovered an opportunity to put [...]

February 23, 2009

Mondays are for dreaming: Jaipur, India

It’s difficult to know where to start when writing about Jaipur. Like every place I went in India it is full of color, odor, movement, constant noise, everywhere crowds and beggars. Nowhere can the mind or eyes rest. But there is also so much staggering beauty. I was in Jaipur eight years ago with my [...]

February 22, 2009

Is travel relevant? This mom says yes

This is a strange time to be planning and thinking and writing about travel. With the world going up in flames, it can seem a little bit like you’re fiddling in the backyard to write about vacations and day trips. Of course the world was always full of far more poverty and conflict than it [...]

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