As everyone knows the French have a lot of ideas about food, most of which I agree with, although you'll never convince me that coffee shouldn't be served at the same time as dessert, especially when that dessert involves chocolate. But despite my …
Mondays are for dreaming: Flying fearlessly
March 29, 2010 4 reader comments
When you travel a lot with kids, and especially when you write about it, it is always family airline travel that elicits the greatest wonder and concern from parents who are less experienced. It's true that flying with kids can be challenging, for …
Pelicans, penguins, and seals – oh my! Exploring Kangaroo Island with kids
March 25, 2010 3 reader comments
Today I’m happy to share a dispatch from the Southern Hemisphere by one of my online friends Rachel, an American who lives in Australia. Many of you may remember her wonderful posts about The Great Barrier Reef and Melbourne. Rachel's younger …
Where to stay (and put your car) at JFK Airport
March 24, 2010 2 reader comments
One of the things I've learned about traveling with kids is that it's very important to do a thorough cost-benefit analysis when making decisions about things like whether to pay extra for the hotel suite where you are separated from your children …
Mondays are for dreaming: Vinalhaven
March 21, 2010 5 reader comments
In August of 1982, during that liminal summer between the end of grammar school and the start of junior high, my mother brought me, my sister Sheila, and her own sister, my Aunt Rita, to spend ten days on an island in the Penobscot Bay. We rode a …
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