Dreaming of

When I’m not traveling, I like nothing better than to think about places I’ve been or places I’d like to go. The posts listed here include all of my “Mondays are for dreaming” posts; hopefully they will inspire a few family travel daydreams of your own. You can filter posts by keyword or browse chronologically.

Kimpton Pazzo Ristorante in Portland, Oregon

Pazzo Ristorante: Another great Kimpton restaurant

It’s a simple fact that I’ve never had a bad meal at a restaurant that’s housed in a Kimpton Hotel. I’ve also never had two meals that even remotely resembled each other. That’s because Kimpton restaurants are idiosyncratic, chef-run …

The Oregon Maritime Museum is in a moored paddle steamboat on the Willamette River

A weekend in the heart of Portland, Oregon with kids

I didn’t actually get to spend the weekend in Portland with my children, so a family trip there is technically a Monday dream of mine. But I was lucky enough to visit recently without my kids in tow, which means I can back up any daydreams with …

Preferred Family Three Days In

Three days in Hawaii with kids and Preferred Family: Win a $100 Visa gift card

The winner of the gift card is Jennifer, who said she would use her $100 to visit Vail. Thanks for participating everyone! A visit to Hawaii with kids is one of my top travel dreams. And when I have a travel dream, I like to make a travel plan to …

Polyphonic spree philadelphia

Monday dreaming: A song into the dark

Rarely has a Monday morning blog post been so hard to write for me. How can I talk about family fun or holiday travel when such a brutal and evil thing happened on Friday? Who even cares? An event like the mass murders in Connecticut throws so …

Totem poles in Stanley Park, Vancouver

Sponsored post: Fun in Vancouver with kids

This post about Vancouver with kids is sponsored by the accommodation website Wimdu (which named Vancouver one of the world’s most livable cities). You can always count on me to disclose when I’ve been compensated for the work I do. One …