A family stay at the Omni Shoreham

A family stay at the Omni Shoreham

When Tommy broke his arm in April, it immediately threw my plans for spring break into question. I had been envisioning a weekend of cycling around the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake with maybe a little kayaking thrown in for good measure. Our trip …

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The return of Lovey Bear or where to stay at the Philadelphia Airport

I had already been planning to write a post recommending the Sheraton Four Points Philadelphia as a great place to stay if you're flying in or out of the Philadelphia Airport. For one thing, it's incredibly convenient and very close to the airport …

In the Jet Blue Terminal at JFK Airport

Where to stay (and put your car) at JFK Airport

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 …

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Keeping it simple, even on the road

I promised some pithy posts this week about traveling with the kids – what I learned (or relearned as it were) on our trip to Arizona last week. Here's post Number Two in the series. I wrote earlier in the week about jet lag and how tricky it …

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When kids get jet lagged

I have lots to share about our recent trip to Arizona, but the unfortunate thing about a terrific vacation during which one goes completely offline for days at a time is that things tend to pile up a bit. And since many of these things are actually …