All Posts: What I learned on my vacation
I’d like to interrupt my series of London posts (don’t worry, I’ve got lots more planned) to share something that is currently going on in Mother-Of-All-Trips land. I’ve been thinking over the past few days about the amount of traveling I’ve done since last August. There was of course the annual trip to Vermont, followed [...]
Yes, I realize that it’s Tuesday and even almost Wednesday in some parts of the world, but since I actually had this dream on Monday and just didn’t find time to record it, I’m going to give myself a pass. This past weekend I was at a conference with many other travel bloggers. One of [...]
It might seem obvious that I didn’t enter this world as a traveling mother, although sometimes even I forget that fact. No, first I was a kid who traveled not too much (except that year in Italy), then an adolescent and young adult who got around a bit, finally someone who was gainfully employed and [...]
Note: I originally published this post last year, but share it with you again today in honor of my mother. Much of the advice I offer about traveling is actually the opposite of what my mother would have done. When planning for a trip, a good rule of thumb is to consider what her approach [...]
My name is Mara and I am addicted to my new iPhone. Phew. It feels good to write those words. I’m a little sad and ashamed to report that on our recent trip to Los Angeles and Arizona, I was guilty of something I deplore – hunching over the screen of my phone, thumbs working, [...]














