Oxford, England is obviously a place I really love and think is great to visit with kids as I've written no fewer than three other Monday Dreaming posts about it. But the fact is that we were there for a too-brief two days and I've been dreaming of a …
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After 9 years of family travel, I still haven’t figured out jet lag
July 8, 2011 10 reader comments
It's taken me nearly a year, but next week I'll be writing my last post about our trip to England (still to cover: What to do in Oxford with kids). As I was looking through my pictures in preparation to write that post, I came across this …
Staying at university in Oxford…with kids
March 25, 2011 9 reader comments
Often when we travel to a city, even if it's just for a few days, I try to find an apartment to rent; I like living like a local and having access to a kitchen. But when we were planning to our trip to Oxford I had trouble finding anything suitable. …
Bangers at the Turf Tavern in Oxford
February 15, 2011 6 reader comments
When I was planning our trip to England last year, lots of people sent tips about pubs, particularly about pubs in Oxford. It seems that many of my friends spent a semester or so there and had strong opinions about the best place to get a beer (or …
Mondays are for dreaming: The Oxford University Museum of Natural History
February 7, 2011 13 reader comments
It's a fact not often discussed by travel writers that the act of visiting a new place can be profoundly disappointing. Indeed, a key element of any trip is expectation – before we go somewhere we imagine what it will be like, some of us with more …
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