It wasn’t a perfect day for skiing. The temperature hovered around freezing and the lower part of the mountain still wore large patches of mud and grass, a reminder of the fact that it was really still late fall in Vermont and and not yet winter. My 11- and 14-year-old sons both knew that there weren’t many trails open, but you wouldn’t have guessed it from their giddy excitement.
London with kids

Riding the double decker buses in London with kids
I'm very honored to announce that my essay titled "Riding the 341" has won the Family Fun category in the Intrepid Travel Contest. Thanks definitely are due to Beth Whitman, publisher of the wonderful … [Read more...]

Taking kids on the Tube
We used the Underground to get around London a lot on our most recent trip. I find it unnerving. The New York City subway and the Paris Metro don't faze me in the least, but there's something about … [Read more...]
Postcards from the road

Maine with kids: A visit to Portland
We're in Vermont (and very excited for a trip to the Basin Harbor Club this weekend) but I wanted to share a quick photo postcard of our trip to Maine earlier this week. We spent a few days in and … [Read more...]

What you can learn in a Milwaukee museum
We learned so many things on our recent free visit to Discovery World. This is a Milwaukee museum that is to museums what TED talks are to discourse - a place where big ideas about technology, … [Read more...]