Our beloved Land Cruiser (rented from Fortes Safaris) took us from Arusha to Manyara, Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and Serengeti. THE DECISION TO DRIVE OURSELVES At first, our trip to Tanzania looked like that of any other very lucky safari-goer. I’d done some enthusiastic Googling, and had worked back and forth with a few companies that offer more »
There’s a new toy in my social media toychest and it’s rather addictive. It’s called Vine, and it allows you to record and publish 6-second videos to Twitter. And that’s about it. It has to be done in real time, i.e. you can’t upload edited videos, so people are playing around with it to see more »
(Reprinted from an article in Mount Vernon Patch) To celebrate his eleventh birthday, my husband and I told our son, Julian, that we would take him on a special weekend anywhere we could drive to. He didn’t hesitate — we were going to New York City! Julian loves theater, food, and “fancy” hotels so I can’t more »
APRIL International Pillow Fight Day, massive pillow fights breakout in cities around the world. Check out the following photos of the pillow fights in Washington, DC. April 6th, National Mall. (Note: No Down Pillows, they make too much mess!) Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival is part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival and is the more »
This post is part of the initiative “100 cities to home swap before you die” from Knok.com. One of my favorite things about Washington, DC is its global nature. Yes, it is the capital of the U.S. of A., and you could easily spend a day or a week immersing yourself in Americana. But as more »
Three weeks of The Tale of the Runaway Pancake—narrated by a whiny John Lithgow— and Bob the Builder’s Pilchard Goes Fishing, an inane tale full of—boing!—loud sound effects threatened to destroy the very fabric of our family. But, since it was either listen to these books on CD during our three-week European vacation or endure more »
All Over the Map is about a different kind of family travel. We are about experiencing the world as a family, taking the time to explore and gain some understanding of our destinations, be they right here in the Washington, D.C. area or in other parts of the country and the world. As much as more »
On our recent trip to Belgium, it became clear that people know how to live well there. The food is fantastic - one of my favorite cookbooks is called Everbody Eats Well in Belgium, and it’s true – and their beer is divine. Need I mention the waffles? And chocolate? So it should come as no more »
When you’re planning a trip with your family, how do you decide on where to stay? Is it all about price and convenience? Or are there other things you look for? We posed these questions to some of our favorite family travel bloggers, and here’s what they had to say: Traveling with kids changes hotel more »
Our beloved Land Cruiser (rented from Fortes Safaris) took us from Arusha to Manyara, Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and Serengeti.
THE DECISION TO DRIVE OURSELVES
At first, our trip to Tanzania looked like that…
APRIL
International Pillow Fight Day, massive pillow fights breakout in cities around the world. Check out the following photos of the pillow fights in Washington, DC. April 6th, National Mall. (Note:…
This post is part of the initiative "100 cities to home swap before you die” from Knok.com.
One of my favorite things about Washington, DC is its global nature. Yes, it…
Ask any fifth grader in Alexandria and they can tell you not only the rivers of Virginia, but the social customs of the Powhatan Indians, the rise of the tobacco…
APRIL International Pillow Fight Day, massive pillow fights breakout in cities around the world. Check out the following photos of the pillow fights in Washington, DC. April 6th, National Mall. (Note: No Down Pillows, they make too much mess!) Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival is part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival and is the more » more »
