All Over the Map
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Birthday on Broadway
(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 »
Home is Where the World Is: 15 spring global activities in DC
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 »
Richmond with Kids: 24 hours steeped in history and luxury
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 trade, and the key battles of the Civil War. Ask me about any of these and you’ll probably be met with some vague half-answers and more »
What I learned from National Geographic’s travelers of the year
Last night, Jacques and I went to the National Geographic Society to hear a presentation by 2012 Travelers of the Year and hopefully gain some wisdom we could apply on our own travels. Although ten travelers or traveling teams were honored this past year, only four of them appeared on the National Geographic stage (which, more »
Home is Where the World Is: 14 Winter global activities in DC
Here it is: your winter guide to global family fun that will make you forget the weather. So read it, print it, put a magnet on it, post it in a place of honor on your fridge and go, go, go! 1. La Chandeleur, February 2, Hillwood Estate, DC The Alliance Francaise and Hillwood Estate, more »
3 books to keep your family travel mojo through winter
Here’s the thing. While Paige and her family are galavanting around the world (they’re in Asia now), we are sitting in Alexandria, VA. It is 35 degrees out. But am I jealous? No! See, being a travel blogger who is not traveling is allowing me the freedom to stretch my writing muscles, which is more more »
2013: Eyes wide open
Before my first son Julian was born, I worked in public health in Los Angeles. I spent my last year on a project to determine whether the needs of teens and kids were being met by the domestic violence shelter system in the county, part of a statewide assessment. This meant a year of interviewing more »
When Mommy lost her cool
When my oldest son was a baby, I spent a lot of hours trying to prove to my new parent friends that I was once cool. Yes, I may have been wearing the same spit-up stained yoga pants I wore to bed, lived in Northern Virginia, and drove a station wagon. But not so long more »
