October 28, 2010
This is the third installment about my family’s recent trip to the Vallarta Palace in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Part 1: Getting the Royal Treatment at the Vallarta Palace Part 2: Puerto Vallarta Palace – Living Like Kings and Queens The boys woke up early in anticipation of the exciting day they were going to have. ...
October 27, 2010
Scenic Alpine town offers a refreshing escape About 70 miles north of Atlanta lies Helen Georgia, a Bavarian-inspired town where traces of Cherokee Indian culture, horse-drawn carriages, a beautiful river walk, historic streets, restaurants, horseback-riding, tubing, golf and a host of other entertainment options welcome you. If these don’t sound inviting enough, maybe a hot ...
October 27, 2010
On our recent trip to Austin Texas, one of the must-sees on my list was San Antonio. I figured my last vacation to the city didn’t count as I was only three years old at the time! I have pictures of myself running around the Alamo, chasing birds and felt it would be kind of ...
October 25, 2010
On day one of our eight-day trip to Austin, TX, we loaded up our three-year old son and three-month old daughter and headed for the city’s downtown. Our plan was to visit the Austin Children’s Museum (ACM) located on the corner of 2nd and Colorado Street. From the information my husband found before leaving for ...
October 23, 2010
After a long day of travel and a fun-filled first day (Getting the Royal Treatment at the Vallarta Palace) at Puerto Vallarta, no one bothered to get up terribly early the next morning. It felt good to sleep in for a change, and it was about 9 a.m. before we dressed and went down to breakfast at Mar ...
October 23, 2010
What child of any age – including you adults out there – doesn’t love a Ferris Wheel, a meri-go- round or a roller coaster. Better yet, who doesn’t love coupling these attractions with sea air and a wooden boarding, the smell of the ocean mingling with popcorn, cotton candy, and french fries. In other words, ...
October 22, 2010
This lush and beautiful part of Northern California is a destination in and of itself; for us it was part of a road trip that stretched up the California coast. We spent the night in Fortuna, highway convenient, basic, and quite pleasant. Before heading to the gorgeous Victorian town of Ferndale, we went north a ...
October 22, 2010
We love small beach towns in California. And we tend to visit some of our favorites, not that far away from our home in Los Angeles, every year. The reason: they each offer simple pleasures and plenty of sights to see, and each has their own distinctive and appealing character. When I asked my kids ...
October 21, 2010
I’ve already described about the pleasures of beach going without the summer sun, crowds and hassles in and around Mendocino and Fort Bragg. Now, let’s head farther north, clinging to Highway 1 through the picturesque town of Westport, and now a tiny spot with a lovely soft white sand beach for running, wave chasing, and ...
October 21, 2010
There’s something wonderful about taking your kids to a non-tropical beach in autumn. You don’t have to worry about too much sun exposure because they’re already wearing a sweatshirt; you don’t have to bring the beach umbrella, the sun hats, the water toys. Instead, you can simply enjoy everything a beach has to offer BESIDES ...
