I have loved Washington D.C. ever since my first visit in the early 2000s. For travelers, the city offers that perfect blend of vibrancy, accessibility, culture, and history. Moreover, the distinct neighborhoods and friendly people remind me of San Francisco. Over the years, as work continued to bring me back to America’s capital, my love affair with D.C. continued. I …
This is the final installment of a three-part series about California’s Highway 1. As you’ll have read in my Northern California edition, Highway 1 (otherwise known as the Pacific Coast Highway, or PCH) has played a prominent role in my family’s recreational activities for the last 14 years. In this last post I’m going to cover all the great places …
Okay, so you’ve already learned about Highway 1 and what it can offer vacationing families in Northern California. It’s time to work our way down the map, beyond San Francisco, and showcase what appeals to kids along the California Central Coast. This is arguably the most picturesque part of a Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) drive. However, that’s not to say …
Three months ago, when I first started out on this blogging journey, I met a new friend on Instagram called Faye. A fellow Englishwoman, Faye and I instantly bonded over our shared love of travel and adventure. Faye wanted to know more about Lake Tahoe and my upcoming trip to Arizona. I wanted to know more about her visit to …
As the U.S., and parts of the world, start to open up, travel is once more back on the table. However, it has been so long since we were able to move about freely. It makes it easy to forget how we used to practice safe travel with our family. Add in our thirst for a return to normalcy, and …
Before I talk about airplane ear and how it can affect your baby or toddler, I want you to take a trip down memory lane with me. Think about your carefree years when, as a young adult, you would take flights to destinations both near and far for leisure or work. Those were the days when you would actively seek …
Last month, a very dear friend of mine bit the bullet and took her family on a plane so that they could continue to enjoy an annual ski trip. It was a much-needed vacation, and a step toward normalcy after many months of anything but normal. At the time, she admitted that she was extremely anxious about her travel decision. …
