This post was updated May 2024. In September of 2014, we traveled around Greece, Turkey, Jordan, and Israel for nearly a month. Our return flights from Tel Aviv had a stopover in Amsterdam, and we could stay up to a … Read More
There are so many off the beaten path things to do in San Francisco that you’ll never run out of activities. Here are 101 San Francisco hidden gems that will keep you exploring with your kids! Whether we’re living in … Read More
One of our favorite ways to prepare for any sort of trip is to read a bunch of books on the subject. It’s fun having a mix of titles – both non-fiction (to learn about the history, geography, and culture … Read More
Before last May, I’d only been to Hawai’i once, back when I was 9. I remembered warm beaches and had a vague recollection of Pearl Harbor, but that was about it. My husband had never been before, and since we … Read More
Did you know you can take a free tour of San Francisco’s City Hall? It’s gorgeous and historic, and the docent we had gave us a terrific history of not just the building but also of the city. We loved … Read More
The DC area has such a special place in our hearts. Three of our four kiddos were born there, so it’s the first place we started exploring with kids. We moved there before we had kids, so we also got … Read More
Back in December of 2015, we happened to see that a budget airline (no longer operating) was having a mega flight sale. We’d never flown this airline before, but we knew we’d be moving to California in just a few … Read More
Fort Point is one of my very favorite spots in San Francisco. It’s perfect for appealing to both … Read More
I’m laughing on the inside at that title because…please. Kids just have a lot of junk, especially at the beach. Still, since we live about 35-40 minutes from several beaches, we’ve had to get our act together and figure out … Read More
One of the activities for which we were most excited while we were in Iceland was snorkeling in Silfra. The Silfra fissure lies between the North American and European tectonic plates, and is the … Read More
We loved having my parents out visiting for the last week, and we all wanted to go do something fun on Saturday. We wanted to do a short-ish hike, and since my parents live in Virginia several hours from the … Read More
When we first moved to the Bay Area (and before, when we lived in Washington DC and Philadelphia), I hunted around tons and tons of websites, … Read More
