Articles tagged with "family travel"
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Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-04-26 20:03:17
An article of mine was just posted over at Education.com about must-sees in Michigan for family fun.
You're invited to take a look (and please leave a comment there if I missed anything.)
There are all sorts of interesting places and events througho
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-04-23 16:29:10
Welcome to this edition of the Carnival of Cities; a trip around the world in one blog post.
Thanks very much to Eyeflare for hosting last week's Carnival, and I look forward to seeing it hosted next week (30 April) at Roaming Tales and the following w
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-04-22 08:19:37
The aquatically-themed SeaWorld San Antonio opened its doors in April 1988, and in April 2008 my son and I had a special invitation to visit the park and enjoy some of the 20th anniversary celebrations.
The public activities were held at the marine lif
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-04-21 18:38:34
Our roundup of useful travel info:
** For my US readers who are considering blowing that tax refund on travel (I'm already seeing articles about where to visit to spend it) I offer a few spring/summer ideas....
In the US, take the kids to voluntee
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-04-19 10:55:39
One of my favorite catalogs and Web sites is Brooklyn, NY-based Uncommon Goods; they always have the most interesting items, many hand-crafted.
In the current budget climate, I try to avoid temptation and not even open the catalog, but in a TGIF moment
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-04-16 08:40:01
This was the view from my hotel room in downtown St. Louis, Missouri during a summer Midwest road trip.
We stayed at the Hampton Inn at the Arch -- I'm a big fan of Hampton Inns because the staff is always friendly, especially to families, and the brea
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-04-14 11:00:25
The excellent travel website World Hum has a regular column called "Ask Rolf," by talented travel writer Rolf Potts.
Haven't heard of him?
Browse the Stories or Essays section of his Web site, or see how he makes an ancient French version of tennis
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-04-11 09:48:46
Do you miss going to concerts now that you're a parent?
Do you like outdoor music festivals, but can't imagine taking your kids to one?
Did you think that your mosh pit days at Lollapalooza were over?
Well, they probably are, at least for awhile
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-04-09 09:43:24
It's great to have you at this edition of the Carnival of Cities, where we tour the cities of the world in one blog post.
Our host next week (16 April edition) is Eyeflare -- submit your one, non-spammy post about any aspect of a single city, using thi
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-04-07 08:38:39
It was a great weekend covering the Samsung 500 NASCAR race weekend for Motorsport.com, but reality has set in.
Someone must get to the grocery store and take care of household matters.
Sainted Husband is a teacher at the end of a grading/marking pe
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-04-04 04:18:40
Wasn't I just leaving for the racetrack a couple of days ago?
Well, yes.
Now, however, I'm headed from drag racing to stock car racing/NASCAR at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend, particularly the Samsung 500 on Sunday.
I'll be covering the race
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-04-03 02:22:53
I'm one of the least jump-on-a-bandwagon people that you'll ever find.
My kids get SO TIRED of me saying, "I do not care what anybody else does...."
But today is my birthday, thank you very much, and I'm gonna bust out of my normal mode and be more
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-04-02 10:01:24
With comic/manga-based movies like Speed Racer and Dragon Ball on the horizon, I'm seeing an increased interest in the culture surrounding graphic novels and Japanese-style anime movies.
Your older kids who are part of the otaku (manga and anime fanati
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-03-28 04:23:18
I'm off to the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Spring Nationals drag races this weekend near Houston, Texas.
Sure, you can take your kid to the drag races, but I'm solo this time.
Assignments include my normal blogging work for Fast Machines, pl
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-03-26 22:05:59
Boy, this winter/spring has been an embarrassment of recognition riches.
In addition to selection by Real Simple magazine as one of their three "best travel blogs," a mention from the Traveling Mamas as one of the family travel blogs we love, inclusion
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-03-26 13:02:18
Welcome to this edition of the Carnival of Cities as the carnival makes a stop at its "home" blog, Family Travel.
I'm hosting it over on the Perceptive Travel blog next Wednesday for the 02 April edition, then I'm open to another blog hosting it for 9,
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-03-24 02:34:15
This week's roundup is a particularly interesting mix of travel news and views from around the Web. Read on....
** Articles and topics somewhat off of the well-trod travel path (since experienced globetrotters are getting younger and younger)
fol
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-03-17 01:23:46
I'm glad to get back into the swing of our planned posting schedule, thanks in part to the organizational mojo in my spiffy new FeedDemon RSS feed reader, and open the week with a round-up of travel goodies from around the Web and around the world.
Hap
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-03-14 11:03:23
Sure, I'm a little swamped right now, so I can't yet get back to the normal Friday original post about some aspect of family travel, but that doesn't mean that I can't take a moment to....borrow someone else's work! :)
One of the fabulous connectors t
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-03-13 21:55:05
Just a note to say that I'm still out here....
Even though the jam-packed South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) tech conference ended late Tuesday, I'm still digging out from under.
Although I had every intention of being back at the keyboard by ye
Posted on: All my outdoors... | 2008-03-06 08:12:11
Probably no other country in Europe has as many places where do a bike tour of Italy. Unless you plan your itinerary carefully, you may not be able to visit all the interesting places.
A bike tour package could be your best choice to visit all the
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-03-03 22:16:36
The wonderful insanity that is Austin's South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) tech conference starts at the end of this week, so I hope I can keep posting as my schedule begins squeezing my head....
** Smarter Travel has a good overview of where to s
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-02-26 12:04:00
Just made the most unpleasant discovery that many of the internal links to about two years of Family Travel posts are FUBAR (did you ever wonder what that means? It's "F*d Up Beyond All Recognition." I like to teach things even when tearing my hair out.)
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-02-22 11:35:35
This is a guest post by writer Andrea Calabretta--thanks, Andrea! Where do we go to meet the "man in the yellow hat?"
A Visit to Waterville Valley, Childhood Home of Curious George
Hans and Margret Rey, the creators of Curious George, fled Paris in
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-02-21 19:52:00
(This series is cross-posted with the Perceptive Travel blog.)
Welcome to the third and final video in this series about inexpensive and unique travel souvenirs. I want ‘em cheap, I want ‘em to bring a smile to my face and remind me of the place w
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-02-15 10:23:36
(This series is cross-posted with the Perceptive Travel blog.)
I envy those folks who travel but don't have a burning desire to bring back tokens of their visits. My own home bulges with tangible reminders of the places I've been lucky enough t
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-02-15 10:23:36
(This series is cross-posted with the Perceptive Travel blog.)
I envy those folks who travel but don't have a burning desire to bring back tokens of their visits. My own home bulges with tangible reminders of the places I've been lucky enough t
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-02-15 10:23:36
(This series is cross-posted with the Perceptive Travel blog.)
I envy those folks who travel but don't have a burning desire to bring back tokens of their visits. My own home bulges with tangible reminders of the places I've been lucky enough to see.
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-02-13 11:04:08
Welcome to this edition of the Carnival of Cities, and thanks for your patience as we shifted "owners" and changed the posting day.
Thanks to Denise and the great folks at Blog Carnival, we're up and running.
If your blog would like to host the
Posted on: Family Travel | 2008-02-12 12:33:41
The space program has taken a few lumps and seen some rough times in recent years, but the magic and excitement of reaching beyond our planet still draws our eyes upwards to the heavens.
I just had an article published on education.com about explori
