Two of my friends will be traveling to Paris (separately) with their families next week, and as the expert “Paris guide” that I am, I thought it would be nice to give them the “411”. Given how cold and damp…
ELIZABETH DESJARDINS
It is not every day that a Normandy-based, British mom, who is a France resident for 12 years with her French husband and three young children — reaches out to us to voluntarily share what parenting feels like from her…
Cadillac Ranch
EASY WINTER GETAWAY: INDOOR WATER PARK
Winter is a moment of getaway for my family because it is always extra cold where we live. We always look for a warmer environment where we get to enjoy the heat and cater to the whole family. More importantly,…
Paris: All My Favorites
Bonjour! Welcome to the immaculate city of love, Paris. The French capital is one of the go-to places when it comes to looking for a city to spend a vacation or for the leisure of tourism. Once you hear about…
Postcard from Shanghai and Beijing
What’s an ideal vacation destination for you and your family? China, perhaps, doesn’t strike families as the perfect vacation destination. It isn’t one place that would readily come to mind. Some accuse it of not being family-friendly, as we in…
SUMMER COMFORT TRAVEL SHOE
Summer comes with its uniqueness. You do not want to wear anything uncomfortable in this season because of the weather. People always plan for their summer wear, games, and vacation right from April. Summer wears need to be durable and…
LONDON WITH KIDS
London, the great capital of England. A wonderful place to visit and also live in, the food, the festivities, the sights and bites as well as the uniquely dressed guardsmen. The ideal city to visit with the kids and this…
A BASEBALL LOVER VACATION IDEA
There are many dreams I want to fulfill in life and I have categorized them into different lists. My most important lists include “foods I want to taste,” and “places I want to visit.” Well, both dreams can cohabit because…
TRAVEL TIP: BRING A SOCCER BALL
We just came back from a short and exciting trip to London with our two boys, ages 8 and 5 where my husband came up with a brilliant traveling idea — he suggested we buy a soccer ball (we had…
Happy Weekend!
First Family Trip to Europe
Looking back on my childhood, I’m struck by how often the experiences that delight me still took place on family trips to Europe. There was the insanely swell day in 1970 when, driving along a rainy mountaintop in Norway, we…