Don’t miss Sydney: 5 Best with Kids Under 5 One common misconception among the American parents I hear from is that our car seats and our car seat laws in the U.S. are the toughest anywhere. Not so. In fact, the European branded car seats you may purchase here are manufactured to meet our FMV…
The playground at Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver. What I like about this photo (aside from that enthusiastic elf sprinting in the lower corner) is how it captures the best things a Vancouver park has to offer families. Look at those giant trees, the sailboats passing by, the imaginative play structure made from logs, and the wide…
How to spend Palm Friday in Costa Rica? Build your own beach hut on the Pacific. If you enjoyed last Friday’s Sunset at Playa Hermosa Photo Fave, here’s a glimpse of how you can pass the hours (and hours) of the afternoon with your kids on this family-friendly beach, while taking a break from the…
If you don’t yet have your copy of the new Take-Along Travels with Baby, you have no idea what you’re missing. When I say it has “Hundreds of Tips to Help During Travel with Your Baby, Toddler, and Preschooler,” it’s no exaggeration. And that it fits in the side pocket of your diaper bag or…
While planning our trip to Costa Rica, I kept coming across tourism sites reminding Americans that it’s only a 3-hour flight away from Miami. That would have been fantastic. But for us, using primarily frequent flyer miles to accommodate six people traveling from San Francisco… we left the house in the dark of morning and…
I love this photo because it not only shows what a stunning building the Natural History Museum is housed in, but also that it captures the sense that it’s a place to see and a place to be seen. As my hubby and daughter stand contemplating the intricacies of the dinosaur’s skeleton before them,…