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Photo Fave: Arenal Hanging Bridges with toddler, central Costa Rica

Here’s a favorite photo from our hike through Arenal Hanging Bridges near Lago Arenal and the Arenal Volcano in central Costa Rica. With 25 lbs. on my back, it was a good workout, but what a fantastic place to explore with the kids! This post is part of Photo Friday at DeliciousBaby.com – a happy…

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Photo Fave: Reflection pool at Nasrid Palaces, The Alhambra

For a month before we traveled to Spain, our family ate dinner each night beside a smattering of photos of the things I hoped we would see on our journey. In the center was a full-page photo of the unmistakable reflection pool at the Nasrid Palaces in Granada’s UNESCO World Heritage Site: The Alhambra.  While…

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Photo Fave: Pancakes in Paradise (a.k.a. Manzanillo, Costa Rica)

I recently saw a tweet from @SoulTravelers3 that read, “Family travel is often about doing ordinary things in extraordinary places.” It got me thinking. Traveling with a school-age child now, it’s things like watching her do homework on the airplane or on a balcony in Spain that sets my heart a-flutter about family travel as…

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Photo Fave: Kitsilano Park playground, Vancouver, BC

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…

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Photo Fave: DIY family beach hut at Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica

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…

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Photo Fave: Sunset at Playa Hermosa, Pacific Coast of Costa Rica

Me. There. Now. (Clicking heels.) Well, at least I have some hundred photos to help remember (and try to relive!) all the fun our family had at the gorgeous, and even toddler-friendly beach we stayed by at Playa Hermosa. Here you can see what I mean by my description in the review of Blue Batik…