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All content of this blog (c) Shelly Rivoli 2007 – 2011
All content of this blog (c) Shelly Rivoli 2007 – 2011
Who couldn’t use a family getaway to San Diego? Even resident readers may jump at the chance to win this 2-night stay in a 1-bedroom suite at the Homewood Suites Liberty Station, San Diego, which will include your family’s breakfasts and–if you play your cards right–your dinners, too! This all-suite hotel just won two TripAdvisor…
Ask Shelly: Vacation with a newborn? While this question from an expectant mom is specific to vacationing in Hawaii with a 1-month-old, the general topic of how soon is too soon to plan a vacation with a newborn baby comes up frequently. Parents with maternity or parental leave from work understandably want to make the…
While your odds of finding an elevator at a subway station in NYC are far better than in Paris, Barcelona and the like, if you plan to use the subway system much during your family’s vacation you will need to be prepared to deal with stairs on many occasions. Should you ditch the stroller altogether?…
The Temperament and Travel series returns to the trait of Sensitivity–this time with a look at travel with the Low-Sensitivity child (click here for the previous post on Travel with the Highly Sensitive Child). A quick look back at the opposite ends of the Sensitivity spectrum: Sensitivity: High Sensitivity vs. Low Sensitivity Highly sensitive –…
Having spent hours upon hours searching the internet trying to discern which places might be most comfortable to stay with my own small children, I have often felt the aching need for a comprehensive resource that gives a Mom’s-eye perspective of hotels, resorts, condos and other vacation properties around the world. I’m delighted to report…
One of my favorite activities during our visit to Kauai last year was one of the simplest and easiest things I did there: Drink coffee on the beach at sunrise while the kids played on the beach. Easy, indeed, with this small beach just a brief stroll across the lawn behind our condo at Castle Kaha Lani, and…