Photo Fave: Central Park’s Alice in Wonderland sculpture – the first time
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All content of this blog (c) Shelly Rivoli 2007 – 2011
With a 180-degree view of the Mediterranean Sea, and a devout following of residents who bring them food and treats each day, the celebrated cats of Nerja enjoy an enviable life leisure on the “Balcony of Europe.” Like many tourist visitors to this landmark in southern Spain, my children became instantly enchanted by the free-range…
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…
Just as flowers are suddenly popping up outside, a whole new crop of “Ask Shelly” questions are popping up in my in-box as well (thank you!), including this one I’ll dive into re: flying Air Canada with a baby and possibly an airplane bassinet–or fingers crossed for a “freebie seat.”
Here is a great question–oh, the itinerary!–originally posted to the Travels with Baby Facebook page that I knew many of you would appreciate seeing here in the blog–especially those of you wanting to chime in with your own recommendations for this mom (your comments are most welcome here!), and those scratching your head also trying…
Happy fall to you! Quick note to say the new Travels with Baby site is looking great and is very close to coming online! Also, my other family travel site geared toward TRAVEL WITH KIDS 5 YEARS AND OLDER has a number of new articles that may be of interest to you, including The 411…
When I mentioned the upcoming National Park Week and related Earth Day events earlier this week, I couldn’t help but think about the amazing State Parks California also has to offer that shouldn’t be overlooked by those planning travel here with their kids. For example, Humboldt Redwoods State Park (above) is just one of several parks featuring enormous redwoods…