Photo Fave: Central Park’s Alice in Wonderland sculpture – the first time
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I have managed to do without many things during travel (a forgotten hairbrush, a single pair of socks…), but coffee is not one of them. As I thought about Costa Rican coffee earlier this week, working on the post “A Visit to Doka Coffee Estate,” I had to smile remembering my REAL introduction to Costa…
If she looks a little nervous, it’s only because this big bird has free reign to fly and land where it likes. And let me tell you, watching this wild blue macaw fly right past the windows of our upper-story chalet at Arenal Lodge one morning was one of the most unexpected highlights of the…
Do I really need to explain why this is a Photo Fave of mine? You can see why I had a good chuckle the first time I saw Amazon.com had paired Travels with Baby (the ultimate guide for planning) with How to Fit a Car Seat on a Camel (and other misadventures). My solution in this…
A fresh reader question from the Ask Shelly inbox! This post may contain affiliate links, which help fund my independent website at no cost to you. Thanks for your question! You might simply be able to rent a suitable car seat for your child’s age & size directly from the car rental agency. However this…
A reader’s comment from last week’s blog post: Will your child’s car seat be allowed on the airplane? has proven once again that not all airlines are created equal in the eyes of parents. In fact, this mother’s recent experience with United Airlines is enough to make you wonder if anyone at United actually knows the…
For the past several months, I’ve been coming to terms with how finishing a book is not like the metaphor of pregnancy and birth so many nice people suggest it is. Nope.
Sure, there is the frequent need to pop antacids and eat strange foods, the unpredictable mood swings, the feeling that you can never get good rest at night and need a nap most days, and as the due date gets closer you start to wonder how you can possibly last (or survive) another month at the rate you’ve been going–while in the back of your mind you keep wondering, “What is this new little creature going to look like?”