Photo Fave: Ice cream in Andalucia (at the heladeria)
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All content of this blog (c) Shelly Rivoli 2007 – 2011
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| Decisions, decisions. Good thing we’ll be back tomorrow. |
All content of this blog (c) Shelly Rivoli 2007 – 2011
A kid’s view of Arlington West from the Santa Monica Pier. In honor of Veteran’s Day today, I’m posting this photo of the Arlington West Memorial in Santa Monica, California. As you head down the pier, lined with ice cream and cotton candy vendors, seafood restaurants, and gift booths toward the beckoning roller coasters and…
More traveling parents need our help. I’ve shared some thoughts of my thoughts here, and please share your own tip or advice for them in comments below. Let’s go! QUESTION 1 – Kate writes: I love your website/blog! I’m especially excited about all your baby-friendly Kauai recommendations as we are headed there for about a week…
The sand beach and picnic area at Crissy Field, San Francisco. I just wrapped up a fantastic week where I got to play host to out-of-town and out-of-country guests, sharing with them many of my favorite places to take the kids in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area. Let me tell you, we put some…
Visiting Amsterdam with a baby, toddler, or little kids? This guest post’s got you covered with great recommendations from ex-pat mom of twins + 1 Farrah Ritter, who now calls the Netherlands home. Farrah blogs about her family’s adventures in parenting (with multiples!) and travels in her blog The Three Under (blog retired). For many people, Amsterdam comes…
The few, the proud, the crazy couch racers of Silverton, Oregon. Last year I finally got to watch the “Davenport Races” – one of the quirkiest highlights of the Homer Davenport Days celebrated each year in Silverton, Oregon (also known as the “couch races”). If that weren’t fun enough, I had the pleasure of watching…
As if Spain’s small town of Nerja weren’t pleasant enough for a family getaway—with its pedestrian-friendly quarters, Andalusian character, and great Mediterranean beaches—it also happens to be home to what many call the most spectacular caves in Europe. At 5 km long (just over 3 miles), it is a vast complex of enormous rooms and stalactite-studded…