Photo Fave: Our happy place… and yours?
![]() |
| In 2012… may you go to your family’s happy place! |
All content of this blog (c) Shelly Rivoli 2007 – 2011
![]() |
| In 2012… may you go to your family’s happy place! |
All content of this blog (c) Shelly Rivoli 2007 – 2011
Ahhh. Yes. This is the metaphorical heart of the Rick Steves-recommended gem on the Costa del Sol: the small city of Nerja, Spain (thanks, Rick!). Straight ahead is the church whose bell tower we watched glowing at night from our apartment and whose bells we listened to from our balcony when service was called. Just…
Before our family adventure in Costa Rica, I had not expected to encounter many, if any, high chairs along the way, let alone a diaper changing station. Now I know better. Although there doesn’t seem to be a common word to specifically mean “high chair” (“chair for the baby” is more like it), it became…
A room with a great night view at the Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles. Believe it or not, just days after we’d finished what was to be the last road trip of the summer, where I subjected my young children to 7 hours of driving on the final day, but it being well worth it (come…
Here is a snapshot from a favorite Mother’s Day when nobody greeted me with breakfast in bed (not that I am opposed to that in the least). I started the day with a jetlagged baby deciding we should rise before breakfast was even offered on our cruise ship: the Costa Fortuna. It was one of…
Thinking about Rome’s lovely tradition of the Befana this week (read all about it here) brought up some fun memories for me–like this day trip to Pompeii. Hope your New Year is off to a great start, and keep watching here for tips to fit more travel into your family’s New Year. Got a…
One of the first questions most of us have when we hear about the San Diego hotel that received TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards in “Best Hotels for families U.S.” and “Best Hotels for Families in the World” categories is: Where IS the Homewood Suites Liberty Station? View Homewood Suites San Diego-airport/liberty Station, Ca in a…