Photo Fave: Our happy place… and yours?
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| In 2012… may you go to your family’s happy place! |
All content of this blog (c) Shelly Rivoli 2007 – 2011
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| In 2012… may you go to your family’s happy place! |
All content of this blog (c) Shelly Rivoli 2007 – 2011
Nope, you haven’t heard much from me lately, and if you can see this photo, you can probably understand why. What once felt like a luxurient amount of time to enjoy “just being” in Paris is almost over for us now and, of course, doesn’t that always happen just when you find the best place in town…
This post is part of my “Cheap and Free San Francisco” series. As you drive north across the Golden Gate bridge, leaving San Francisco on Highway 101, you will see the rugged Marin Headlands stretching into the pacific. At the west-most point sits the Point Bonita Lighthouse, built in 1855 to help ships filled with…
Here’s a favorite photo from our hike through Arenal Hanging Bridges near Lago Arenal and the Arenal Volcano in central Costa Rica. With 25 lbs. on my back, it was a good workout, but what a fantastic place to explore with the kids! This post is part of Photo Friday at DeliciousBaby.com – a happy…
If you saw my previous post, The 5 Best Places to See California’s Giant Redwoods and Giant Sequoias, you already have a good idea of just how much our family loves to visit the big trees found along the West Coast. It was fun to stumble upon this Hawaiian variety on our recent trip to Maui, when…
As I’ve blogged before, there’s much more vacation to be had in San Diego than standing in lines on hot asphalt for kiddie rides or watching fish leap from water — and paying a whole ‘lotta money for the average family of 4 to do so (though if it’s in the budget and up your…
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…