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
You may have noticed, if you haven’t been away on your own family adventures just yet this summer, a lag in my blog posts and articles of late. If you know a thing or two about me, you can probably guess why (new baby, planning travel, traveling with baby + 2 kidlets, hosting 6 out-of-town…
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…
To spice up any family road trip, add one ferry boat ride. In the San Juan Islands, a ride from Anacortes will not only lead you through spectacular scenery freed from your car seats and seat belts, all with the chance of spotting orcas and other wildlife, but you can eat hot dogs and popcorn,…
I love this photo because it not only shows what a stunning building the Natural History Museum is housed in, but also that it captures the sense that it’s a place to see and a place to be seen. As my hubby and daughter stand contemplating the intricacies of the dinosaur’s skeleton before them,…
It was a little awkward coming face to face with the celebrated mummies of the British Museum – with three young children. Until then, death had been easy to talk about in abstract, philosophical, and even flowery terms. But here at the British Museum, it was laid out on display in all its ancient bandaged…
The fun thing about my photo faves is that you never know where we’ll be next. This Earth Day tribute comes from our stay a couple of years ago at Breitenbush Hot Springs Retreat in Oregon – probably the greenest resort I’ve ever visited. This wellness retreat is set at the foothills of the Cascade…