• Last updated 10/19/12 by Melanie Mayo

On Sept 29th hundreds of museums across the US will provide free admission as part of Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Live! event. Only two members per household can gain free admission during the event, and must present a special ticket to do so, but it is a good chance to reduce the costs of visiting a local museum you have been wanting to bring the family to.   In the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, who offer free admission everyday, Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the... read more

• Last updated 10/18/12 by AdinaL

Hiking to Minihaha Falls, near Lake Labun, Georgia. Why travel with a baby, many ask. Too young to remember the trip and necessitating a host of adjustments to an adult itinerary; the work required to take them along will outweigh the benefits. So, at least, goes the travel advice on many of the websites I consulted before embarking on our journey. Many of those sites went on to recommend waiting to travel internationally until children are older and can “benefit” from the trip. Some suggest leaving young children and babies with relatives and... read more

• Last updated 1/7/13 by Cynthia Mosher

        Even better with inner tranquility in place           A Ten-Step Plan for the Best Family Vacation Ever! by Jessica Williams, www.LoveParentingLA.com & Facebook “Mom, I’m bored!” “Dad, can I use your phone?” “Honey, if we leave the hotel at 7:30am, we can make it to the Kapai Trail Loop by 7:45am which we can complete by 9:15am and then we can take a shuttle to the Kunai Trail Loop, and…” “I need a vacation from my vacation!” Use this ten-step plan from L.O.V.E. Parenting... read more

• Last updated 1/11/13 by Melanie Mayo

By Jessica Williams, www.LoveParentingLA.com     Going, Going, Gone!     When I was eleven years old, I was slated to fly by myself from Los Angeles, California, across the country to Baltimore, MD, for a three-week holiday with my aunt and her family. My aunt was a curator of art and would take me to museums in Washington DC and even all the way to New York City for a cultural tour. I was adventurous by nature and thrilled about the trip. As my departure date neared, and my parents explained the details of my... read more

• Last updated 1/16/13 by Cynthia Mosher

Summer vacation time is here. Kids are out of school and it’s the time of year when many families start thinking about travel adventures. Having family living in France gives us the opportunity to make the journey every few years. Not often enough for our boys to see their “Meme” and “Pepe”. I wrote this story a few years ago when I traveled alone (my husband was to meet us later) with my two sons, then aged 4 and 6, on the long flight from Phoenix to London, then on to Lyon, France and finally a two hour drive to Fontaine a suburb of Grenoble. After a long... read more

• Last updated 3/29/11 by Jennifer Margulis

The problem with going away is that it’s hard to come back to your “real” life. The free Jelly Belly factory tour in Fairfield, California (my cousin: “I can’t really imagine you guys doing that.”) was a smashing success with the kids. The tour includes free samples, historical videos, and lots of viewing of busy yellow robots and factory workers.James and the older kids before the Jelly Belly tour Silly hats are mandatory once the tour starts If you decide to go, arrive when they open. We got there at 9:15 a.m. and there were eight people ahead of us. We waited for... read more

• Last updated 3/22/11 by Jennifer Margulis

Everyone was going somewhere. My friend C. took her family to the Grand Canyon. B. wrote that they had just come back from a few days in Puerto Rico. My son’s reading coach was on her way to California to visit a beloved niece. But we were stuck. I was scrambling to finish some assignments, James trying to juggle the needs and decibel level of four children. The only surprising thing about this Spring “Break” is that Hesperus, our oldest (11.5), and Etani, our third (7), were actually getting along. When Hesperus gave Etani a hug goodnight, my jaw dropped to my ankles.... read more

• Last updated 2/17/12 by Laura E Taylor

October was a rich month for me: the exciting and profound experience of traveling with Peggy, a lovely week with my parents in the land of my birth, an impromptu trip with my Tim to go visit College Boy Reeve in southern NM (then road-tripping with Reeve and his girlfriend for a couple of days.) I didn’t get around to blogging much during October, but now that I’ve left it behind, a few blog-appropriate reflections have surfaced: For optimal sense of adventure and  exhilaration of discovery: predawn runs with a camera are highly recommended when one is visiting a new... read more

• Last updated 2/17/12 by Laura E Taylor

New experience for me. In my most recent travels. . . one weekend (while attending the 7th International Black Midwives and Healers Conference), I was watching the sun rise over the Pacific Ocean; the next (while visiting my parents in southeastern NC), I was wading in the Atlantic at dawn Photos taken during my early morning runs at Long Beach, CA, and Ocean Isle, NC. # # Tags: Atlantic, beach, California, dawn, Long Beach, North Carolina, ocean, Ocean Isle, Pacific, sunrise ... read more

• Last updated 10/24/10 by Laura E Taylor

I don’t travel a whole lot, but when I do, I like to get up before dawn and run with my camera. Once the sun is up, the light is almost always guaranteed to be incredible. Highly recommended way to see the world—truly in a new light. A few shots from morning runs on my recent trip to Southern California: . # # # # # # # # # # # # ## # # # # Tags: California, dawn, early morning, Hollywood, Long Beach, palm trees, run, running, southern california ... read more