Every park I have visited has something different about it, a different effect, a different appeal. It's not just trees and plants and bugs and stuff. I mean, it can be if you don't make the effort to connect with your surroundings. I walk away with a unique experi[...]
Lack of sleep is an incredible thing. Go too long and it can be quite dangerous, but hang on to it for those beginning side effects and the world is a pretty interesting place. My teen and I arrived to Barcelona a day before our cruise with the Carnival Sunshine wa[...]
There are a few things that I am proud of when it comes to being a New Yorker. I can drive through the streets of New York with the focus and aggression of a skilled hunter (though admittedly having a license, or a car, is not very New York). I can walk the s[...]
I'm slowly realizing that I am a mountain girl. Well, ok, not really. But I want to be. My husband laughs at me because I tell him I often daydream of living in a house, near a creek, with a garden (so what that I don't have a green thumb) and tire swing on a tree[...]
I’m in the car running errands with my teen…the fun stuff: groceries, post office, bank. Really thrilling stuff. We’ve just returned from our Mediterranean cruise, and I am still feeling the effects of jet lag, but I haven’t had any time to really just r[...]
One of the highlights of our 2013 summer road trip for my kids was where we were ending it: at Disneyland Resort. It was here that we chose to celebrate our middle son's 8th birthday. He waited two and a half weeks on the road for this moment and what resulted was[...]
New York City changes so quickly that what you once knew can be something entirely different a short time later. This ever-evolving shift is the story of New York and as communities come in and out they shape both the landscaping and the culture of the city, someti[...]
During my visit to Seattle, I came upon a traveler's paradise: the Metsker Maps of Seattle store. My husband, children, and I all looked at each other with excitement in our eyes. As I admired the many maps from all over the world, a question kept floating ar[...]
I have never been to Rome, yet have heard so much about it and I was excited to check it out. Our hosts at Carnival Cruise paid for our (my teen and I) excursion fee, which consisted of a tour called "Rome on Your Own". Basically, it was the hour ride from the por[...]
Getting lost in Venice, Italy is somewhat of an expected thing and part of the adventure. When I planned an afternoon for discovering of most of the 118 islands that make up Venice, I came armed with two maps, a GPS, and a mission to get to specific "must-see" site[...]
