In Washington DC, around the Tidal Basin are three memorials to Thomas Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr. In the memorials are inscribed quotations from these extraordinary men. Their words are timeless, their ideals and actions in the history of the United States speak to us today.
Read more…California Deserts: When to visit
Late winter and spring, not summer, are the perfect time to visit California deserts – Death Valley, Mojave National Preserve, Joshua Tree, Palm Springs and Anza Borrego. Read about favorite places to go with kids and tips for enjoying the desert.
Read more…Sunny Sonoma and Napa
Last weekend, we drove up to California Wine Countrym to Sonoma for the Harvest Festival at Cornerstone Gardens, and shopping at Oxbow Public Market in downtown Napa.
Read more…Tips for Vancouver BC
Helpful travel tips for family trips to Vancouver – documents to bring along for Canadian and US border control, public transportation, biking Stanley Park, fun food, family hotels.
Read more…Totem Poles of Stanley Park Vancouver
Visiting Vancouver BC with kids, be sure to see totem poles in Stanley Park at Brockton Point. Find out how to identify figures carved on the totem poles, plus children’s books about Pacific Northwest stories and legends.
Read more…Gravenstein Apple Fair
Every August the Gravenstein Apple Fair is a popular event for families, so we drove out to Sebastopol last weekend. At the fair, kids can eat heirloom Gravenstein apples, pet dairy cows, mini horses, pygmy goats and pigs, run around a hay maze, press fresh apple juice and climb on tractors.
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