It’s spring season, and gray whales are migrating north, from Mexico to Alaska. Tips for how to spot gray whales, where to go for best onshore viewing in California, Oregon and Washington, and children’s books.
Read more…Travel tips: Pack a travel power strip
Waiting at the airport or checking into your hotel, what to do when there is only one outlet available to re-charge all your cell phones, tablets, camera batteries? Here’s a solution.
Read more…Fun for St. Patrick’s Day
St Patrick’s Day is coming up on March 17. Come with us to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, bake green shamrock sugar cookies, children’s books about the holiday, and decorate your house with leprechaun footprint removable stickers.
Read more…Travel Tips: Bangkok for kids
Travel tips for families visiting Bangkok – before you go, while you’re there – transportation on boats and tuk tuks, getting around the city, visiting temples, Buddhism and the Ramayana, food and fun places to stay.
Read more…Washington National Cathedral: Children’s chapel, flags & gargoyles
Much cheaper than a trip to Europe to visit medieval cathedrals, a visit with kids to Washington National Cathedral in Washington DC is a way to experience a Gothic church, but one that’s also very much American.
Look for gargoyles, state flags, stained glass windows with scenes from expeditions and space exploration, needlepoint pillows of famous authors, statesmen, artists, presidents, and a special Children’s Chapel.
Read more…We Are One World
Fifty years ago, on December 24 1968, Apollo 8 spacecraft orbited the moon.
For the first time, astronauts saw Earth from the depths of space, and took a photo that changed the world.
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