Last weekend we headed out to Point Reyes National Seashore, one hour north of San Francisco. Two days warm sunny days to explore recreation of a Miwok village, hike down Tomales Point trail to look for Tule elk, watch elephant seals snoozing on the beach, and imagine Sir Francis Drake sailing into Point Reyes protected cove in 1579.
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Tua and the Elephant, a story about a girl who rescues an elephant in Thailand, inspired us to visit the Elephant Nature Park outside Chiang Mai.
Read more…Four Scottish heroes
Traveling around Scotland with kids, you’ll keep bumping into four Scottish heroes – William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, Rob Roy MacGregor, and Bonnie Prince Charlie. Find out about history, adventures and sites of these legendary Scots.
Read more…Venice best family hotels
Find the best hotels for families in Venice. Remember, you won’t drive up to a hotel and unload all your stuff. And roller bags don’t work well on those bridges with lots of steps over the canals.
Read more…Christmas holidays in San Francisco
Tips for visiting San Francisco during the Christmas holidays with kids – landmark hotels with sugar trees and gingerbread houses, ice skating, light show under the dome, and more.
Read more…Travel the world – Read books out loud
You never know what kids will remember, especially from books read out loud. As a child, in summer our family camped in the California mountains; by lantern after dark and on rainy days, my mother read to us in our tent.
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