The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival is coming up in September.
This holiday, celebrated in Asia, is fun for families – kids stay up to see the full moon and eat special sweets. Go out and look for Jade Rabbit and Lady Chang in the moon.
Napoleon Bonaparte was a charismatic hero of France, who led a Grand Army to victory, and defeat. In Paris, everything about Napoleon is “larger than life” – monumental paintings, enormous triumphal arches, battle history at the Army Museum (Musee de l’Armee), and a majestic tomb.
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September and October are a great time to visit Yosemite National Park, weather is much cooler in the valley and there are fewer crowds. New travel tips, including weather, parking and shuttle buses, cell phone coverage, day hikes maps, art in Yosemite.
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Find Travel for Kids best recommendations for where to stay when you visit to Yosemite – hotels, vacation rentals, campgrounds, and tips for visiting this summer.
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Summer is ending, but books are always an open road.
Read your way around the world to far destinations, step into adventures in another place and time, meet artists and look at art, find out why our national parks are so special and plan your next park to visit.
August is the time for Pink Pearl and Gravenstein apples in Sonoma County. We visited Hale’s Apple Farm, bought a whole box of A-one pink apples. Recipes for Pink Pearl applesauce and fluffy pancakes for the best breakfast!
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