Planning some travel for this summer? We hope so! And while we think that vacations to the beach or the mountains are fantastic, there's something especially wonderful about showing our children around the big cities that make up this great big country of ours. They see the ci.... read more
We follow Britt Reints on Twitter and read her blog, In Pursuit of Happiness, and when she started a year-long journey around the country with her family in an RV, we were completely enchanted. This is the stuff that books and movies are made of, right? Selling all of our pers.... read more
Most of us think about travel when we want a vacation "get away" -- to relax and spend quality time together under a change of beautiful scenery. Traveling with small children, however, may feel like a daunting adventure to plunge into -- disrupting their routine, eating forei.... read more
I used to go to Paris all the time. As a student I would go home for vacation and return to my childhood bedroom. Once I graduated and had more limited vacation time, my visits became shorter but still frequent, as I relished any excuse to go home to the land of crusty baguett.... read more
Just a week ago, we embarked on a virtual world tour with our kiddos, and what a week it’s been! We’ve been zooming around the globe with them on Google Earth, touching down for extended stays in Paris, Japan and wherever else fancy has taken us. Books, movies, food and .... read more
Little Passports is the pitch-perfect gift for the bigger (and no doubt even Savvier) kiddo in your life. It brings the entire world to your 6-10-year-old's mailbox, one country at a time, one month at a time. Your child's new Little Passport pals, Sam and Sofia, send monthly .... read more
My daughter shares my passion for collecting all things Hello Kitty and lately, we've been talking about making our dream of traveling to Japan come true. I've told my daughter we'll make it there before she graduates high school; she's convinced she'll be packing her bags by .... read more
Many things conspire against a trip to Paris: the insane exchange rate, prohibitive air fares, and -- we almost forgot -- our darling preschoolers who, after being hauled across an ocean and multiple time zones, are not terribly likely to appreciate the City of Light as much a.... read more
Many things conspire against a trip to Paris: the insane exchange rate, prohibitive air fares, and -- we almost forgot -- our darling preschoolers who, after being hauled across an ocean and multiple time zones, are not terribly likely to appreciate the City of Light as much a.... read more
New York City is a preschooler's paradise. Literally, of course, if you are living or visiting there. And metaphorically, too, if you happen to be engaging in just some armchair travel. Whether he's heard of it or been there or never dreamed of either, your little one wi.... read more