So what do we do for fun when we’re not traveling? We read about traveling! And sometimes we read about traveling while we are traveling. Because let’s face it, reading offers insights and experiences that are different than (and complementary to) what…
Somerville, Mass – I always liked the TV show Dinosaur Train, but my kids never really got on board with it. In fact, they were always ambivalent about the whole dinosaur thing. I mean, they liked examining the skeletons at…
New York, New York – What’s a weekend in the Big Apple without seeing a Broadway show (besides infinitely more affordable)? Since we splurged on spending Thanksgiving in the city, we decided to splurge all the way, and we got…
Somerville, Mass – On Saturday mornings, S has started hosting a pop-up Mini Dollar Tree. It all started a few weeks ago, when he got the brilliant idea to sell some pencils and other trinkets he had found around the…
Moscow, Russia — Reading enhances travel, that’s no secret. Personally, I love to read novels that are set in the place I am traveling. Russia is good for that, as the national literature is among the world’s richest. And yet,…
Somerville, Mass – Daddio has been reading Harry Potter with the twins. I have not read the books. As a result I am largely left out of many conversations about which spells might work in which situations; what Harry, Hermione…
Saco, Maine – For the second year, we have returned to a “family camp” at Ferry Beach. (Find out what it’s all about here.) The twins have had an incredible week–singing, dancing, swimming, creating, exploring, making new friends and having…
Santa Elena, Costa Rica – We made our way from the tropical dry forests and beaches of Guanacaste to the mystical cloud forest around Santa Elena and Monteverde. We climbed some 4,662 feet, most of that on bumpy, windy, narrow…
Somerville, Mass – I’m not sure where it came from–perhaps from reading the Magic Tree House series–but the twins have become obsessed with Ancient Egypt. It was a no-brainer that one of them would want to be a mummy for…
Somerville, Mass – So what do we do for fun when we’re not traveling? We read about traveling! This review of the Magic Tree House series is not going to be a revelation to anybody who knows much about children’s…