Boston, Massachusetts – Even the most city-savvy Bostonians might not know about Design Museum Boston. That’s partly because it’s pretty new, founded in 2010. That’s also because it has no permanent location. Sometimes called a pop-up, the museum brings the…
Somerville, Mass – A few weeks ago I posted an article by Christine Gross-Loh, author of Parenting Without Borders. Every time I leave this country, I marvel at the different “rules of the game,” sometimes for the better and sometimes…
Somerville, Massachusetts – All the foodie people are talking about Union Square these days. We have not been able to get into Bronwyn yet, but we are already regulars at the other new and highly-touted gourmet destination in our neighborhood.…
New Bedford, Massachusetts – After taking a few weeks off for other projects, the twins and I are back to work on the new edition of Lonely Planet New England. New Bedford is pretty rough around the edges, but it…
Cambridge, Massachusetts – Although I am an advocate of independent travel, I occasionally take assignments writing for travel agencies and tour companies (freelance writers must pay bills). Indeed, I am grateful for a semi-regular gig at Go Ahead Tours, a…
Windham, New Hampshire – I had many good ideas for celebrating Mother’s Day with MIL, but Daddio vetoed them all. Fine. She is his mother, after all, so he should do what he wants. So today we drove up to…
Somerville, Massachusetts – A few weeks ago, the boys brought home from school the book ¡Fiesta! by Ginger Foglesong Guy and René King Moreno. A simple English/Spanish counting book with colorful illustrations, it shows preparations for a party, especially making and filling…
London, England – The twins are probably not old enough to appreciate the Big Adventure (besides the fact that it’s in London), but it looks like an awesome, fun, free event to inspire young travelers. I want to see a…
Boston, Massachusetts – The twins are turning three on Saturday! Twin S is doing his best to get in his fair share of the Terrible Twos before his time is up. But that’s another story. We started the birthday festivities…
Somerville, Massachusetts – Christine Gross-Loh has a new book out that I am dying to read: Parenting Without Borders: Surprising Lessons that Parents Around the World can Teach Us. Here is a little preview that was in the Huff…