Somerville, Mass – For those of you who like to make lists and check them twice, here’s a handy reference: Lonely Planet’s list of the 500 best places to see. In the world. And they are ranked. When you get this…
Update on Moscow
Moscow, Russia – Two more new (old) articles, updated to coincide with the recent release of the Lonely Planet Moscow City Guide. Here’s what I have to say about… Contemporary Creative Moscow While icons and onion domes still have their…
Finnish Midsummer Feast
Somerville, Mass – We don’t get to go to Finland this summer, so we decided we better host our own summer solstice celebration. I wrote to my Finnish family get advice on exactly what this should entail. The Finns wrote back: “Midsummer…
Red Square
Moscow, Russia – We have Moscow on the brain, apparently. To go along with the release of the new Moscow City Guide, there has also been a flurry of activity on lonelyplanet.com–mostly updating articles (oldies but goodies) from years past.…
Moscow With Kids
Somerville, Mass – One year ago today, we were on our way to Moscow. We had many adventures, and one outcome was the new, just-released Moscow City Guide, excerpted here… An excerpt from the Lonely Planet Moscow City Guide Filled with icons…
New! Lonely Planet Russia
Somerville, Mass – So, this happened while we were away. These lovely, literary masterpieces (co-authored by me!) are now available for purchase. Considering the state of Russian relations with the West, I think these books could be break records for…
How Finland Keeps Kids Focused
Somerville, Mass – As a follow-up to my previous post about Free Play, here is another article from the Atlantic about an interesting (and not necessarily intuitive) discovery made by an American teaching in Finland. It’s no secret that I…
PuppetART Detroit Puppet Theater
Detroit, Michigan – Apparently, Detroit has the second-largest theater district in the country (after Broadway). Who knew? In the heart of it all, there is a tiny little theater devoted to the art of puppetry: PuppetART The place was founded by…
Good, Not So Good
Somerville, Mass – Weeks have gone by with no posts and I’m sure regular readers are overcome with curiosity–perhaps even concern–what’s been happening with the fearless duo? Did the twins run away to Moomin World? Did their mother decide to…
Moomin World
Naantali, Finland – It’s been nearly a year since the twins discovered–and fell in love with–the Moomins. It’s been about nine months since we had to persuade them to be something else for Halloween. And it’s been about six months…