Rome, Italy – Here is a quick summary of what it’s like to travel with children. On some days, you go bike riding on the oldest Roman road, nonchalantly pedaling past 2000-year-old Ancient ruins. On some days, you (or your…
Roman Forum & Colosseum
Rome, Italy – Today’s tip for traveling with kids comes to you from the Roman Forum & Colosseum: Ancient ruins are infinitely more interesting if they are climbable. The twins did not love the Roman Colosseum as much as the…
La Pedriza, Sierra de Guadarrama
Madrid, Spain – La Pedriza is part of Sierra de Guadarrama national park, 30 minutes north of Madrid. Spectacular day, spectacular place.
Parque de El Retiro
Madrid, Spain – Number one priority for a weekend in Madrid? Sunday afternoon in Parque de El Retiro. This was a fabulous (free!) afternoon. We packed a picnic and spent our time exploring the park, playing at the playground, and…
Italian Haircuts
Venice, Italy – The long-dreaded but inevitable event has arrived: Italian haircuts. I tried to convince S&V that getting a haircut in a foreign country is a fun adventure, but they weren’t buying it. Still, everybody is pretty happy with…
The Commute’s a Brute
Venice, Italy – On the vaporetto to Italian class. It could be worse.
Soccer the Universal Language
Venice, Italy – One of the (very few) complaints we have about life in Venice, is that it’s not easy for the twins to make friends. The main challenge is that they are shy about the language barrier. Fortunately, soccer…
World Schooling in Verona
Verona, Italy – Verona is my favorite day trip from Venice. And as it turn out, it’s also a great learning destination. World schooling in Verona includes lessons on Ancient Rome, Shakespeare and oenophilia (the latter reserved for the adults,…
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Venice, Italy – If I were independently wealthy, I would buy a palazzo on the Grand Canal and use it to house my fabulous collection of modern art and to entertain my artist friends. There is so much to love…
Venice Museum of Natural History
Venice, Italy – The Venice Museum of Natural History is creepy. So of course my kids loved it. This place is filled with specimens that explorers brought back from around the world — featuring everything from stuffed animals to mummies…