Moscow, Russia – Victory Day is the celebration of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in WWII. As in other parts of Europe–and unlike the US–Russia has living memories of this war, which saw Leningrad under siege for nearly 900…
Airbnb
Moscow, Russia – This year we have become regular users of Airbnb, a website that allows travelers to rent a room (or an apartment or a house) directly from a private individual–bypassing agencies and avoiding hotels. It was set up…
Airplanes, Babies & the Kindness of Strangers
Moscow, Russia – The last time we flew to Moscow, the twins were just shy of one year old. I carefully planned our itinerary so we would have a long overnight trip, direct from New York to Moscow with no…
Sick Twins, Will Travel
New York City – We had so much fun visiting Auntie and playing in Central Park last year, that Daddio signed up for the same conference this year. The fact that it was the weekend before our departure to Moscow…
Vacation Week
Somerville, Mass – Vacation week is some kind of a sick joke. It is wrong on many levels: 1. The twins are in preschool. They do not need a vacation from preschool. 2. It’s not just vacation from school. There’s…
We Will Finish the Race
Boston, Mass – Compliments of and to Boston Magazine, May 2013.
Circus: New York vs Moscow
Boston, Mass – It has become a tradition to celebrate the twins’ birthday by attending the Big Apple Circus, the awesome one-ring show that sets up on Boston City Hall Plaza every spring. Unfortunately, this year we are going to…
Dear Boston
Boston, Mass – After the Boston Marathon bombings last year, a spontaneous memorial sprung up on Copley Square, as mourners left flowers, signs and running shoes as tribute to the victims. The items were eventually removed to the city archives,…
North End Boston
Boston, Mass – I succeeded piquing the twins’ interest in American history. All it took was a comic book about Paul Revere and a few guns. I have been taking the boys on some of my research outings around town…
History Lesson
Boston, Mass – In anticipation of Patriot’s Day, I brought home a sort of comic book, Paul Revere’s Ride, by Xavier Niz and Brian Bascle. The twins are into comics these days. It’s interesting to me how they are willing…