"Are we there yet?" "Are we there yet?" No other phrase can make a grown adult want to scream! I remember asking it myself as a kid, and my parents groaned, and I never understood why. So why do kids all ask, "Are we there yet?". My theory on the never ending “are we there yet?” is that young kids ...
New England Fall Foliage-Give Southern New England A Try!
New Englanders are serious about their fall foliage. September rolls around and hotels are already sold out every weekend with leaf peepers. The good news is that 2018 is predicted to be one of the most beautiful falls we have had in a decade! The bad news is that most hotels in Northern New ...
Edinburgh with kids
Welcome to part 2 of our Scottish adventure. If you haven't read part 1, click here. It seems the Edinburgh is a word no American can manage to say. You have probably heard it pronounced rhyming with Pittsburgh. You may have heard the popular Edinboro or Edinburrow. But the Scots pronounce it ...
An October weekend in Tarrytown, New York
October is the perfect time to spend a weekend in Tarrytown, New York. If Tarrytown doesn't ring a bell, perhaps the name Sleepy Hollow does. Washington Irving wrote "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" about historical events that took place in Tarrytown during the Revolutionary War. "The Legend of ...
How To Do Scotland In One Week
Scotland's national animal is a unicorn! Wouldn't you want to visit a country that has unicorn statues abounding and has a unicorn on its coat of arms? Scotland has been associated with a unicorn since the 1300's. A unicorn stood for purity, nobility, and masculinity and was the natural enemy of the ...
Brattleboro, VT
When you think of Vermont do you picture rolling hills of deciduous trees, beautiful streams, and a scent of maple syrup in the air? You would be mostly right! In Brattleboro it was the scent of cheese in the air that drew us to it. More specifically the Grafton Village Cheese company. Brattleboro ...
Hotels vs. Home rental
When our family goes on longer vacation we tend to stay in home rentals. With the advent of Airbnb we have even stayed in a home over a long weekend. A number of people have asked us why we tend to favor home rental, so I thought I would do a pro and con of hotel vs. home rental. If you have never ...
Ithaca, NY in The Fall
The saying goes “Ithaca is gorges!” Never has a slogan or play on words rung more true. This spectacular town in Upstate New York is filled with breathtaking views and gorges aplenty. If you have followed this blog for a while, you know that I like to take a mini vacation for my birthday instead of ...
Why I Travel With My Kids And Why You Should Too!
I have always loved traveling with my family whether for the day or longer. It seems like we are all our very best selves when we are discovering the wonders in our back yard or farther afield. I had never really given much thought to why I liked to travel with the kids vs. solo or with my husband. ...