Happy Memories of a Trip with a Toddler
I remain in a mood to look back on old vacations. My 2020 vacation plans were scuppered by coronavirus, and although there are worse things than a “staycation” in San Diego, I’ve kayaked on MissionContinue reading
Something Splendid: Little Girl, Big Aquarium
I found myself looking through the pictures from a California roadtrip we took in 2011, when our kids were four and almost two. There were a lot of photos and videos that made me smile.Continue reading
The Joy of Souvenirs
As you might imagine given that I write a blog about travel, one of the hard things for me in this current moment is the lack of any travel plans. We canceled our summer vacationContinue reading
Two Days in LA
I have a trip that was earlier than this one to write about – a week and a half before my husband and I spent a couple of days in LA to celebrate his birthday,Continue reading
Palm Springs Weekend
Our kids are SoCal born and bred- our 10 year old recently complained that it has been cold for so long, and wondered when it would get warm again. By “cold” she meant that theContinue reading
Sunrise Latitude
This photo was taken from the balcony of our room at The View hotel in Monument Valley. We dragged our kids out of bed to see the sunrise. I’m not sure they thought it wasContinue reading
Something Splendid: Book Art
This is a section of the art installation made of books at the San Diego Public Library auditorium. I got to admire it at length while I waited in line with my older daughter toContinue reading
Our First Tesla Roadtrip
Earlier this year, we decided it was time to replace our aging Prius and after much research decided to get a Tesla Model 3. We went into the process expecting we’d get a plug-in hybridContinue reading
Something Splendid: Saguaro
We spent Thanksgiving with my family in the Phoenix area. My parents agreed to watch the kids for one night, and my husband and I headed down to Tucson. I hadn’t been to Tucson sinceContinue reading