One of my most evocative travel memories is from our visit to Mo’orea. It stays with me not because of the location (although it was beautiful) or because I was doing anything unusual (although IContinue reading
Beach Latitude
This is one of several Latitude photos taken on a beach… We do like our beaches! This one is on the island of Ko Ngai, in Thailand, which was one of our favorite places inContinue reading
Spring Break Sampling
Both of our kids were out of town for spring break this year, so my husband and I got a chance to try some new restaurants without worrying about whether there would be something onContinue reading
LA Weekend for a Harry Potter and Book-Loving Tween
When my older daughter was in kindergarten, we decided to sidestep the question of how many of her new classmates to invite to her birthday party by announcing we’d take her to Disneyland instead ofContinue reading
Latitude with Altitude
This is a Latitude photo from our “big trip” around the Pacific and Asia. These are the Petronas Towers, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The highest up we could go was the bridge between them, butContinue reading
New Zealand Summer Holiday: Waihi to Auckland
I wrote about the first part of our recent vacation in New Zealand earlier, covering our time in Wellington, Rotorua, and Waihi Beach. In some ways, leaving Waihi Beach after nine incredibly relaxing days feltContinue reading
New Zealand Summer Holiday – Wellington to Waihi
My husband is from New Zealand, so I’ve had many New Zealand vacations. This was the first one that was both with our kids and in the New Zealand summer. We had some specific goals,Continue reading
New Zealand Summer Vacation: Award Show Version
I can’t remember what made me start writing an “awards show” list about each family vacation we take, but it is one of my favorite traditions now. Not only is it a handy way toContinue reading
Where in the World: Spectacular Bluffs
We earned this view! This picture was taken after a long hike… (But it was an out-and-back hike, so in fact, you can see this view with very little walking at all.)