Our personal Canberra playground

Baby on tricycle (1 of 1)

It took a lot of effort to get to Canberra for the weekend but it was worth the trip. We stayed with my husband’s aunt and the babies got to hang out in her gorgeous backyard, which had ripe, red berries in the strawberry patch and gorgeous white peonies in the flower beds and fresh [...]

How travel prepared me for motherhood

Bathing Poppy by the fire

There have been a lot of firsts in the lives of my twin babies this week. They have now moved to their own bedroom, having finally outgrown the bassinets beside our bed. I’ve been putting them in their own cots for day sleeps for a week now to get them used to the idea but [...]

Family road trip from San Diego to Los Angeles

Jen Miner

La Jolla, Legoland and Laguna Beach are great spots to stop on a family road trip from San Diego to Los Angeles. This is a guest post from Jennifer Miner who blogs at The Vacation Gals. Follow her on Twitter at @jenniferminer. Family road trips are practically an American institution. Snacks in a cooler, kids [...]

Photo Friday: The British Museum with children and the Parthenon Marbles debate

London, UK; July 2007 This is my sister Emma riding on my shoulders at the British Museum in summer 2007. She was five at the time and is now a big girl of seven and a half. We are standing in front of the Parthenon Marbles (also known as the Elgin Marbles) and our dad [...]

Best of the Web – Roaming Tales: Travel links for 17 August

Today brings another bumper collection of links to great travel content on the web. I hope you enjoy it – let me know in the comments. If I link to you below, please pay it forward and give link love to someone else. Debates, trends & reflections Island caretaker. I was less than complimentary in [...]

Photo Friday: Horse riding in the Cotswolds

Cotswolds, England; July 2007 When my family came to visit in 2007, I went trail riding with my Dad’s wife Sarah. She is a really good rider and has her own horse in Australia. She made the mistake of telling the school that she could ride and despite trying to downplay it, they gave her [...]

Photo Friday: Peter Pan and Emma in Kensington Gardens

London; June 2007 My sister Emma at age five by the Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens, London. Emma playing on the pirate ship in the Peter Pan Playground in Kensington Gardens. One of the best things about London are its wonderful parks. They are fantastic for adults and children alike, and beautiful in all [...]

Best of the web: From autumn in Suffolk to art in Jeddah

The Daily Telegraph in the UK has published a round-up of the best travel blogs around the world. Some of them I’m already familiar with, including Gridskipper, Londonist, NewYorkology, Travel Rants, Perrin Post, Cranky Flier, Epicurious, Intelligent Travel, Gadling, Telegraph Travel Blog, and FamilyTravelLogue. Others are new to me, including Where Are You Now? (which seems [...]

Best of the web: Culture cringe, cider, Monument Valley, Las Vegas, Ireland, Atlanta fine art, Damascus hotel

* If you ever travel with children, be prepared for a few embarrassing moments dealing with the culture clash. Kayt at Travel Savvy Mom shares her own hilarious, cringe-making moments. * Autumn is here and in rural England, the apple harvest is underway. Anthony from the Smith Travel Blog helped make cider in Herefordshire. * [...]

Photo Friday: Farm girl in the NSW Southern Highlands

Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia; January 2006 This is my sister Emma, age three, at the family farm in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia. It’s a beautiful part of the world with rolling hills and is quite evocative of parts of England and Ireland – although in this photo the drought is much [...]

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