Planning a family vacation can be an exercise in negotiation and patience, especially when your family is made up of six vocal, strong-willed individuals. Our Panama vacation, however, magically checked all our boxes. Relaxing beach vacation? Check. History lesson vacation? … Continued
The windy road up to El Valle de Anton gives you a hint of what’s to come: the air cools down as you drive, and you start to pass fancy homes that spill bougainvillea over their gates. This charming town … Continued
Visiting the Panama Canal was was the number one thing my husband—a man invested both personally and professionally in international shipping—wanted to do in Panama. So we did, of course, see the Panama Canal, and I was pleasantly surprised how … Continued
Casco Viejo, the “old quarter” of Panama City, is ritzy. Filled with boutique hotels, fancy restaurants, government buildings, nightlife, and museums, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and on everybody’s top 10 things to do in Panama list. However, … Continued
“Small travel” became a thing last year, as we all got itchy feet but were still anxious about it. The New York Times defined it as “staying close to home, but feeling like you are far away.” Which I find … Continued
Sun, swimming pools, and grandparents are pretty much all we need for a great vacation, so we love Arizona. Occasionally, we need to get out of grandpa’s pool, however, so here are some of our favorite things — dare I … Continued
Crisp leaves, pumpkin spice, foggy mornings, kids finally back in school, giant spiders creeping me out…yep, it’s fall, time to start the annual search for the best pumpkin patch near Seattle. Time to find the perfectly rotund, peachy pumpkin that … Continued
Can you visit Mt. Rainier in one day? Sure you can. Can you see all of Mt. Rainier in one day? Absolutively not. That doesn’t stop us from taking day trips to Mt. Rainier National Park. (We never were a … Continued
I like to be prepared, but I’m not a list person. Which is why on our last trip to Mount Rainier I had sunburned, bug-bitten kids. Don’t be like me. Pack these things and know this stuff before you go … Continued
Even though the billboards promising “The Caribbean of the Rockies” feature only the lake, there are plenty of other things to do in Bear Lake. From hiking to historical drama to the famed raspberries, there are many good reasons to … Continued