My last vacation~Peter's Island BVI I would like to offer a new entry to the Webster's Dictionary according to Mom. A vacation is a method of travel in which you leave behind your troubles and responsibilities for a time of total relaxation and rejuvenation. A trip is a method of travel in which you bring along your troubles children…
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Counting Stones in Ancient Mycenae
I have mentioned before that my oldest son was born with a natural cynicism. Not ever content to accept something as fact until he has sussed it out for himself, he is a relentless questioner. Please tell me there is some kind of career where uninhibited skepticism is celebrated, because then this kid’s got it made. When visiting the Atreus…
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Touring the Ancient Ruins of Rome
Aqueducts We are, without a doubt, do-it-yourselfers. We do our own car repairs, and by ‘we’ I mean my husband. I don’t know a spark plug from a speedometer. We do our own house repairs. Again, it’s mostly my husband, but I can wield a mean paintbrush and tile trowel. We even do our on educating and that one’s all…
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Legoland Discovery Center
The rumor of the opening of Legoland Discovery Center in our little corner of the world has been percolating for the past two years. The center was scheduled to open last year but the opening was delayed. Finally, this spring the center was open for business. I have been actively keeping this fact a secret from my band of Legomaniacs…
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Some Skills Just Don’t Translate
I have heard it said that it is bad manners to toot your own horn, but I’ll be ignoring that sage advice to proclaim that I am quite adroit at family travel. Give me any travel situation, any type of transportation, any combination of babies and toddlers, I can take it. Shoes, laptops, backscatters and passports? Piece of cake. 10…
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