Twisting the dial on the rental car radio, I toggle through the static until a recognizable strain of music bleeds through the noise. The lilting plink of the ukulele strings coming from the speaker is the perfect soundtrack as I point my car north on Highway One, leaving behind the buzz of Waikiki and heading towards the fabled North Shore…
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Ambling along in the back of an authentic Amish buggy on our way to meet an Amish family at their home was supposed to be the highlight of our trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I anticipated hearing the slow clip-clop of the horses, as the bumping of the buggy took us to a simpler way of life in our own time….
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The terrible twos and threes don’t take a vacation just because the family decides to go on a trip. The terribles come along as part of the baggage, and sometimes they are even worse than at home. I find this age to be the most challenging when traveling with kids, but I’ve never been one to shy away from a…
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In honor of Labor Day, I was inspired to think about all the people whose jobs are needed to make sure we have a great vacation. I'm thinking about the flight attendants and the boat captains and the tour guides and the museum docents. All those faceless people whose contributions become a part of our family memories and without whom…
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“You have your whole life ahead of you.” That was the “wisdom” that was offered me recently when I was discussing my future plans for travel, plans that involve hitting the road with my young children for an extended period of time. It was advice given as if to say, why take the trouble to travel now when it is…
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