Nightly fireworks are one of the things my kids (and me) love most about visiting the Walt Disney World theme parks. (It’s hard to get used to not having fireworks each night when you return home). At Disney’s Magic Kingdom park, watching the nightly fireworks above Cinderella Castle is a truly magical way to end […]
Three Ways to Experience Newport, RI as a Family
Take a drive along Newport, Rhode Island’s Ocean Drive and it’s easy to see why this city attracts the rich and famous summer after summer with its world-class sailing, an epic Jazz Festival, and “summer cottages” that will make your chin drop. But you don’t need to be rich or famous to enjoy a perfect […]
This Guy Travels to Qatar
Qatar is a very small, but very wealthy country situated on a peninsula that juts out from Saudi Arabia into the Persian (aka Arabian) Gulf. The country has an abundance of natural gas reserves, mostly offshore. The primary export is liquefied natural gas (LNG) that is processed onshore and then loaded onto huge specialized ships […]
Getting Away…Really Away…at Cape Cod’s Ocean Edge Resort
Looking for a bit of relaxation and a chance to spend quality time by the sea, I recently headed to Brewster, Massachusetts, a small town on the coast of Cape Cod. It’s an easy trip from New York City on Amtrak, so I hopped a train with my daughter to Boston and began the journey. […]
Buttermilk Falls Inn & Spa: A Hudson Valley Escape
My son and I recently had the most unexpected and delightful bucolic adventure in the Hudson Valley. While spending a few days alone, we discovered a small inn called Buttermilk Falls Inn & Spa in Milton, New York, just a 70 miles ride from NYC. We had no idea coming off the busy 9W that we […]
Pools of the World
After a hot day at Walt Disney World’s theme parks, what better way to cool off than heading to the pool? If you’re staying at one of the Walt Disney World Resort hotels, you can get back to the pool quickly – and these aren’t just regular pools. Disney resorts offer some of the most […]
This Girl Travels to Biltmore House, Asheville, North Carolina
I recently had the opportunity to tour the Biltmore Estate, an 8,000-acre estate, in Asheville, North Carolina. George W. Vanderbilt officially opened Biltmore House on Christmas Eve 1895, then a few years later he brought his wife Edith Stuyvesant Dresser to their new home, and in 1900, their only child Cornelia was born here. Today, […]
This Guy Travels Back to the Middle East: Pakistan Part II
While visiting Pakistan, perhaps as a measure to counteract the propensity of bad press that the American media gives this country, I went out of my way to see and capture the people and places that were out of the way. No matter where I went, I was warmly greeted and made to feel honored and at […]
Family Road Trips: Staying Safe, Packing Right Makes Everyone Happy
Road trips are the stuff summer is made of. You might be sleeping in an RV, a tent, or a hotel, but the classic road trip always involves a car and long stretches of time on the open road. Once your trip itinerary is planned, don’t forget these three essential elements to road trip success: […]
Off the Beaten Path in Venice, Italy
The city of water, gondolas, pigeons and boats, Venice Italy is on many travelers top destination lists of must see cities. Although I may be biased, calling Venice a type of home for my family, I can attest the allure and mystique that cloaks Venice whether you are there by yourself, with children or as […]