We’re in between trips and life feels a little slow. It’s too cold to go camping and work keeps us tethered to the house. How does a restless family blow off some steam? At a rock show of course! We…
Designing our steampunk dining room
I know, I know. This post isn’t about travel. This blog is about travel. What gives? I’m sneaking an interior design entry into a travel blog because the project gets a lot of interest from guests, contractors and friends. Now…
Surprisingly good camping and hiking weekend – very close to DC
Last week I was looking for (car) camping and a medium-hard hike close to our home in Takoma Park, Maryland outside Washington, D.C. I found nothing in the Maryland and Virginia State Park online database. There wasn’t much help when…
Hiking with kids near Washington D.C.
One of our Italy goals next spring is a day hike along the Amalfi coast called ‘Path of the gods’ between Positano and Praiano. It is considered one of the great (short) hikes in the world. The trip takes anywhere…
Review of Kings Dominion – no more kiddie rides for us.
Trish and I are big fans of theme parks, and consider ourselves experts. But honestly, early childhood for our girls was so dominated by Disney (Paris, Anaheim and Orlando) that our recent experience with ‘normal’ parks is lacking. We are…