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  • European Thoughts – Kids Pace Travel

    Its true, it was really tough traveling like backpackers with the kids through Europe.  That said, areas of weakness are often the source of strength or unique advantage.  The downside to schlepping small children through train stations like they were… Continue reading

    European Thoughts – Kids Pace Travel
  • Home at last – Europe takes its toll

    We made it.  In retrospect, we may not have decided to go to France and Italy with our 3 and 5 year old children on a two week adventure had we known just how difficult it would be.  I knew… Continue reading

    Home at last – Europe takes its toll
  • Baja is fresh in Ensenada

    Ensenada means “bay”.  That was the first thing I decided that I needed to know after booking a hotel in the town of Ensenada de Todos Santos and committing to a road trip down the Pacific coast and into Mexico.  Is Mexico safe… Continue reading

    Baja is fresh in Ensenada
  • Sebastian’s 3rd Birthday, and the perils of Relativity

    My dear boy Sebastian turned three years old, and we had a great party for him in Marina del Rah (pronounced like a Californian).  My wife Tania had, fittingly, picked the park at Mother’s Beach for the pirate-themed party that… Continue reading

    Sebastian’s 3rd Birthday, and the perils of Relativity
  • Yosemite is sooooo Yemity!

    I had been here before. It was the early 2000s and I was on a trek through the Alpine regions of Yosemite National Park that saw me and two buddies scale Half Dome, summit Glacier Point, and suffer a million… Continue reading

    Yosemite is sooooo Yemity!
  • Joshua Tree Music Festival

    Our family seems to function best when we have a strong sense of where our next adventure lies. We take semi-regular trips to visit our extended families, whether it be on the east coast to visit my family or to… Continue reading

    Joshua Tree Music Festival