How much do I love my iPhone apps? Enough to try out most every iPhone travel app that comes along! Check out Family Car Games, created by a family of four to help your family pass the time with instructions for 100 different games. You can play the games in the car, on a long [...]
Kids Can Pass Travel Time With Rubberneckers
May 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
When you travel all the time, it becomes easy to take the whole process for granted. Instead of being excited about heading off to the airport for a flight, you complain about having to go on “one more trip.” It’s easy to understand how you feel when you’re traveling for business, but when it’s finally [...]
Back to Basics: Checking & Claiming Strollers at the Gate
February 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Traveling can frequently be difficult, but traveling with toddlers can always be difficult. From managing the little one’s time to managing their “stuff,” there are added tasks to juggle when you have children with you. Bringing a stroller with you when you travel allows you to get kids through the airport with minimum fuss. It [...]
Visit Some Avian Friends at the World Parrot Refuge
March 6, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Polly want a cracker? At the World Parrot Refuge on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, winged residents get lots more than a mere cracker. This non-profit, educational facility operated by FLOPRS (“For the Love of Parrots Refuge Society”) provides a “Home for Life” for previously owned pet parrots. Parrots have a very long life span, so [...]
Florida: The 27th State
March 3, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Today is Admission Day for Florida, our 27th state, admitted to the Union on March 3rd, 1845. Florida is located in the southeastern part of the country, with the Atlantic Ocean flanking one side, and the Gulf of Mexico the other. Ponce de Leon named it, and many believe that it was in Florida that [...]
San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade
March 2, 2007 By Leave a Comment
San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade, celebrating the Year of the Boar (Lunar Year 4705), will begin on Saturday, March 3rd at 5:30 pm. The parade will start at 2nd & Market, ending in the heart of Chinatown. This parade is one of the few remaining illuminated Parades in the country, and is consistently named [...]
Presidents Day at the Lincoln Memorial
February 19, 2007 By Leave a Comment
February 19th is Presidents Day, a federal holiday here in the United States. Originally, the holiday was designated as Washington’s Birthday, and was celebrated on George Washington’s actual date of birth, February 22nd. In 1971, however, as part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill, the holiday was moved to the third Monday in February. The [...]
Utah: The 45th State
January 4, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Today is Admission Day for Utah, admitted as our 45th state on January 4th, 1896. Utah is one of the Four Corner states (the others are Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona), the only place in the Unites States where four states come together at one point. Utah is ranked 13th in geographical area, and 34th [...]
Alaska: The 49th State
January 3, 2007 By Leave a Comment
(As part of my quest to visit every state, I will be spending some time throughout the year highlighting each of our 50 states.) Today is Admission Day for Alaska. On January 3rd, 1959, Alaska (purchased from Russia in 1867) became the 49th state. Although Alaska is the largest state in geographical area, it [...]
NYC Holiday Window Displays
December 15, 2006 By Leave a Comment
A holiday shopping excursion in New York City is not complete without checking out the decorated windows. I spent one Christmas Eve on a layover in the city, and enjoyed a trip to look at all the beautiful lights and decorations. It made being away from home on a holiday a little less depressing. What is [...]
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