Last minute getaway
Two Fridays ago, a friend of mine called me to ask me why I haven’t replied to her evite. Apparently, she used my e-mail address which I use only to register for memberships, and receive ads. As I was...
View ArticleRome with Children: Day 2 – Villa Borghese, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain
On our second day, we decided to do more fun stuff for our children and less historical sightseeing. We had purchased multi-day Sightseeing bus ticket to also use it as a means to public...
View ArticleRome with Children: Day 3 – Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Colosseum
On our third day, which was a Saturday, we finally spotted a Ferrari. There were so many Smart Cars and other mini cars in this town. One of the games that kept us entertained during our walks was,...
View ArticleRome with Children: Day 4 – Walking around the city
On our final day, we went back to Villa Borghese as we had promised to our children. We rented the go kart and bicycle until they got tired of them. We walked around the Pincio a little bit. This is a...
View ArticleFun activity ideas for long rides and flights
We’ve completed yet another successful long flight to Aruba and back. I am quite experience in entertaining children in long flights and road trips, as you can read in this post titled, Preparing for...
View ArticleTraveling with Children – Aruba
We visited Aruba during Spring Break ’14. In summary, we all loved it. White sand beaches, turquoise sea, the resort we stayed at, sighseeting around the island, restaurants, food, everything. Only two...
View ArticleTips to avoid jet lag with children
We have been traveling between Chicago and Istanbul with children every summer for the last nine years, six of which were with two children. I listed the method that help me and my children avoid...
View ArticleRome with Children: Day 2 – Villa Borghese, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain
On our second day, we decided to do more fun stuff for our children and less historical sightseeing. We had purchased multi-day Sightseeing bus ticket to also use it as a means to public...
View ArticleRome with Children: Day 3 – Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Colosseum
On our third day, which was a Saturday, we finally spotted a Ferrari. There were so many Smart Cars and other mini cars in this town. One of the games that kept us entertained during our walks was,...
View ArticleRome with Children: Day 4 – Walking around the city
On our final day, we went back to Villa Borghese as we had promised to our children. We rented the go kart and bicycle until they got tired of them. We walked around the Pincio a little bit. This is a...
View ArticleFun activity ideas for long rides and flights
We’ve completed yet another successful long flight to Aruba and back. I am quite experience in entertaining children in long flights and road trips, as you can read in this post titled, Preparing for...
View ArticleLast minute getaway
Two Fridays ago, a friend of mine called me to ask me why I haven’t replied to her evite. Apparently, she used my e-mail address which I use only to register for memberships, and receive ads. As I was...
View ArticleFamily Travel: Niagara Falls, Canada
We just came from another quick trip to Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Toronto, Canada. We loved the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. My son declared that he would like to live in Niagara Falls or...
View ArticleFamily Travel: Negril, Jamaica
We visited Negril, Jamaica this past Spring Break in April. Jamaica is a beautiful tropical island in the Caribbean. This trip has exceeded my every expectation about the sea, sights, food and people...
View ArticleFamily Travel: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
We went to visit Milwaukee over the weekend. It is rather a short trip from Chicago. We usually drive to Wisconsin border to Gurnee Mills for shopping. After that, it’s only another 30-minute drive....
View ArticleCamping Packing Checklist (Printable)
Camping season has started quite early for us. We had a great weekend camping, hiking and just resting at the camp. We prepared our camping packing checklist in advance and marked everything checked as...
View ArticleFamily Travel: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
We went to visit Milwaukee over the weekend. It is rather a short trip from Chicago. We usually drive to Wisconsin border to Gurnee Mills for shopping. After that, it’s only another 30-minute drive....
View ArticleFamily Travel: Niagara Falls, Canada
We just came from another quick trip to Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Toronto, Canada. We loved the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. My son declared that he would like to live in Niagara Falls or...
View ArticleFamily Travel: Exploratorium, San Francisco
One of the highlights, if not the most favorite spot of our San Francisco trip was our visit to Exploratorium. When we were planning our itinerary, we knew on our last day it was going to be rainy....
View ArticlePacking list for traveling with babies and toddlers
The other day my son calculated that he spent more than a year of his life – of 11,5 years so far –traveling. He flew overseas 20 times, flew within the North America half a dozen times. I flew with 2...
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