Merhaba! I recently had an opportunity to travel to Turkey with a group of family members including my 10 and 7-year-old daughters to attend a wedding. I had heard great things about Turkey and was very excited about the trip. I was also looking forward to exposing my children to such a different culture than what [...]
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Mosques and Fairy Chimneys – A Turkey family trip to Istanbul & Cappadocia
Posted in Adventure/active travel, Asia, Europe, Family Travel, Food, History, Hotel reviews, Travel on October 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Azamara Journey: Cruising Greece, Italy and Turkey
Posted in Adventure/active travel, Cruising, Europe, History, Travel on June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Azamara Club Cruise from Athens (Piraeus), Greece to Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy aboard the Azamara Journey: A fantastic cruise filled with seeing wonders of the ancient world. A wonderful cruise in the Mediterranean aboard the Azamara Journey began in Athens (Piraeus), Greece. Arriving a day early to Athens gave us time to relax and enjoy the sites of [...]
*A traveler writes from Italy – Padova
Posted in Europe, Food, History, Travel on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Currently in Padova. It is unusually hot and humid today. Thank goodness the hotel is very good, with excellent AC. Many stores, restaurants and buses don’t have it. Yesterday we went on an outing on buses and on a boat (burchiello) down the Brenta River, which connects Padova and Venice. There are 2000 villas built starting [...]
*Paris – whether your first or fifth visit…
Posted in Europe, History, Romance, Travel, Travel tips on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Paris – Ooh-la-la, what a delightful city! With over 100 museums, historical buildings and monuments located within a block or two of the Seine, this is a wonderful, walkable city. First time visitors will want to do Paris’ Hop-on/Hop-off bus tour. It is a great way to orient yourself to all that Paris has to [...]
*Hawaii – A four island family vacation. Part 1: Around the island of Oahu
Posted in Beach, Family Travel, Hawaii, History, Travel on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I recently returned from our family summer vacation in Hawaii. I traveled with my husband and my 6 & 9 year old daughters. I have been to Hawaii several times before, but never with the kids. So I knew this trip would be different, but I knew that overall, we wanted to show them what [...]
