Traveling with two kids for a month has both challenges and rewards. My challenges can be summed up by bickering, relentless competitiveness and keeping them fed and entertained as we traipsed through eight states from Maine to New Jersey. My reward? Snowflake Resort and Spa in Stow Vermont. I hadn’t been to Vermont since college […]
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Last weekend, some friends invited my family for a weekend getaway to their mountain cabin to escape the San Francisco fog. Bear Valley? It sounded familiar, but I honestly didn’t know anything about it except that it conjured images of a skis and snowboarding. And, yes, turns out that in winter this valley in the
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If you have ever been to Fishermans Wharf in San Francisco, you’ve may have noticed a little island with a lighthouse flanked by tall palm trees floating just off Pier 41. That would be Thor Kiddoo’s nautical fantasy, Forbes Island, a 700-ton barge featuring a 40-ft lighthouse, a dozen palms, a sandy “beach,” and a
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I’ve driven by it hundreds of times on the way to my in-law’s place in Sonoma. That pink neon spire that looms above a grouping of low-lying buildings. Neon letters spell out F-L-A-M-I-N-G-O and at the top, the eponymous bird rotates in a circle. A touch of Vegas or Hollywood glitz in Santa Rosa. I’ve
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When I thought of wax museums, I pictured creepy mannequins of British royalty with eyes that follow you around a hushed museum space. Well, I’m pleased to report, that Madame Tussauds San Francisco, the new San Francisco attraction at Fishermans Wharf, has completely upended my imaginings. Though there is an obligatory cluster of royals when
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Lonely Planet is renowned for their travel guides, cool website, and mobile apps, but did you know that they now offer a series of children’s books? LP approached us here at What a Trip and offered to send us a couple of books from their new series, Lonely Planet Kids to review. There are five
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