Trish and I are big time nature lovers, and DC was offering up the opportunity to catch the blossoming of the elegant, picturesque cherry blossoms fringing the tidal basin. The blooming of the cherry blossoms is well-hyped every year, and with good reason. They’re beautiful. In fact, they’re so popular, the city puts on a festival every year to celebrate the flowers, and the ties between the United States and
On The Art of Traveling With (Very) Young Children
Many of the advice columns out there in relation to traveling with children tend to offer advice for somewhat older kids. Like, from four or five years old and up. There are a few doling out ideas for younger children, but I think the dearth of articles geared towards young children/toddlers/babies is due to the lack of parents bringing out their young kids, which in turn is due to the
How – And What – to Pack for Traveling with Young Children
Many new parents find the idea of traveling with young children, like infants and toddlers, intimidating, for many understandable reasons. But with a little preparation and anticipation, you can pack efficiently and effectively, and give yourself one big reason less to be stressed about traveling with little ones. We have done it many times, and have developed strategies for packing that have eased our burdens dramatically. The seemingly daunting challenge
15 hours on planes with a sick 1-year-old (and a toddler)
First of all, let me just say that my wife is my friggin’ hero. To be able to handle a hyper-clingy, cranky, and sick baby for the entirety of a 13 hour flight and three subsequent days without snapping and punching the nearest living person shows more strength and patience than anyone I know. Certainly more than me. Men, I’m sure your wives are great, but they’re not Trish great. Sorry, they’re just
The christening of a new blog
I’ve always been an avid traveler (64 countries and counting) and a pretty decent writer. It never even crossed my mind to put the two together until a magical epiphany about two months ago. Travel writer. I will become a professional travel writer. I had my epiphany while working on my book, Fortune, Folly, And A Thousand Fates. It’s a travel memoir from when my wife and I went on