Our family loves hiking and we are always on the lookout for new and fun hikes to do in the San Francisco Bay Area with the kids. As our children have gotten older, our ability to go on bigger hikes has improved, including completing hikes with bigger elevation changes. Even though we are usually looking […]
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Avenue of the Giants and Humboldt Redwoods
Visiting the Avenue of the Giants and Humboldt Redwoods State Park has been on our bucket list for a long time. Last year we booked a campsite at the park for Thanksgiving, but as the temps dove down to nearly freezing and the forecast showed nothing by rain, we begrudgingly decided to cancel our trip. […]
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Tokyo In Ten Images
We visited Tokyo in 2016 as part of a two-week trip to Japan. Even though it’s been some years, I thought it’d be fun to put together my ten favorite images of Tokyo for our blog. Tokyo truly is a photographer’s dream! It has incredibly unique architecture, beautifully manicured gardens, and modern buildings with lots […]
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A Weekend in Mendocino County
A couple of weeks ago we had a quick weekend getaway in Yorkville, Mendocino County–right by the Anderson Valley. Like most people during the pandemic, we have not been traveling internationally or anywhere that required a flight to minimize our risk for Covid. Instead we have chosen to explore areas close to home, and a […]
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Yaquina Head, Oregon In Ten Images
Here are my best ten images of Yaquina Head, Oregon, which was our first trip during Covid. After staying local for months, we decided to take a socially distanced trip to the Oregon Coast for a change of scenery. We didn’t know anything about this area and were pleasantly surprised by how gorgeous the beach […]
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Visiting Split With Kids
I can’t believe it’s taken me over a year to sit down to write about our three months in Croatia. In this post I want to share ideas about visiting Split with kids. We traveled to Split, Croatia in early February 2019 from Valleta, Malta. During our transition to Croatia we managed to sneak in […]
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Croatia With Kids: The Dalmatian Coast
Back in 2019, we spent over 3 months in Croatia, with the bulk of it in the Dalmatian Coast. I wanted to write a post about exploring the Dalmatian Coast with kids, including a suggested 7 to 10 day itinerary for families planning a trip to that part of Croatia. Early in 2019 our family […]
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Sicily In Ten Images
Back in 2017 we spent 10 days exploring part of the Italian island of Sicily with our two young kids. We found Sicily to be even more charming and kid-friendly than the other Italian regions we had visited! I never wrote a post about our time in Sicily, so I decided to put together a […]
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Free Things To Do In Santa Barbara With Kids
Back in 2010, Joe landed a clerkship with a federal judge in Santa Barbara so, upon completing our graduate degrees, we packed our car and drove to California. When we arrived in Santa Barbara we immediately fell in love with its mountains and beaches. What we didn’t fall in love with was the crazy cost […]
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Camping in Pinnacles National Park with Kids
On February 2020 we went camping in Pinnacles National Park with the kids and we loved it! If you are thinking about camping at Pinnacles National Park with kids, here is some information you might find useful when planning your trip: About the park Pinnacles National Park used to be a National Monument and recently […]
