Packing it in
Which are you more guilty of – under or over-packing? As I prepare for vacation, I can’t help but recall my first trip across “the pond” nearly 25 years ago. That trip came up rather quickly, as a...
View ArticleDisconnected
In the weeks prior to my departure for Easter vacation, I mentally “packed” and tried to anticipate everything I might need during my time out of the country. One of the most challenging decisions, for...
View ArticleWorking in working out – on the road edition
I truly imagined that by this point in my trip, I’d have hit the ground running in three countries. I packed two pairs of running shoes and plenty of cold weather gear to layer up, so preparation...
View ArticleTravels in parenthood
As working mothers, I’m certain you remember that initial (and honestly, ongoing) adjustment of parenthood as a challenge to finding some balance between our selfs. The struggle I experienced was...
View ArticleSummer’s (almost) here!
As May draws to a (remarkably fast) close, there are things about June to which I am very much looking forward. I love the sunny early mornings, complete with birds chirping, and long post-dinner...
View ArticleImagine
I grew up about 45 miles north of NYC in the days before cable television. The broadcasts we received, with the help of rabbit ears, originated in NYC. The advertisements often were for events and...
View ArticleSeeking sunshine in Dublin
Quite a soaker of a month, wasn’t June? I’ve never seen early summer flowers grow so lush or have such remarkable sheen, but there’s also a certain sodden quality which can begin to weigh a person...
View ArticleTwo sides of a coin
I’ve been fortunate enough this year to take two very different trips with two different boys. And I do mean different! In early spring when I visited my maternal side of the family with my oldest...
View ArticleTeach your children well
As a mom, I believe my job is to raise my boys to be independent, responsible men. The trips that we take together always include some life lessons, be it about the importance of family and fostering...
View ArticleSick of the beach
Or maybe I should say sick from or at the beach. It seems that every other year or so, I end up with a sick child while on our annual vacation in Massachusetts. There was the year of swimmer’s ear...
View ArticleYou run like a river on like a sea
Staying on a schedule while on vacation is a serious challenge. I mean, isn’t part of the point of a vacation to escape routine and schedule? Shouldn’t taking a run or a bike ride be, particularly...
View ArticleCape Cod: Rental refinement
In the fifteen years I’ve been visiting Cape Cod, I’ve had a range of accommodations. Initially, we went to a funky bed and breakfast in Harwichport owned, at the time, by some Albany-area...
View Article(Not) All the comforts of home
I hinted in an earlier post about some not so great experiences while renting vacation homes over the years. Fortunately, we’ve never ended up in anything completely uninhabitable, but there was a...
View ArticleField, vacation (and business) trip season
Coming from a family with blue-collar / working-class roots, vacation travel was not part of my childhood experience. Instead, I attended day camp and sleep-away camp (mostly Girl Scout camp, which I...
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