I have been perplexed at times, while traveling in Europe, about a task I consider here at home to be pretty straightforward - flushing the...

Our power charging station continues to grow every time we travel overseas.  Every night we now have four cameras , two iPods, two cell p...

How cool is this?  Nanoblocks for kids that build Neuschwanstein Castle , Mont Saint-Michel, and Sagrada Familia!  I love the many toys...

As I approach the age of 50 kicking and screaming, I reluctantly admit to having to change a few of my travel habits.  Actually it's bee...

Many thanks to Mary Turner , author of the travel blog Travel With Teens and Tweens , for featuring my blog post My Teenager's First Sol...

Have we all gone mad? This post is part of Photo Friday at DeliciousBaby.com .

Taken from the Empire State Building observation deck. Just got back from the Big Apple last night.  We met some of my German relatives...

After about 8 months of entering the drawing every single day to win a GoPro Camera on GoPro.com , my husband finally decided the odds were ...

That was the question I heard at least once every day by at least one of the teenage girls in our group when we were in Switzerland:   Why a...

Let's talk money.  I just reviewed my bills from the Switzerland trip .  I was curious to see which method provided the most favorable c...

Every year since my children were little, my mother brings them each a chocolate Advent calendar on December 1st.  My mother, as you may kno...

Today, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, is always the busiest flying day of the year. Are you at an airport today?

Tip of the day:  The large supermarket chain of Migros, in Switzerland, has free bathrooms.  My group of 11 will be grateful for this, I...

I have no affiliation with Squeeze Pod, and did not receive any compensation for this post.   Whenever I do receive a free product or servic...

Check out the recent discussion on Baby Meets City about traveling with an infant.   Momversation , who hosts the discussion, says she won...

Our recently turned 15 year old daughter just returned from her first solo plane trip.  She traveled across the country (non-stop, thank goo...

1.  You may be on the right train, but are you on the right car?  Always check the outside of the train car you’re riding in to make sure i...

www.DelightfulChildrensBooks.com I've just been introduced to a terrific resource for parents who want to explore other countries of...

I've been reading up on dressing for cold weather in preparation for next winter's trip to Switzerland .  I'm a warm weather gal...