Getting Around: New Orleans Streetcars
After our ride on the ferry, stop for beignets at Cafe du Monde and a stroll through the French market, the girls and I found ourselves at the end of the Riverfront streetcar line. After talking with the conductor, I decided we should buy an all-day pass and ride the rails. We first rode the
Getting Around: NOLA Ferry
Our first full day in New Orleans was a beautiful Monday. Museums, as most probably know, are often closed on Mondays and that holds true of the museums in New Orleans. The girls wanted to go to the zoo, the aquarium and the insectarium … all of which are closed on Mondays (other than Lundi
home again
The girls and I packed up our campsite, unplugged the van, unpopped the top and rolled on out…nervously. I am fearful of driving large vehicles. I am fearful of driving cars for which I have no knowledge of their histories. And I am fearful of running out of gas. Given that the fuel gauge doesn’t
Travel Tuesday: Weekly Highlights for 22 Feb 2011
A weekend spent picking up our new roadtripping vehicle and camping at the beach in Myrtle Beach was just what I needed! But now we’re back home again, and I love what I’ve been reading out there on the web, and I’d love to share my highlights with you. Here are some of my favorites
Mondays are for Dreaming: Wild West
I dream of not only showing my children the world, but also our country. We’ve made many a road trip here in the US, but not the big iconic one….the weeks long journey “out west”. My parents took me and my sister on such a journey when we were both young. Rob and I went
washed out – 21 feb 2011
One last hour at the beach before heading home.
a different myrtle beach
The girls and I have been off to Myrtle Beach a number of times, including Jan 2010, Sep 2009, May 2009 and Feb 2009 …. but those trips were unlike this latest one. All those times, we stayed in a nice hotel on the beach. And this time, well, we stayed at Myrtle Beach State
Eating Out: Green Goddess in NOLA
As vegetarians, eating out in New Orleans has always presented quite a challenge. Everything, everything, even the beans and rice, has meat or seafood in it. I always end up eating pizza, which isn’t very interesting… On our first night in New Orleans a few weeks ago, I turned to Yelp for help. Within minutes,
beach – 20 feb 2011
Knowing that it was going to be a cooler day and that the girls were hoping to go to MagiQuest, I took off for a morning walk on the beach. I was the only person out on the gorgeous beach. Oh how I love the beach!
beach – 19 feb 2011
Aside from getting used to the new van, getting organized and preparing meals, we spent most of our day either in the campground or at the beach. It turned out to be a gorgeous, relaxing day. Unfortunately, Rob had to head home midday and miss out on the afternoon beach trip and Camille cooking dinner
Pit Stop: Visiting Friends
I love it when a plan comes together so nicely. Back in January, I realized that Rob and my mom were about to have overlapping meetings in New Orleans, and I figured it was finally time for us to get back to the Big Easy… We haven’t been since Chloe was a baby, pre-Katrina. Since
Camping V3.0
First there was the little tent. Then last spring, we moved into the bigger tent, for camping 2.0. As of today, we have moved on to Camping V3.0. As I contemplated how to execute my mid-life crisis, I decided that it was time for me to finally realized my childhood dream of owning a pop
Photo Friday: Cafe du Monde
At first Chloe didn’t want to go. Apparently, she did not remember her earlier visits. Once, in New Orleans, when she was about 15 months old, and once when in Kyoto when she was days short of turning five. But, with the promise of a chance to sit down after all of our walking and
all packed, ready to go!
Thursdays are never easy around here. There’s the early conference call that coincides with the time when we need to leave the house for Chloe to get to fencing. There’s the four and a half hours of being at the Boys and Girls club; while I *can* work from there (offline tasks only, unfortunately), it
Roadtrip: Popping the Top!
Yes, we did it. We bought me my mid-life crisis car. Not a sporty little two seater. No, none of that for me. I’ve wanted this car ever since I was a little girl. I’d like to claim that my first words were “PopTop”, but I don’t think my desire started quite that young. I
Travel Tuesday: Weekly Highlights for 15 Feb 2011
Having been home for almost two whole weeks now, I’m finally feeling caught up at home, at work and on the web! I love what I’ve been reading out there on the web, and I’d love to share my highlights with you. Here are some of my favorites from the week: WanderMom: Child Lost in
Roadtrip: The Beaten Path
I’m fond of saying things like “Getting there is half the fun!” or “The journey is as much a part of the adventure as the destination.” But, I admit, there are certain trips we’ve taken so many times that we now have a “system” for them. We stay in the same highway hotels and, even,
Scenes from Beach Blvd in Ft. Lauderdale
On our trip to Fort Lauderdale last month, we stayed at a nice hotel right on the boulevard which runs along the beach, aptly named Beach Boulevard. During our stay, we walked up and down this boulevard a number of times each day and visited a few of the businesses. The first night, we went
Discovering: Water Taxi in Fort Lauderdale
Before we headed off to Fort Lauderdale, I did a little bit of research to come up with ideas of things to do with the kids while we were there. One place I wanted to take the kids was to the Museum of Discovery and Science, but Chloe wanted to stay at the pool and
Exploring New Orleans
Hard to believe we got back a week ago from New Orleans (and haven’t yet headed off somewhere else). Overall we had a lovely three days in the Big Easy. Dinner at a nice restaurant, beignets at Cafe du Monde, riding streetcars (and a ferry!), visiting the Audubons and wandering though the French Quarter. Oh,
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