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Friday, February 29th, 2008Used to be, when a woman got pregnant, she didn’t let her pregnancy slow her down. She couldn’t afford to, there were simply too many other things to attend to.
I’m descended from a long line of peasants and farm hands. In generations past, my ancestors would be working the fields in Hungary, growing…I [...]
Snowshoeing on Aspen Mountain
Thursday, February 28th, 2008This week I helped chaperone my daughter’s field trip to Aspen Mountain for some snowshoeing in the backcountry. It was so much fun! The weather was glorious–we had some low-hanging, wispy clouds in the morning, but the sky cleared to a beautiful robin’s-egg blue by lunchtime. It had snowed the night before, so the ground [...]
Winning Wednesday Audio Book Giveaway Results
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008Welcome to Winning Wednesday! This week, we’re excited to give away a complete audiobook of The Kite Runner, read by author Khaled Hosseini.
The Kite Runner didn’t win any awards at last Sunday’s Oscars, but we do have a Kite Runner winner here at TravelingMamas. Let’s all extend our congratulations to Mama Zen. Yay, [...]
Best Activities for Kids in Denver, Colorado
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Recently, while we were enjoying the indoor pool/waterpark at our local AmericInn (only $5 per kid; which beats the price of the local rec center!), my son picked up a brochure for Denver’s Downtown Aquarium. He’s been carrying the flyer around with him everywhere: “When can we go, huh? When can we go to Denver [...]
Travel Guide Book Review: Rome with Kids
Monday, February 25th, 2008Rome with Kids: An Insider’s Guide, by JM Pasquesi, is different than the straightforward, dry, “just the fact, ma’am” style of most guide books. International family travel anywhere can be a trial; try adding sites of historic interest, and it doubles. Rome might be boring for young kids who don’t care about or [...]
Accessible Family Vacations
Sunday, February 24th, 2008Recently, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition aired the Hughes Family episode. The team built a new home for the Hughes Family and their blind, disabled son, Patrick Henry. Patrick Henry is an inspiration to people of all abilities, with his words and music. The show sent the Hughes Family to London, showing that families of all [...]
Try Letterboxing for a Modern-day Treasure Hunt
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008Have any of you ever gone on a letterboxing adventure with your kids? I haven’t but I keep thinking that on family vacations, or during the warm-weather months here in Colorado, I should try it. Namely because my children, ages 5 and 7, loved the GPS Mountain Treasure Hunt we went on with Santa Fe [...]
How to have a More Eco-friendly Solo Road Trip
Friday, February 22nd, 2008It’s never been easier to be a solo road tripper. Sure, the truckers have had CB radios since, like, forever, but the advent of Sirius radio and MP3 players made long hours spent of the road less tedious. Nothing like a fine selection of our favorite tunes to pass the time! I especially love [...]
LOST Film Sites in Hawai’i
Thursday, February 21st, 2008I’m a television freak. If you add travel into the TV mix, I’m even more fanatic about it. That’s why I love Thursday night television. CBS has Survivor and ABC is airing new episodes of LOST.
A few years ago I had an assignment to visit Hawaii and a few filming sites from LOST. Here are [...]
Away.com’s Site of the Week
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008The Traveling Mamas are very excited to be named the Site of the Week at Away.com’s new family travel blog.
You can read what the editor had to say about us here.
