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Hyatt Place Portland Review

A belated Happy New Year to everyone. Not long ago we took a family staycation in the Old Port area of Portland, just a short drive from where we live,

We visited 18 States in 2014! The Travel Year in Review

Happy New Year!
2014 was truly an amazing travel year for our family. I don’t think I realized quite how much we had traveled in 2014 until I broke out my

Home for the Holidays: Eating in Taipei

I was a bit sad we didn’t get to eat as much as we had hoped in Taiwan. Don’t get me wrong, we ate often and we ate well, but

Home for the Holidays: Visiting the Taipei Zoo

Getting ready to go into the Taipei Zoo
We were pretty swamped with meeting up with relatives, so in our four days in Taipei we only managed to do one kid

Jerusalem Thanksgiving – The Pope’s House

In our last post we went through the fun and not-so-fun parts of planning and getting to Israel and left off arriving at our hotel, the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame

Home for the Holidays: Using Public Transportation in Taiwan with a Toddler

Still not the Hello Kitty plane.
This post is in small part trip report and in large part informational. Public transportation in Taiwan is cheap, easy, and fairly straightforwar..

Jerusalem Thanksgiving – Planning and getting there

By the end of January 2014, all of our travel for 2014 was set. We had the summertime trip we wanted to Alaska, Christmas in Bonnie’s home country of Barbados,

Home for the Holidays: 26 Hours to Taiwan with a Toddler Part 2 – EVA Royal Laurel Class Review

Saw this plane on the way to the gate. Wanted to switch flights so badly!
Here is Part 2 of our epic 26+ hours of travel to Taipei. You can find

Home for the Holidays: 26 Hours to Taiwan with a Toddler Part I – United Domestic First and LAX Star Alliance Lounge

Toddlers. Insisting on pushing stroller through terminal in PJs at 530 AM…
We’re still recovering. A few days ago we set a family record by traveling for 26 hours straight –

Home for the Holidays: Introduction

Big girl in Taiwan
It’s been a busy travel year for me. After taking it relatively easy in 2013 (newborn baby excuse), I’ve managed to make five international trips this year.

Lazy Weekend in Lyon: Kid Friendly Activities in Lyon

She was packed and ready to go but wasn’t coming…
On our short trip to Lyon, we opted to leave our daughter – we just figured it would be more fun

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The Transatlantic Toddler: A Review of Granduomo

If you add it all up, it worked out to about 18 hours real time between the time we left home and our arrival at Granduomo. All of us agreed,

Round the World on A380’s – Conclusion

Dom Perignon on Emirates
This trip was planned in one way, shape and form for more than 9 months. In fact, the miles we used for this trip had been earmarked

Lazy Weekend in Lyon: The Hilton Lyon, Parc Tete d’Or, and Salon du Chocolat

The atrium of the Hilton Lyon (photo from Hilton)
Hilton Lyon
Normally on a short weekend location is the most important factor for a hotel for me, but on this trip I

Lazy Weekend in Lyon: British Airways First Class and the Ghost Terminal at Heathrow

Thanks to our changed flights, we departed from Boston at 7:45 PM instead of 3:00 PM, which was great because we got to spend a few extra hours with our

Lazy Weekend in Lyon: Introduction

Lyon is all about eating…
Last week my wife and I spent a quick long weekend in Lyon, France with a nice little layover in London to boot. It wasn’t the cheapest

Roatan Trip Report – Next Time We’re Taking the Kids!

Last summer I made another attempt to surprise Bonnie with a trip – this one for our anniversary this past February. This trip to the little island of Roatan is

The best kind of mistake! A Big Island trip report

Twas the morning after Christmas
A slow day at work,
I finished the morning’s tasks
And took a short break
Glanced at the MR forum on Flyertalk

And instantly any leftover Christ..

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The Transatlantic Toddler: Transiting CDG and Getting to Florence

Going into this trip, we’d heard some horror stories about connecting through Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport. While it’s not the world’s most convenient airport to have a..

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The Transatlantic Toddler: Air France Flight 333 to Paris

With our luggage swapped for boarding passes, we were ready for departure. I consider us seasoned travelers, my daughter included, but there’s still something exciting for us ab..

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