For some of you who have been following this blog for a while, you may remember that I have been trying to get my sons’ Russian passports renewed so that we can visit Russia again (see Returning to Russia: It’s Complicated!) To make a long story short: We adopted my boys from Russia. They have […]

After I returned from Australia and New Zealand a few weeks ago, a blog reader emailed me a question: Which is better for kids, Europe or Australia? She had been planning on taking her kids to Europe, but after reading about me raving about Australia and New Zealand, she was having second thoughts. It’s a […]

Flight Shaming in Europe: This article in Time is very interesting to me. I’ve never heard of flygskam or flight shaming due to high carbon footprint. Trains in Europe make sense. I have a hard time seeing this catch on in the U.S. due to our current train system and the distance between cities. I’m […]

This morning, Universal Orlando Resort announced plans to build a 4ththeme park called Epic Universe. Currently, the three parks at Universal Orlando Resort include Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure and Volcano Bay water park. Details of Epic Universe Although rumors about a 4thpark have been swirling for a while, we still don’t have too many […]

Last month, my family visited Sydney, Australia for a 3-day stopover on our way to New Zealand. We had no expectations for our visit, as our primary goal was to rid ourselves of jetlag and get acclimated to the new time zone before moving onto New Zealand. However, visiting Sydney, Australia with kids far exceeded […]