‘Aquariums/Parks/Zoos’ Articles

I’m sure you have heard it all before. Universal Studios is one of the most fun places in Orlando, FL for families. Last time I was at Universal Studios was to check out the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. There I was, no children in tow, Butterbeer in hand, getting teary-eyed at the sight of the village [Continue]

Yes, it’s cold and it’s tempting to stay home and warm. However, when you have kids bouncing off the walls and a desire to stretch those legs yourself, it’s necessary to bundle up and head outside. We were eager to go for a walk, but didn’t want to venture to far to have do so [Continue]

Everyone’s familiar with the image of the Eiffel Tower. Built in 1889, it’s the most visited attraction in the world. I can attest to that. Since my son is studying French, naturally, visiting the Tower was at the top of his list. As it was for thousands of other people when we went on a [Continue]

By the first snow fall of the Winter season, my family and I are yearning for it. New Yorkers love to complain about the weather, as a matter of fact, many were already complaining about the blizzard that hot us yesterday long before it was over! I, on the other hand, love it! I love [Continue]

When we tell people how much we love Amsterdam, we get raised eyebrows. “Ohhh! AMMsterdam!” (The insinuation is that we go for the marijuana). Let me clear things up. Yes. You can smoke pot in Amsterdam. The air is filled with the light fragrance of green. There’s a red light district. Sex is a commodity. [Continue]

Bonjour! Susan here, reporting live from Paris! Since my son had 5 weeks off for Christmas break, we decided to spend a month in the City of Lights. We’ll be taking side trips to Barcelona and Amsterdam. Good Time of Year to Go While initially we were reluctant to be here in the winter (we’re [Continue]

Like every family, we love a good museum. So when San Francisco’s Aquarium of the Bay invited us to take its behind-the-scenes tour, we were ready to go. We’d seen plenty of fish behind glass, but getting to see them up close and personal was a new experience. A welcome note from Katie Schmidt at [Continue]

Recently I took a couple of days to just walk around the city. I didn’t walk very far, a bit of Madison Square Park area, a bit of Midtown, some of the Upper East Side, some of Harlem. Not much at all considering the many opportunities there always are to photograph this beautiful city. I [Continue]

A lot of what I love about living in New York City is that you don’t ever really have to plan anything to end up doing something truly great. Such was the case for us one recent Sunday. The crew and I (minus one pre-teen at the time) headed over to Riverside Park with no [Continue]

Since our visit to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg this past Summer, my little ones have not stopped talking about wanting to see Elmo and friends. Though a trip to Williamsburg from NYC is not something we can do too regularly, we are fortunate to live only an hour and a half away from Langhorne, PA, [Continue]