Well, two years flew by as quickly as if I was riding Harold the Helicopter. That’s how long it had been since my first trip to Edaville Family Theme Park’s Thomasland in Carver, MA, the cranberry bog country just west of Cape Cod. And I was as eager to return to Thomasland as if I […]

The possibilities of what to do during a staycation in New York City are endless. But the suggestions are somewhat useless if they’re not tailored to the person who needs them. Typically, I’m used to coming up for ideas for someone who has visited the NYC once before and is returning with kids. But today, thanks […]

We were in the parking lot of Ocean Edge Resort in Brewster, Mass., in late August when we struck up a conversation with a man who was also taking an inordinately long time to pack up his car. We were trying to decide which Cape Cod ocean beach to visit, and I had heard that […]

Thomas the Tank Engine is a more than a celebrity in my house; he’s an integral member. For over two years, my four-and-a-half-year-old son has played with this “cheeky” little blue train almost daily.  He still hasn’t tired of a building a track and pushing across Thomas, Gordon, Spencer, Percy, Victor and Flynn. And of course, his 17-month-old […]

I love Miami. I love it for the beach, the nightlife, the food, the international vibe and the culture. I’ve been there with a girls’ getaway weekend, a bachelorette party, for DesignMiami and as a couple’s trip with my husband. It never struck me as a family destination until my husband and I decided that […]

The Dutch know how to throw an amazing party and Koningsdag, King’s Day, is one of the finest examples of their festivities full of Oranjegekte or Orange Madness. Despite it being ridiculously fun, King’s Day, which marks the birth of King Willem-Alexander, isn’t that well known around the world, as KLM and Heineken found when […]

I’ve heard of ghost hunting, ghost spotting and, of course, Ghostbusting. But I hadn’t heard of Ghost Crab Spotting until I went to The Outer Banks. That also may be because I hadn’t heard of Ghost Crabs. And no, these are not the ghost of crabs who ended up in all of the crab cakes […]

The Outer Banks is shellfish heaven! I don’t think that I’ve ever eaten more shrimp and crabs over the course of a week than when I was there in August. It was kind of like how when you go to Maine, you have to eat lobster at every meal. We didn’t go to The Outer Banks […]

Last time we flew, my son held onto a little plane that was from the Disney movie “Planes.” There is something comforting about holding a plane while you are in a plane, and that’s why KLM has launched Bluey last November to appeal to its tiniest travelers. This sprightly little plane (think Thomas the Tank Engine but […]

If you want to see the creativity of New Yorkers, head to the Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival. At this informal procession (more like a meander) down Fifth Avenue, you’ll see a remarkable array of hand-crafted hats. It’s almost like Halloween, but it’s mainly limited to headwear. Although a few people do come in full costume, […]