I like to take advantage of my summer vacations off from my job as a second grade teacher to travel both near and far from my home in northern California. I believe kids can supplement their learning at school through first-hand experiences, and plan on giving my son as many of those as possible. I hope he will appreciate the trip I'm planning to Hoover Dam to learn about hydroelectric power, or at least, the opportunity to say the word "dam" as many times as he wants.
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King of the Bunny Hill
Family Vacation in Lake Tahoe
2010-02-14 - One thing I've learned in my eight years as reigning mami, is that teaching your kids new things, and exposing them to new experiences is hard work. It takes planning, preparation, and a lot of coo...
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Sticky Predicament: La Brea Tar Pits
Family Vacation in Los Angeles
2009-04-03 - This bit of prehistoric family drama can be found at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. If you're going to visit only one stinky place in L.A., then this should be it.
The tar pits were recently...
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Video Zen: Spouting Horn Blowhole
Family Vacation in Poipu
2010-01-25 - This week I'm taking you to the island of Kaui to see the Spouting Horn Blowhole. This is one of nature's marvels, or freaky occurrences, it depends on how you see it. The waves rush in under a she...
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Waimea Canyon With a Side of Chip
Family Vacation in Poipu
2010-01-20 - We never embark on a day trip without our munchies. So before we headed out on the road to Waimea Canyon and Kokee State Park in Kaui, we made a stop in the town of Hanapepe first. We were looking ...
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Dinosaur Hunting in Berkeley
Things To Do in Berkeley
2009-04-19 - So I found the perfect alternative for our day trip: the University of California Museum of Paleontology in Berkeley. This museum is housed in the Life Sciences building on the university campus. I...
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The Trains at Griffith Park
Family Vacation in Los Angeles
2010-01-09 - We needed a to make a pit stop while on an eight-hour drive from San Diego to the Bay Area and stopping at the In-N-Out just wouldn't do. Griffith Park is conveniently located right off of the park...
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Today's Tip: Keeping 'Em Kids Busy
Family Vacation in San Francisco
2010-01-06 - I was being such a good little organizer recently, that I even organized all of my son's travel busy bags for the next few trips. This is what I usually procrastinate packing the most, so I'm glad ...
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Three Travel Secrets: Maui
Family Vacation in Kihei
2009-12-06 - It's no secret that Maui is a popular family vacation destination. But there are some hidden places families may often overlook when planning their itineraries. Lucky for them, I'm not good at keep...
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Three Travel Secrets: Maui
Family Vacation in Kihei
2009-12-06 - It's no secret that Maui is a popular family vacation destination. But there are some hidden places families may often overlook when planning their itineraries. Lucky for them, I'm not good at keep...
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Kids Love The Getty Museum of Art
Family Vacation in Los Angeles
2009-05-04 - There are only two reasons my son will get into the car for the six-hour drive to Los Angeles: 1. Disneyland, 2. The Getty Museum of Art. That's right, my son loves an art museum as much as he does...
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Christmas in the Park
Family Vacation in San Jose
2009-11-26 - In our household, it isn't Christmas without a trip to Christmas in the Park. This San Jose tradition celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and I hope it stays around for another thirty years. ...
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The Dole Pineapple Maze with a Side of Dole Whip
Family Vacation in Honolulu
2009-02-25 - Even tourist traps are more fun in paradise. That's why we pulled of the Kamehameha Highway in Oahu, to make a stop at the Dole Plantation. At this road stop, you can shop for pineapple-shaped souv...
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President Obama's Inauguration at LEGOLAND
Family Vacation in Carlsbad
2009-02-16 - So you missed the historical inauguration of President Obama? No worries, because you can relive the whole thing at LEGOLAND, California. That's right, you will see the President, the First Lady, t...
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My Kid's Picks: Best of Yosemite
Things To Do in Yosemite National Park
2009-07-08 - I may be a guidebook enthusiast, but my recent trip to Yosemite National Park tested the limits of those little books. The reality is that some of the kid-friendly places I had in our itinerary wer...
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The Sugar Cane Train
Family Vacation in Lahaina
2009-04-01 - I learned about the Sugar Cane Train on one of my son's favorite train videos, I Love Toy Trains. I can't tell you if we saw it on volume 1, 2, 3, 9, or 10 (or why I own that many volumes of I Love...
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Today's Tip: California Academy of Sciences
Family Vacation in San Francisco
2009-11-03 - Once upon a December, I tried to go to the California Academy of Sciences the week after Christmas. That story didn't have a a fairytale ending: we didn't get in, the scene outside the Academy was ...
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Hiking (a Bit of) the Napali Coast
Family Vacation in Hanalei
2009-04-19 - A few months back, I wrote about how I was dreaming of Kaui. I was taking my son there for his first visit, and I wanted to hike the Kalalau trail of the Napali Coast with him. I knew there were go...
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Our Dream Beach: Kapalua Bay
Family Vacation in Kapalua
2009-10-26 - That vision of the perfect beach for me these days, is Kapalua Bay in Maui. On our way to school in the mornings, my son and I reminisce about the days we spent there this summer. He likes that he ...
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The Monarchs Are Back
Things To Do in Santa Cruz
2009-10-30 - The trees are not resplendent with as many fall colors here in California, but that's because our foliage turns another kind of orange: the fluttery, migrating kind. See Exhibit A: a cluster of Mon...
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Ruben H. Fleet Science Center
Family Vacation in San Diego
2009-11-09 - What: Ruben H. Fleet Science Center
Where: Balboa Park (a.k.a Family Heaven) in sunny San Diego
Why: We finally convinced my son he didn't need to go to the San Diego Model Railroad Museum for a th...
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