
Llama Camping, Toddler in the Lead
Discover how fuzzy llama creatures can turn camping and hiking with toddlers into a relaxing, memorable Wild West family adventure. "Llamas hum!" my toddler son blurted out. Strapped...
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Following Lewis And Clark Through Washington
Washington State looked different to us than its wilderness did to Lewis and Clark so many years ago, so we became our own Corps of Discovery. When Lewis and Clark blazed a trail...
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Breakfast at Tivoli’s: Copenhagen, Denmark With Little Ones
From museums to gardens to castles, FTF tells you where to take the kids in Copenhagen, Denmark.I remember Copenhagen, Denmark well. I lived there years ago when I was the director of a theater...
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A Grandparent’s Tour Of New Jersey
Share tales of childhood at the New Jersey Shore as this author and granddaughter relive the past and together discover what's new and exciting in New Jersey.Share tales of childhood at the New Jersey...
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Istanbul: Me & The Marines
For those who've followed my Baghdad saga, and understand the stress I was feeling after the bombings there, you know how much I needed a break. So, after a week of RnR in Iceland, I headed...
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Iceland for RnR
Looking for a much-needed break, I recently went to Iceland with my friend Joanna, a delightful English lawyer who works in Baghdad advising investors on how to negotiate Iraqi business laws. Iceland...
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Nicaragua: Now Open for Curious Travelers
The black silhouette sculpture of Augustino Calderon Sandino (1895-1934) with his iconic fedora dominates the hillside of Managua, Nicaragua’s capital, and still...
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Washington DC, The National Cathedral
This is an architecturally dramatic monument to Christianity, past presidents and current events, as well as an engaging center for Medieval crafts and ways. In a city better known for museums...
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