walking on travels

I had a Top 10 Reasons to Love the Children’s Museum post lined up for today. The problem is I don’t really love the place. It’s not for me. It’s all for Dek. Now don’t misunderstand me. There is nothing wrong with the Children’s Museum. It’s a fantastic institution that gets kids imaginations going in [...]

Back in 2010 we took what for us was a pretty monumental trip. We headed to China with Dek when he was 14 months old. Insanity, I know. It gets better. I did it again 6 months later by myself when Dek was 20 months old, but that is a whole other series of posts [...]

Dek found a new passion in Kyoto. Rocks. I mean really, who needs hundreds of years of history, palaces, gardens and temples. My boy had pebbles of every shape and size. The rock switch first turned on when we stepped through the gates to Nijo Castle. Surrounded by a gravel path, the castle grounds were [...]

This may seem strange, but I now know where milk is all over Kyoto. I know as many milk stops in Kyoto as I do bathrooms in Seattle from when I was pregnant. I also know what milk packaging looks like, even when it’s not that obvious. When you are the mom of a toddler, [...]

I’ve been chatting with my parents about a possible trip with them next year. They have never been to Europe and would really like to go. My parents are not big fans of fish, so we need to go somewhere that meat is on the menu. We all like wine and anything with sugar involved [...]

I don’t waste time. At least I try not to. Since having my son I have realized just how much I can, and can’t, get done in a day. This has affected our travel. Before having my son, I might not have packed up the night before so we could squeeze in one last sight [...]

I thought I was hallucinating. Was that really a giant hand holding a piece of sushi? Mike saw it too, so I must not have been imagining it. Our hotel had sent us up to Dotombori to find some dinner, which was street about a 10 minutes walk away. The receptionist said there was a [...]