“I guess we are supposed to grow up, but somehow we never did,” Dionne Haroutunian says, laughing as she runs her fingers through her pink hair. This is in response to how she and her boyfriend, Mike, live: making certain life choices that allow them to spend weeks and months at a time exploring the world on their motorcycles. [Read more…]
Visiting Death Valley, with Kids
Death Valley, CA is the hottest place on the planet, with a world record temperature of 134 F (57 C). It is also the driest place in the U.S., with less than 2 inches of rain per year, and the lowest, with Badwater Basin being 282 feet below sea level. [Read more…]
Tips for Camping in U.S. National Parks
We’ve been tent camping in the national parks of the western U.S. for two summer months now and have learned a few things we thought we’d share.
Desert View: How to Snag a Campsite in the Grand Canyon
The May, 2015 issue of Sunset magazine listed Desert View campground in Grand Canyon National Park as one of their 12 “all-time favorite campgrounds” in the western U.S. Located 25 miles east of Canyon Village, it lacks the massive crowds found along the South Rim yet promises the same stunning canyon views and spectacular sunsets. [Read more…]
Field Trip to Gruyères
Within our first weeks in Switzerland, we gathered the kids and headed to the town of Gruyères (I have no idea why the town has an “s” at the end while the district of Gruyère and their cheese does not). We wanted to see how one of the best cheeses in the world is made, and of course to sample the first fondue of our three-month stay. What better place to do that than Gruyères? [Read more…]
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