United States
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Playdate at the Union Station
Last week we lost power for a couple of hours after a quick yet fierce thunder-storm in Raleigh. The rain stopped almost as quickly as it had started though, and since it was safe to drive, I took the kids to Raleigh’s new Union Station until our power was restored. We were the only ones…
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12-hour layover in San Francisco (with kids)
When we were looking for flights for our family vacation to Portland, OR, one thing was clear right off the bat – there is no quick way to get there and back from Raleigh, NC. And while I firmly believe that the excitement of an impending vacation will carry one through any travel inconvenience (including multiple…
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A Family Vacation to Portland, Oregon
I knew I was in Portland when I saw a woman and her boyfriend walk out with a big pink box of Voodoo Doughnut and when approached by a grimy and shirtless homeless man outside the donut store, she promptly and perkily opened the said box and offered him his pick! This could have totally…
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Children’s Matinee at the American Dance Festival
In a classic case of quickly-fogetting-the-terrible-moments of parenting, when the American Dance Festival invited me and the kids to checkout their special round-up of Children’s Matinee at the Reynolds Industries Theater in Durham this past weekend, I said, YES! Of Course! I mean, why think twice about taking three kids under 5 to a live dance performance by myself.
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A Walk Around JCRaulston Arboretum
I deeply believe that the true worth of any city lies in the number of third places it provides to its residents. You know, a place between home and work, a place of beauty and inspiration, a place that doesn’t care about the size of the paycheck, a place to simply gather together with your…
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St. Augustine, FL
The Spaniards established the city of Saint Augustine on the northeast coast of Florida in the 1500s, and like a magical coincidence, today we embraced this Spanish heritage by taking a rare but always craved family siesta, and eating dinner at 10pm.
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