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SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA: REVIEW OF SAFARI WEST TOUR – The first question any child of three years or seventy-five will likely ask is, “Who gets to ride on the top?”…

Humpback whales were not even on the agenda. Yet there they were, a trio of barnacle-clad black shapes shifting through the sea… Captain Beto slows the boat to a stop,…

MEXICO, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR: La Paz with Kids – Where else is it possible to swim with the world’s largest fish, get sprayed by whales, snorkel with sea lions, and…

MALAYSIA, Langkawi with Kids – Langkawi is an archipelago of  ninety-nine islands and is home to Malaysia’s first designated ‘geopark.’ These rock islands date to more than 550 million years,…

CALIFORNIA, San Francisco with Kids – Riding cable cars, sampling Ghirardelli chocolates, getting that Golden Gate family photo op, savoring clam chowder served in a sourdough bowl, and souvenir shopping…

NORTHEAST ALABAMA, DeKalb County with Kids – “Do you see that dark triangle up there?” Our guide kept his flashlight fixed on the same dark spot overhead. “That’s a shark’s…

Their eyes combed the lush jungle landscape as we stood waiting at the gated entrance to 907 Whitehead Street. With a quiet gasp from my travel companions, the first orange…

THAILAND, Chiang Mai with Kids – If you’re planning a trip to Thailand with kids, your first stop may be the many beaches and islands to the south of Bangkok.  Many…