Setting Up a Home Base near Rome, Italy for Language Immersion Travel

I am so excited to share considerations, planning, and lessons-learned from setting up our home base fo our 10-week language-immersion nella bella Italia. If I could do most of this on my own with...

Five Festivals of Brighton

Bohemian Brighton, situated on the South Coast of England boasts a wealth of annual events and festivals. Sadly, this year's festivals were a write-off, but here we take a look ahead to 2021 with a...

Jim Thorpe: The Best Fall Destination in The Pocono Mountains, PA

Although Jim Thorpe is a very small town, it has a number of different things to do there. This quaint town is the BEST fall destination in the Pocono Mountains, PA. I've lived in Pennsylvania...

Best Fall Hikes in Connecticut

I am sure Connecticut is not the first place most people think of when it comes to hiking and viewing fall foliage, but in this tiny state you can actually get all of that. Connecticut hikes are of...

Hiking with Children

Before we had children, my husband and I would often grab our hiking gear and food, hop in the car and go on long weekend hikes. Usually our hikes would be overnight consisting of around 13 miles...

Visiting Glacier National Park in Winter

A nature lovers heaven, Glacier National Park is a must to visit. As of today, the Traveling Family PNW has had the pleasure of visiting this majestic park twice. Once in the winter and most...