Family Trips

Ice skating in NYC
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A Mama’s Guide to Holiday Magic in NYC (Family, Friends & Festive Moments)

The best things to do in New York City during the holiday season, with stories from our own trips. There’s something wildly irresistible about New York City during the holidays. The lights, the windows, the music drifting down Fifth Avenue. It feels like stepping into your own Christmas movie. Over the years, I’ve visited with…

”Are We There Yet?” And Other Existential Questions from the Backseat
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”Are We There Yet?” And Other Existential Questions from the Backseat

I don’t want to be dramatic, but family travel is a little like surviving a small-scale apocalypse. Except instead of zombies, you’re fending off rogue juice boxes, hangry toddlers, and one highly suspicious motel bedspread. Still, every year, we pile into the car/minivan/SUV-with-a-rooftop-cargo-box-that-makes-it-look-like-we’re-smuggling-canoes and hit the road with dreams of togetherness, adventure, and exactly zero…