Family Travel

Pennypickle’s Workshop Temecula Children’s Museum seems far from Orange County — until you go there. We rarely head inland during the summer, but it when we visited it was one …

Humbly written in their marketing materials, you’ll see the San Diego Metro KOA list things like “with over 40 years” or “a third generation family business.”  You might even skip …

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know I’m a self-described “boat kid.”  With over 30 years of boating experience with people who each have a different …

I promised to share the story of my first trip to Yosemite, but now I’m thinking it might have been our second trip? Yep. It was. The 2nd trip. It …

It took us one hour to drive to the Autry Museum in LA — officially named the Autry National Center which houses the Museum of the American West. I had …

Where can a family go to eat and not be bombarded by the news or distracting screens pulling us away from a nice family dinner? Initially, I could only come …

If you only had a year in California, what are the top five sights you need to see with your family before you move away? My criteria? Mostly that it …

Solvang is tradition for my family. It’s a special place. A sweet treat.  Sure, it’s touristy and not 100% authentic Denmark.  But it’s a 100% authentic part of my childhood. …

Abalone Cove Shoreline Park was a wonder-filled adventure for our family on a holiday weekend. I owe my outdoorsy friend, Cindy at CAOpenSpace.org, thanks for turning me on to all …

Traci from the former blog, Walk Simply, camped overnight at one of the cabins in the Heise Park and wrote this wonderful guest post about the playground for Fun Orange …