Fun Stuff Blog Posts
Survey Says……
How are families planning on spending their money? On things, or on experiences? Thomson Family Adventures has complied the results of our 2010 family travel survey with interesting results. Compared to 2008 and 2009, we see that more families report they are planning on traveling in the future.
Quinoa and Peru
KEEN-WAH. Yes, that’s how you pronounce QUINOA and if you are not yet familiar with this super food, let us tell you about it. Quinoa is gluten free and wheat free, and is very high in protein – and a complete protein at that. It’s a hardy grain-like plant with tasty nutritious seeds that are…
New Year, Same Thought, Best Family Memories
Happy New Year to Everyone. I like to keep saying this right through to February. Really we should continue it into March when those of us in inclement weather have moved past the bleakness of winter and then don’t have to work so hard at being cheerful. This is more than Happy Holidays. The New…
Do you Dig the Mayans?
In the mystical land of the Mayans new technology is transforming archaeology. Whether you’re a scientist, a family adventurer, a world traveler, or a dreamer this is a really interesting couple of minutes!
Walking in a desert canyon
This is tagged as a WATERFALL desert canyon hike, but right now there are no waterfalls. Baja California Sur usually gets about 4 inches of rain a year, but recently it’s only been 2 inches. Two inches of rain in a year! Now that is dry. But no lack of this different kind of desert…