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Heading to Peru soon? Here is what we are thinking…
I am writing to you to provide you an update on a weather situation in Peru that is currently impacting the Cuzco and Machu Picchu areas. Earlier this week the region had three days of non-stop heavy rain. It is normal to get rains in the January and February period but these rains were beyond…
Mouse Stories
This event happened awhile back, but frankly I needed some distance before being able to talk about it. (And we wanted to be sure we had Kirsten signed on before she heard about it!). It’s true, we had a mouse problem at the office. Now I love little critters and fully support all animals’ rights…

A story from the Great Wall
Back in August 2005 my daughter Mira and I had quite an adventure in China. Mira was 15, and had always wanted to go to China; her fascination with finally being there made her game for anything. And we did everything, in a constant state of WOW. There is so much to absorb in China…
What the kids think
One of the things I like best about family travel is seeing the world through my children’s eyes rather than my over exposed ones. So whose better review than the kids’?? These sisters from Conway MA both had a blast last winter in Baja. These reviews are strictly unedited and in their entirety — Really,…
Thomson Family Adventures and Avatar
Truth is I have not yet seen the movie Avatar, but everyone I know who has says it is awesome. Just this week I learned that the very beautiful national park of Zhangjiajie in the Hunan province of China has been credited with inspiring the scenic landscape of Pandora. Wow! This is ‘wow’ because we’ve…