Things will be a bit quiet around the ol’ blog for a few days while I’m getting ready for/participating in/recovering from the tech conference madness that is “Geek Spring Break” at Austin’s South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) - ...

You know how it is in restaurants with little kids; you need to get seated quickly, get the food quickly and one parent ends up doing the “toddler-chase” while the other one bolts down the contents of his or her plate. A good noise ...

Are your kids like mine - often with some sort of headphone or earbud plugged into their aural sockets?  Take advantage of that tendency by looking for available iPod/audio guides and tours when you travel.  Kids can keep looking pl...

I just finished a post over on my Sheila’s Guide to the Good Stuff blog, about why tourism organizations might want to hold off using one of those neat pocket video cameras that shoot in HD (high definition) unless they have access ...

Every week or so until we run out of states, I’ll be posting about family-friendly vacation ideas, attractions and events in each one of the US states, taking input mostly from Twitter and Facebook. Yes, I know how to search for tra...

Today is the 4th anniversary of the Family Travel blog here on the BootsnAll Travel Network.  True story - this blog is here because of books. I first heard about BootsnAll from Stephanie Elizondo Griest on a travel writer’s panel a...

Welcome to the February 10, 2010 edition of the Carnival of Cities; the blog carnival where we take a trip around the world in one blog post. This is a special edition of the Carnival - hurray! - because today is the 4th birthday fo...

Last week I enjoyed spending 30 minutes on Blog Talk Radio with Australian entrepreneur and coach Des Walsh.  He has a regular program called Des Walsh and Friends, with a wide variety of guests all discussing some aspect of technol...

Which places in the world are not as well known (nothing is really a “secret”) for fun travel with kids? I was recently tagged to answer this question by the globe-trotting SoulTravelers3, in a blog post about her family’s travel se...

I don’t know about you, but I’ve kinda run out of travel gas. Not for me (I’ll jump onto a plane or into a car anytime by my own crotchety self) but the idea of a family trip these days makes me want to lay down and take a nap. Squa...

The Family Travel Guide has a new Facebook Fan Page; it’s one of the ways we’re working with the BootsnAll Travel Network to get the word out about this blog (which will celebrate its 4th bloggy birthday on February 10, 2010 - can y...

Every week or so until we run out of states, I’ll be posting about family-friendly vacation ideas, attractions and events in each one of the US states, taking input mostly from Twitter and Facebook. Yes, I know how to search for tra...

My son and I really enjoyed a visit to the well-designed Maui Ocean Center during the So Much More Hawaii trip, but what made it super-special was our local blogger guide, Liza. Liza writes A Maui Blog, and she and her family took u...

I love poking around in my archive attic, especially with this blog’s 4th Anniversary coming up in February 2010…. A year ago on the Family Travel Guide, we had fun talking about:  Sugar overload at the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco, TX...

A recent letter from one of my readers led me to a terrific “online exhibition” about British experiences in the Cold War - it is very well done and would be suitable for tweens and teens, whether they’re on a trip to the UK or not…...

I know, it’s food overload this time of year, but how can you miss when it’s slab-sized brownies? These are from the Rather Sweet Bakery in German-tinged Fredericksburg, Texas. It’s tucked behind the historic building where Fleet Ad...

Every week or so until we run out of states, I’ll be posting about family-friendly vacation ideas, attractions and events in each one of the US states, taking input mostly from Twitter and Facebook. Yes, I know how to search for tra...

Well, not really gingerbread (they’re usually made with molasses) but they ARE shaped like pigs!  I don’t think they’re just a holiday item, either, but since it’s December, I’ll offer them as a Gingerbread Man alternative that I fo...

Oh, Twitter, you are so much fun! Tonight I noticed that tech-savvy comedian and raconteur Baratunde Thurston as @Baratunde was holding an “open question session” on Twitter (where I’m @SheilaS) ….for about an hour you could ask him...

I love my kids, but there is a 7-year age difference between my 17-year-old and my 10-year-old, and that makes all of that family bonding a little rough (I had each one on Navy shore duty assignments, and there was a 7 year stretch ...