As some of you know, I’ve run periodic “Ask Shelly” articles in my Travels with Baby column at Examiner.com. In the interest of better serving my loyal readers here (who all rock, by the way, thank you!), I’m in the process of moving “Ask Shelly” back here to the Travels with Baby blog, starting with…
Before I profess to know anything about good travel photography, or photography in general, I will humbly acknowledge that among this blog’s readers are some very talented and, yes, professional photographers. I, on the other hand, am a gal who likes to take pictures. Ridiculously large numbers of them, too. This photo, taken at the…
South of San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, where the sandy bluffs are macraméed with blooming succulent, you’ll find one of the West Coast’s best venues for hang gliding—say nothing of dog watching. Welcome to Fort Funston. It’s hard to imagine a more suitable name for this former military outpost, where hang gliders dazzle hikers, dog walkers,…
I was recently discussing my first trip to Italy with a friend (before kids, before digital cameras, before Blackberries), and had the sudden realization that, these 8 years later, we remember much of the trip in detail, but not so much its significant beginning. I think that in itself makes a very good case for…
NEWPORT, ORGEON: The Nye Beach Chowder Bowl – Those who followed our Oregon road trip last summer may remember my post about visiting the Oregon Aquarium at Newport. In my enthusiasm for Newport and the Oregon Coast in general, I included several suggestions for other things to do, eat, and see for those of you…