Monday, June 24, 2024 The next day we headed over to Volcanoes National Park, arriving right as the Visitor’s Center opened. We picked up a Junior Ranger handbook for LS, then hopped back in the …
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Kauai with Kids: Princeville area – June 22-23, 2024

Saturday, June 22, 2024 Our final full day in Kauai, we decided to go check out Anini Beach. This is a smaller beach near Princeville. The road narrows to one lane and gets bumpy at …
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Friday, June 21, 2024 On Friday, we headed down to Poipu to explore the southern part of the island. Our first stop on the way from Princeville was a delicious breakfast at Java Kai. I …
Continue readingKauai with Kids: Ha’ena State Park – June 20, 2024

Thursday, June 20, 2024 On Thursday, we had shuttle reservations to Ha’ena State Park. I had tried to get one of the coveted parking spaces by waking up at 5am 30 days out, but had …
Continue readingKauai with Kids: Waimea Canyon – June 19, 2024

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 On Wednesday morning, we arose early (still on Central time) and headed off for a roadtrip around the island to Waimea Canyon. In my research, I had read that you’d be …
Continue readingKauai with Kids: Na Pali Coast Boat Tour – June 17-18, 2024

Monday, June 17, 2024 The flight from Las Vegas to Kauai was long but uneventful, and we arrived in the afternoon. We picked up our rental car and then headed over to Duke’s in Lihue …
Continue readingVienna with Kids – Innere Stadt and Prater – May 11, 2023

We chose Cafe Sacher as our breakfast location on our final day in Vienna. Again, we thought there would be a line, and, again, we lucked out and were seated right away. This one turned …
Continue readingVienna with Kids – Innere Stadt – May 10, 2023

We started our Wednesday by eating breakfast at Cafe Central. We had read that sometimes there were lines, but perhaps being the middle of the week in May helped us, as we were able to …
Continue readingVienna with Kids – Schonbrunn Palace – May 9, 2023

After arriving in Vienna, we checked into our hotel, Le Meredien Wien, and then headed over to the Naschtmarkt to find some dinner. We quickly landed on pizza (have to ensure LS eats sometimes) and …
Continue readingSalzburg with Kids – May 7-8, 2023

Sunday, May 7, 2023 On Sunday, we woke up early to make it to our 9:30 am “The Sound of Music” bike tour with Fräulein Maria’s tours. Mr. Strange was nervous because he hadn’t ridden …
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