What do kids want when traveling? If you thought that it was more time with family, then you would be wrong. A recent poll of 50 children, ages 8 to 15, about best family vacations by tour operator Austin-Lehman Adventures, determined that what kids most want from a vacation is to see a new place…
Scientists speculate that surfing dolphins are just trying to conserve energy. Regardless, there’s something about catching sight of dolphins in the wild that’s just magical. And to surf alongside a dolphin – incredible. St. Pete Beach Surfing Dolphins on ABC World News ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’ with Diane Sawyer reports on the video of surfing…
The display of cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C. peaked early this year, but Cherry Blossom Festival celebrations draw visitors from around the world through the month of April. There’s nothing quite as beautiful as the sight of cherry blossom trees in bloom against the backdrop of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It’s a sight…
As much as I loved the first version of Skimboard Sprint, there was something slightly off about the photo. But I couldn’t tell what it was until Day 2 of the SITS Girls’ Pin-tastic Pinterest Challenge when I finally noticed that the horizon was askew. Turns out that it’s an easy fix to straighten a…
Do you remember when I boasted that I would be kicking up the travel shots on Albany Kid? Like many good intentions, that didn’t go far. But it’s a new day, a new year even, and this time I have signed on to be a forum lead on the latest SITS Girls’ blog challenge: Pin-tastic…
Travel photos have power. They draw us to distant lands, connecting us with people and places far, far away. And our own travel photos carry the memories of transformative experiences. So when Jessie Voigts of Wandering Educators invited me to take part in in HostelBookers 7 Super Shots – where each travel blogger shares their…
The pleasures of a garden in winter are subtle: respite, and the promise of brighter things to come. It’s fitting that on the gloomiest, rainiest of days for a college tour at Cornell University; the sun broke out as we strolled through the Winter Garden at Cornell Plantations. Cornell Plantations Welcome Center Enter the Winter…
Snow may still be on the ground, but it’s not too early to start looking for a summer camp. Registration at many summer camps in Albany, NY open as early as February, and choice summer camps may close out before you know it. Camps come in all shapes and sizes – summer camps, day camps,…
Now that our yard boasts real honest-to-god snow, it’s time for a classic – snow ice cream. Last year, with a bounty of fresh-fallen snow on hand, my son perfected the most deliciously simple recipe. Snow Ice Cream, Take One Alex was dying to make his own ice cream, but I had been stalling. It’s…
If I had a nickel for every time a parent told me that they wished they could homeschool their child; well, I might be able to buy a soda with it. No, seriously, homeschooling isn’t hard. The difficulty is in contemplating jumping into the unknown. Last spring, when my son and I were well into our…