Fun With Kids in the Oakland and Berkeley
Disneyland has alerted us to new park features opening this summer. Here’s a round-up: At California Adventure Cars Land and Buena Vista Street Based on Emeryville’s own beloved Pixar characters — Cars Land recreated the town of Radiator Springs along Route 66 — the recently expanded Disney California Adventure Park just added four new attractions: [...]
I can remember taking surf camp lessons in Sayulita when I was a single, child-free chica. This program sounds like so much fun, albeit completely impractical for my summer camp needs: Sea, Surf & Fun 5 day surf camps are designed for kids ages 6-19 years old. Each day, expert instructors teach a surf lesson [...]
Since launching this site, I have had the great pleasure of becoming connected to other hyperlocal bloggers who have started similar sites in their own cities. From Atlanta to Grand Rapids, MI to Westchester County, NY, my peers have put together online resources to serve their communities, and perhaps, with summer travel on the horizon, [...]
This guest post was submitted by Erica from Cruise Web; she is the Social Media Coordinator and did a heap of research at my request. I asked her to share with us a few cruises that sail from the West Coast and other considerations for cruises as a family vacation. Child-friendly cruising is becoming more [...]
Leland Snow Play is a snow park for tubing in Strawberry, CA, in the Sonora Pass region. If you’re not familiar, that’s about 175 miles, mostly East, from the Berkeley area. Rental houses are abundant in Twain Harte, a mountain town about 25 minutes from the snow park, and early planners may have luck securing [...]
If you’re staying in and around Truckee with kids, Tahoe Donner is an affordable resort that’s great for beginners. I hadn’t been on a snowboard or skis in 12 years when my family went a few weeks ago, and, consequently, my children had never even been to a ski resort when we arrived. What we [...]
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of California’s best indoor tourist attractions, a perfect mission for the long days of December school closure. It’s a two-hour drive from Berkeley. One option is a day trip. Head out of the {510} at 8 am, meet some South Bay friends you are always meaning to visit for [...]
I was standing in line at Sonoma’s Train Town when another mom started chatting me up. (She was observing a certain quirk of my 5-year old who frequently makes us get off a carnival-style ride just seconds before it starts.) I asked her if she was a local, and indeed she was. By the time [...]
Po Bronson lives in San Francisco, with his wife and two children. We asked him to share his favorite Bay Area places to go with the kids.
Sometimes babies on airplanes are not much fun. Therefore, I present five Bay Area getaways we have written about in the past, in which you can just throw the baby and gear into your family car. (Once you have reservations of course. We can’t be too spontaneous!). Berkeley Family Camp near Yosemite in Groveland. Nature [...]
I recently got home from the world’s shortest ever visit to Berkeley Family Camp in Tuolomne. We had hoped to stay for four nights but stayed only one because my seven year old came down with walking pneumonia. Huge bummer, but now we’ve had a taste and we will try again next summer armed with [...]
… Just got back from Tuolomne. I have so much to share next week, once I collect my thoughts and unpack my dusty car!
I was invited on a tour of the new Cars Land installment at Disney’s California Adventure park in Anaheim, and I was appropriately floored. The invited part of the above disclosure statement means that a) my children were not with me and b) I did not have to wait in line for the rides, so [...]
After browsing Amy Whitley’s impressive web site Pit Stops for Kids, I invited her to contribute a vacation recommendation for Bay Area families. I’m pleased to publish her guest post here. Looking for an easy getaway this summer? Southern Oregon provides Bay Area families with lots to do in a beautiful, natural setting…and guess what? [...]
One of the greatest shocks of new parenthood is the lack of vacation days. Do you agree? As much as I have enjoyed weekends spent with my family and other families in rental houses in Tahoe, Santa Cruz, and other drive-able destinations, I also crave a hotel stay to relieve me of some of my [...]
I have a shelf full of travel books that I’m reluctant to toss because they remind me of my past life. However, I know that next time I visit Brussels, Costa Rica, or the beaches of North Carolina, I’ll probably rely on a digital tool to provide me with restaurant recommendations and up-to-date hours and [...]
Pro-tip: If you’re considering ski school for two kids, check the various resorts for their age groupings. Siblings may be together in some locations, but apart at others.
