It’s practially impossible to hike mountain peaks with preschoolers. Technically, they can ride along in a [very heavy!] child pack and I guess one could stuff in earplugs after the kids’ patience limit expires, but seriously, a 5-hour hike is sooo much more fun for two. And on a weekday, we mostly had the trail [...]
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The Sunrise Yurt
June 21, 2010 – 8:28 pm
“What’s a yurt?” I hear that at least half the time I mention the word. It’s a hut-shaped canvas tent on a wooden frame and deck, equipped with bunk beds, a table and chairs, and a skylight. We camped in one for the first time a week ago at Bear Creek Lake Park west of [...]
Prawns for Thanksgiving
December 7, 2009 – 4:46 pm
This year we spent Thanksgiving Day at the Singapore Zoo gawking at monkeys and elephants, riding a boat and an open-air bus, and frolicking in the children’s water playground. Six hours later we rolled home digesting authentic Indian food and ready for a nap. It was great family time! My in-laws know nothing of Thanksgiving [...]
Welcome to Singapore
November 16, 2009 – 7:04 pm
After 29 hours in transit by car, shuttle, jet after jet after jet, airport trains to and fro, escalators, elevators, feet and shoulders aching from the strain of three small children and a pile of luggage, we arrived at Singapore Changi Airport just beyond midnight….. and nobody greeted us. We pulled our suitcases off the [...]