Want to win at throwing a 1-year-old’s birthday party? Stink at entertaining, like me? Follow these easy steps, laughing all the way. Step 1: Force baby into overwrought formalwear. Purchase discount baby tuxedo (replete with frilly blouse), and slip it onto squirming baby. This… [Read More]
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Stop Dyeing Hair and Transition to Natural Gray to Save Money for Travel?
Can Transitioning to Natural Gray Hair Help Finances? Money for travel is hidden in all sorts of strange places. It turns out, there’s even travel loot sitting on top of your head! Did you know that our recent Puerto Rico trip was funded by… [Read More]
Flying Alone Again for the First Time Since Pregnancy!
Eeeii! I just did something that made my heart somersault: I bought a plane ticket to fly somewhere alone for the first time since I found out I was pregnant, 20 months ago! Sure in those 20 months I’ve flown to Hawaii for a… [Read More]
Create Your Own Lantern Festival: A Beautiful Art Project
How to Make a Lantern at Home! Travel makes me think of lights: glittering, romantic displays of lights like the ones I saw at holiday festivals in Italy, or night markets in Thailand. “Why,” I’ve been wondering since returning to Boston after traveling around… [Read More]
Dogs in Costume?! The Cutest Fashion Show in Boston.
WOW. I just spent the afternoon at the eleventh annual Dog Fashion Show and Costume Parade in Boston, sporting an ear-to-ear grin, and snapping photos of the cutest costumed models imaginable. Can you believe that this event has been going on for ELEVEN years,… [Read More]
The 600th Article I’ve Published on This Travel Blog!
This is the 600th article I have written and published on Around the World “L” Travel Blog! To celebrate, I will do two things I love in this article: First, sharing photos of my favorite city in the world, Boston, in all its autumn… [Read More]
