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El Nopal: A Fun Place for Kids to Learn Spanish
[The Younger Fives share in their own words their thoughts about Spanish classes at El Nopal Academia de Español] The Teachers (Five of Hearts): El Nopal is a great place to learn Spanish. It is a...
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A Life Like Mine
“Be grateful for what you have”. As parents it is a common phrase that we have often used with our children at the dinner table, when there is an argument over toys, or when they aren’t too impressed...
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The Wonder of Whales: A Visit to Ojo de Liebre
Ojo de Liebre Lagoon, the ending point for thousands of gray whales who just completed the longest migration on the planet, is a magical place. Even days after our visit, our minds are still trying to...
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Palenque Fever
We knew that the Younger Fives were hot to visit their first Mayan ruins, but we didn’t actually think they would get a fever. In fact that is just what happened. By the time that we boarded the bus...
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Guest Post: Vegan San Cristóbal
We are pleased to report a first for the Fives. We have just completed our first guest post, an article at Anywheretraveler.com on eating vegan in San Cristobal de las Casas . We first came across the...
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Mosaics and Monuments: A Day at Rome’s Ancient Seaport, Ostia Antica
Ostia Antica, Imperial Rome’s bustling seaport where the Tiber River once ran into the Mediterranean Sea, is a short metro ride from Rome but feels a world away. It is an ideal place to get lost in the...
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A Week in Rome with Kids
To be honest we were really very nervous about taking our three children to Rome. They have been begging to see this amazing city for about two years (one home school until on Ancient Rome and they...
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Train Odyssey Day 14: Adapt, Collaborate, or Resist
Day 14 of our Eurail trip brought us back to the city of Amsterdam. Unfortunately, we have to say that we weren’t that impressed with the city itself. It might have been because Amsterdam Central train...
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California’s Egyptian Oasis
We’re often asked how we decide where to travel to next. Truth be told, one man has had as much influence on our travels as anyone: Rick Riordan. After reading the Percy Jackson & the Olympians...
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