A day at the beach is often fun for the kids, but a shlep for you. Here’s how to make it effortless. Updated for 2024. When we go to the beach, we do it right. Our goal is for kids and adults alike to be happy, entertained, and comfortable to spend at least a few…
Travel & Places to go
7 Tips for Surviving Jet Lag with Baby
Are you returning home after a time change with a baby that’s completely off schedule? Last Pesach, we were fortunate enough to take our three-month-old to meet his great-grandparents. In order to do so, we had to travel 9,000 miles, and juggle a whopping 10 hour time difference. It was a priceless trip, one we’ll…
Boy-Friendly Ideas for Chol Hamoed
Boys, and teenage boys especially, are notoriously hard to entertain when it’s family time. Last midwinter, we rounded up some great ideas for both out-of-the-house and at-home activities that older kids/tweens/teens might enjoy in this post (check it out!). We admitted then, that entertaining little kids is relatively easy. It gets harder when the kids…
Frequent Flier Tips
Having international family means we’ve traveled a lot. With and without our kids. So now we’re sharing some frequent traveler tips that might work for you, too. The first thing we’ll say is don’t unpack. Before you think we live out of suitcases, what we mean is don’t unpack the things you need to take…
Recognize Your Luggage on the Carousel Without Some Random Ribbons
Want a classier way to identify your suitcases when traveling? This is a great solution! Have you ever traveled with a bunch of black suitcases? Amazing Savings duffel bags? And then when you land you realize that everyone’s luggage looks the same? So you end up checking about 40 extra suitcases to see if they’re…
How to Plan Your Kosher Panama Vacation
Panama offers the best of all worlds – shuls, kosher food, city life, a beach vacation, plus fascinating things to do and see! Being that I was born and raised in Panama, I’m lucky enough to get weekly messages, emails and texts from friends and even people whom I’ve never met asking me questions about…
The Ultimate Travel Food Roundup
Lots of ideas and inspiration for planning your travel menu. One of the hardest parts of planning a trip can be planning the food. If you started off reading this post on the best appliances for traveling, you already have some ideas of what you might be able to prep for your family while on…
Vacation in a Kitchen-Less Hotel. Now What?
5 Days. 2 adults. 4 kids. 15 meals. No kitchen. Seriously? Yes, seriously. Hotel cooking is doable, all you need is a bit of planning and a sink. Also a sandwich maker. Maybe an electric burner. Preferably a hot water kettle.And, of course, a Betty Crocker. But there’s a whole separate post devoted to that….
Can I Even Order Anything? The 2023 Updated “What’s Kosher at Starbucks” List
A lot has changed in the past few years. If you find yourself in need of quick information of what’s kosher and what’s not at Starbucks, see the CRC’s list here. While this is in no way an endorsement or encouragement, the fact of the matter is that people need to know what’s permissible or…
Waterfalls, Zip Lines, and More: 6 Chol Hamoed Ideas
We’ve enjoyed these indoor and outdoor destinations, and your family will too. Not always does it work to go on an overnight Chol Hamoed trip. The logistics are difficult, so rather, when there’s a longer Chol Hamoed, there’s time for venturing out on day trips that are more special than usual. Here are some trips…
