Author Archives: The Wanderlists
In the Footsteps of Claudia and Jamie
Twelve-year-old Claudia Kincaid is fed up with her family, so she enlists her little brother Jamie to run away with her to the Metropolitan Musuem of Art in New York where the two sleep in one of the beds on … Continue reading
Go Big or Go Home
I ‘m excited to have my first guest blogger! Traci Suppa of Go Big or Go Home shares my affinity the superlative places and very big things that I put on my 101 Places You Gotta See Before You’re 12! … Continue reading
Filed under Places to See List
Wishing Trees
Mr. Big and I were talking about wishes today and he was feeling a little disappointed (hearing a three-year-old say “wishes don’t come true” is about the saddest thing you’ve ever heard). It’s hard when you are wishing for full-sized … Continue reading
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The Perseids are Coming!
There are very few things in life that are worth waking sleeping children for. A really cheap plane ticket is one. The perseids meteor showers are another. We’re just days away from peak perseid viewing, which experts say happens after … Continue reading
Filed under Places To Stay List, Things To Do List
Remembering Sadako
August 6 marks the 65th anniversary of the destruction of Hiroshima by the atomic bomb. On that day, two-year-old Sadako Sasaki and her family survived, but 10 years later she was diagnosed with terminal leukemia due to exposure to radiation. … Continue reading
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One World, Two Books, Two Charlottes
I love discovering what others are doing to encourage in kids a sense of wonder at and responsibility toward our planet. Two friends (both named Charlotte!) have recently come out with two very different books which do just that in … Continue reading
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The 101st Place Giveaway!
In honor of reaching by 1000th page view, I’m having my first contest! In 101 Place You Gotta See Before You’re 12!, the 101st entry is “a really cool place you discover all on your own.” Send us your family’s … Continue reading
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Wanderous Strange
I have a thing for eccentrics, outsiders, oddballs, etc. There’s something very brave about taking your own peculiar vision of the world and putting it out there for all to see. I included folk art environments in 101 Places You … Continue reading
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Trail Names
Meet Cornelius Schwartz. Around here we call him Daddy, Andrew, or Sweetie, but he has also been known to answer to Droodles or Drew. Cornelius Schwartz was the trail name he chose while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail just after college. … Continue reading
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The Wanderlists
