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See Portland, OR: Tackling the 4-T Trail with a Toddler

On our latest visit to Portland, Oregon, we were interested in seeing the city from a different perspective. The two of us have visited Portland quite a bit, and we were intrigued by the idea of experiencing so much of the city without ever getting into a car. We’re also always up for an adventure, … Continue reading »

Celebrating Norwegian Independence in Washington State

Today, May 17th, is Norway’s Independence Day: “Syttende Mai”. While we don’t have a lot of Norwegian in each of our family’s histories’, we do happen to love the country and it’s culture, and we also happened to name our son after one of the country’s lovely cities: Bergen. Incidentally, we visited the town of … Continue reading »

Checking in for the Train and Checking out Seattle’s King Street Station

As you may have read, we gave train travel with a toddler a try on a recent weekend trip to Portland, Oregon. While we may still be undecided on whether or not it’s a better option for us than taking the car, we know one thing for sure: It beats flying. While Slaed dealt with … Continue reading »

Travel by Train with a Toddler: It’s a Toss Up

In our family, we’ve made it a bit of a tradition to travel South to Oregon during the month of April. We’ve added other spots into the mix, but no matter what, Portland is always involved. The birth of Bergen hasn’t gotten in the way of our tradition, though our itineraries may have slowed down … Continue reading »

Portland, Oregon’s Love Affair with Fountains: Toddler Fun at Jamison Square

If we learned anything about Portland on our weekend trip there last week, it’s that they have a thing for fountains. While in the downtown area, it seemed at every corner we turned there was another park or square delightfully streaming water. You can probably imagine the soundtrack to all the water spraying everywhere: laughter, shrieks, … Continue reading »

Food Carts of Downtown Portland, Oregon: 3 Tasty Choices

Knowing our train would be rolling into Portland at about 6 pm, right smack-dab at Bergen’s dinnertime, we knew we needed a plan. A loose plan, at least. We needed to grab something quick for him and didn’t really have time to sit down. We also needed to check into our hotel and get him … Continue reading »

Family’s Top 10 for a Springtime Visit to Phoenix’ Desert Botanical Garden

Based on our incident with poor Bergen, you’d think we would have ill feelings (or that we’d want to forget the place all together) toward Phoenix’ Desert Botanical Garden. Despite the mishap however, our only wish is that we’d had more time to explore both the gardens and the surrounding sites within Papago Park as … Continue reading »

Celebrating National Park Week with Pinnacles

It’s National Park Week here in the United States! Admission to all parks (including historic sites, recreation areas, monuments, memorials, and more) is free this week (April 22-26, 2013) making this a great opportunity to check out a park near you. According to the National Parks website, every state has at least one national park, … Continue reading »

Phoenix, AZ Rainy Day Adventure: Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium

When planning the trip we took to the Phoenix area last month, we had a few things in mind. Sun, heat, shorts, t-shirts, flip flops, and good times with family were all on the list. On the other hand, while dreaming away of our visit, COLD and RAIN were very far from our minds. The … Continue reading »

Colds Happen: Traveler’s Tool Kit for Helping Sick Babies and Toddlers on the Road

Babies get colds. For us, every time we turn around, it seems like Bergen has picked up some sort of bug. It’s not often at home though. It always seems that the little guy gets sick when we travel. You’d think we’d call it quits. We’re not about to give it up, even though colds … Continue reading »

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