culture for kids

No Regrets Iceland!

No Regrets Iceland!

The plan was a six-day adventure with my kids (ages 9 and 11) and my girlfriend with her kids (ages 8 and 10). As soon as we chose Iceland as our destination, my researcher-self took center stage. Blogs and other online travel sites were immensely helpful so when we landed on the beautiful and mystical island, I felt pretty darn prepared. 

While my research was fruitful, the focus of this post is to share information I didn’t find that would have been helpful so you, too, can leave with no regrets.

EAT WHAT THE LOCALS EAT

STAY INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CITY

SEE AS MUCH OF THE COUNTRY AS POSSIBLE

THE BLUE LAGOON IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST!

 

 

Celebrating Your Dead: Reasons to Celebrate the Dark Side With Your Child

Celebrating Your Dead: Reasons to Celebrate the Dark Side With Your Child

I come from a culture of sad mourners. If we had stuck with the pure Irish way, maybe we’d be better off – with whiskey for water and three-day wakes. But my mix of ancestry as a typical American mutt seems to have cut out all of the celebration and left me with a sad funeral coupled with unsatisfied crying. Tears and an occasional song or quote is all that is left to comfort me through the funeral day, the only day when our community mourns together. As an antidote, I give you Dia de Los Muertos!