Travel Greece: Athens

If you’re considering travel to Athens, Greece this summer, here are some tips and information to help you plan and make your trip easier. We traveled to Greece for our 25th wedding anniversary in May 2015, and we took our 20-something children.  Four-member families, especially with older teenagers, is not considered ‘normal’ by European hotel standards. In general, […]

Movie Review: Lisa Whelchel springs into our hearts in Hallmark’s “Hearts of Spring”

Lisa Whelchel springs into our hearts in Hallmark’s “Hearts of Spring.” This TV movie shows us that it’s possible to turn those potential nightmares that come with raising teenagers into sweet dreams. Lisa Whelchel, best remembered for her role as sweet and fashionable Blair in “The Facts of Life,” is a mother of three, a blogger, an author, and now she’s […]

Outlander Season 2: Interview with Caitriona ‘Claire’ Balfe and Sam ‘Jamie’ Heughan. Vive Les Frasers!

“Outlander” Season 2: Interview with Claire and Jamie. Vive Les Frasers! I spoke with Caitriona Balfe (Claire Randall), Sam Heughan (Jamie Fraser), and Outlander book series author, Diana Gabaldon, about season 2 and their characters fleeing Scotland to start a new life in Paris. Interviewing the lead characters of this time-travel TV show, at a round-table press conference at Comic-Con last summer, […]

Disney’s The Jungle Book ‘Through Mowgli’s Eyes’ Virtual Reality Experience Hits San Diego

Walt Disney Studios released “Through Mowgli’s Eyes,” a Virtual Reality experience hitting the AMC Theaters in Mission Valley this weekend! The bare necessities is not the theme of the live-action remake of the classic Disney movie, “The Jungle Book.”  This time around, 21st Century creatures are getting the full tech treatment starting with a 360 video and virtual reality experience […]

Camping at The Five Star Peninsula New York

  This summer, families can go camping at the Five Star Peninsula New York with Camp Peninsula. No, you won’t be sleeping in the great outdoors. Au contraire, my friends. The tent will be pitched right in your grand luxe rooms complete with s’mores. If this doesn’t sound like the typical luxury hotel stay, you are correct. […]