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5 Reasons You Should Travel to Central America
(Originally published at KSL.com) When planning their vacations, most Americans stay within the country, believing that a trip overseas would be too expensive, too complicated or too dangerous. But an exciting foreign adventure is closer and more affordable than you…
Trip Report: Guatemala 2014
Once again tiring of the miserable Midwest winter, in March the 80 Diapers folks set off for a week in Guatemala. Our first day (which was a loss) was spent re-haggling over rental cars we had already reserved and finally…
Highchair Travelers: New Year’s Eve Around the World
How does the rest of the world celebrate the New Year? Well, first of all, a big chunk of the world does not celebrate it on January 1st. But those countries that do (mostly in the Western Hemisphere) have a…
Highchair Travelers: Advent
Growing up, my favorite part of the Christmas season was celebrating Advent, the four Sundays before Christmas. This is a common practice in Austria, where my Dad lived in his early twenties, and in many European countries. Every Sunday we…
Highchair Travelers: Dia de los Muertos
November 1st is Dia de los Muertos. Celebrated primarily in Mexico and the southwestern United States, The Day of the Dead is a day for remembering and celebrating lost loved ones. (It is emphatically NOT “Mexican Halloween.”) In Mexico, families…
Highchair Travelers: American Mooncakes
This weekend is one of our favorite Chinese holidays, the Mid-Autumn Festival. This festival is celebrated on the eighth full moon of the Chinese calendar. It’s popularly known as the Moon Festival, and is a celebration of family togetherness and…
Trip Report: Costa Rica 2013
When we decided on short notice to head out on vacation in March, we knew we wanted somewhere warm and sunny. A long, hard Midwest winter was starting to drive us all crazy, and we were craving sun and heat…