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Mt. Misen on Miyajima with Kids, Gondola and Hike for Beautiful Views, Hiroshima, Japan, Asia
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There is no shortage of things to do on Miyajima. You can play with deer, visit the Itsukushima Shrine and Grand Otorri gate, eat fresh oysters, go hiking, play on the beach, visit the aquarium, explore the neighborhoods and streets, take a gondola ride high into the mountains, and hike up Mt. Misen. It is a children's playground!
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Freedom Trail with Kids in Boston, Massachusetts: Everything You Need To Know | Following the Red Brick Road From Boston Common to Bunker Hill
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Stretching throughout the city of Boston and across the Charles River Bridge is a conspicuous brick path winding through the center of the sidewalk. This is the Freedom Trail. It doesn’t require a map, or a how to guide; it’s easy to follow and impossible to miss. It charts the course of the early settlers of Boston and the...
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park with Kids in Hiroshima, Japan | Dedicated to the Legacy of Abolishing Nuclear Weapons
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The grounds of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park include the Atomic Bomb Dome, the flame of peace, cenotaph, children’s monument and peace bell. We were fortunate enough to spend two days at this site surveying the grounds and appreciating the monuments and the significance of why they are here.
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Ice Skating on The Biggest Bread Soup in the World: Tjörnin Pond in Reykjavik, Iceland with Kids | A Favorite Icelandic Christmas Pasttime
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In the winter, Tjörnin Pond, in the city center of Reykjavik, is a gathering place to play ice hockey and soccer, and to go ice skating. This can be done formally or informally, as there is no where to rent ice skates for the pond. This means you’ll want to either bring your own skates or step out in your boots...
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Winter Swimming with Kids in Iceland at Laugardalslaug: The Most Popular Pool in Reykjavik
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Believe it or not, Iceland wasn’t the last time we went winter swimming. There is something entirely primal about confronting below freezing weather in your skivvies and jumping into a slightly less cold pool. It kick-starts your heart, makes your bones jump and fills your lungs with the breath of a dragon. Swimming is a natural pastime in Iceland,...
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Our Family Trip to the Blue Lagoon, Soaking with Kids: Iceland’s Geothermal Spa in the Lava Fields of Grindavík
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My birthday falls two days before Christmas. It is on December 23, the eve of Christmas Eve. My mom left the hospital immediately after I was born to come home to take care of her five other kids and create the magical Christmas they expected to have. Growing up, Christmas was always a very enchanting time in our household....
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How to Experience the Best Hike of Your Life with Kids: Fushimi Inari-Taisha
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The experience of hiking in Kyoto at Fushimi Inari-Taisha can only be described in the most eloquent of words. This shrine, built over centuries of time is a tribute to the Shinto beliefs. It begins as a wave of blood orange gates that sing a melodious song of loyalty. Each gate is one voice in a chorus singing hymnals...
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Our Family Trip to The Mutianyu Section of the Great Wall of China: Wonders of the World with Kids
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With over 10 million people visiting the Great Wall of China every year, it’s safe to say this place is on everyone’s bucket list! Remember a few years back when a huge section of the wall crumbled into nothing? If you were like me, you thought: “Gah! If I don’t go now will it even exist by the time...
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Leave the Kids at Home: Nightmare On 13th is the Nation’s #1 Haunted Attraction in Salt Lake City, Utah
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I have a dedicated fondness for high intensity situations. I love romance because it's thrilling, I love moving because it's apprehensive and impulsive, I love baking because it's ambitious and demanding, and I love traveling because it’s adventurous and unknown.
I love Halloween because of the unexpected and bizarre, because it is treacherous and risky, and because at no...
Utah is full of stunning natural wonders! None more so than on Arches National Park Hikes. Our first day was spent exploring, mouth agape, stopping and starting and staring at all the amazing sculptures our Earth has created.
Arches National Park Hikes
While there is a lot to see from the car, Arches is best experienced on foot. You’ll miss a...