The Bay Area can be an expensive place to live, from the sky-high real estate prices to the above-average cost of living. Auto insurance is no exception -- for example, the national average for car insurance is $742 yearly....
When a day trip with the kids just won’t do, it’s time to pack your bags and get out of the city for an overnight trip. Here are some of our favorite family-friendly weekend getaways that real San Francisco...
Living in the Bay Area, we have enviable access to amazing outdoor adventures with our kids, and most families will find themselves drawn to the snowy slopes of Tahoe, Mammoth, or Bear Valley at some point.
Unfortunately, with the...
"Should I fly the red-eye with my baby?" I see this question come up a lot in the mom groups on Facebook because moms are worried that taking a late-night cross-country flight with a baby or young child will...
I first heard about Great Wolf Lodge during an episode of Undercover Boss about 20 years ago. At the time, I was a teenager and not exactly the Lodge's targeted customer, but I did find it appealing as a...
Over the next five years, one or more of my girlfriends will turn 40, which gives us the perfect reason to take an annual girls' trip in honor of the birthday girl(s) and for the chance to reconnect in...
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Last week my family and I experienced the winter wonderland...
Every year, for the Christmas / Thanksgiving vacation, we usually make plans that involve traveling to visit family in various countries. For the last five years, however, there hasn't been much in the way of travel due to the...
I used to be that annoying friend who would say, "Oh, I read that," whenever someone brought up a new book. My commutes to work and child-free nights and weekends gave me much more time to devour good books....
Shifts in time change can be hard to adjust to. In general, it is easier to fly west to east (SF to NYC) than it is to fly east to west (NYC to SF).
When flying to the east, your child's...
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A Bay Area Classic, Reimagined: Our Family Fun Day at Pier...
For Bay Area families, it’s easy to feel like you’ve already “done” Pier 39 — but taking my crew back recently proved me wrong...
