Tag: Travel

Lifestyle, Travel

Fun fall activities with kids around Los Angeles and Pasadena

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By Trang Vu and Mickala Becktor We are already half way into the season and just past pumpkin patches and Halloween festivities. But the Los Angeles area is still loaded with activities that are fun for kids AND adults. These are some personal highlights that members of CISC has enjoyed with their own kids. Fall… Continue reading Fun fall activities with kids around Los Angeles and Pasadena

Life Hacks, Travel

Camp Camp Baby! 5 Tips for your first camping trip with a baby

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By Trang Vu With my son in Death Valley! (c) Trang Vu One of the things I was looking forward to the most when my husband and I decided to move to California experiencing America's beautiful wilderness by living the van life! We used to car camp in Australia, put up the tent anywhere in… Continue reading Camp Camp Baby! 5 Tips for your first camping trip with a baby

Lifestyle, Travel

Fun Things to do with your toddler(s) around Los Angeles

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By Trang Vu Welcome to the third and last post in this series! Today I will mention the places in Los Angeles county where you can visit with you toddler. While the Underwood Family Farm is a bit far away (approx 1 hour driving time), the other two places are relatively close by. Let me… Continue reading Fun Things to do with your toddler(s) around Los Angeles

Lifestyle, Travel

Fun Things to do with your toddler(s) in Los Angeles

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By Trang Vu Welcome back! Today I would like to introduce you to places I visited with my toddler in Los Angeles. Endeavour Shuttle at the Science Center (c) Trang Vu The Broad Modern Art Museum The Broad, as it is known, is a contemporary art museum in Downtown Los Angeles. Admission is free of… Continue reading Fun Things to do with your toddler(s) in Los Angeles

Travel

Flying a falcon and a hawk: Sky Falconry experience

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Back in March, my husband and I traveled south to Alpine, California, in the San Diego Mountains, for an afternoon flying birds of prey. We purchased a private raptor experience through Sky Falconry, apparently one of the few places in the U.S. licensed for such an activity. We were here to learn all we could… Continue reading Flying a falcon and a hawk: Sky Falconry experience

Lifestyle, Travel

Travel: Scuba Diving in the Cenotes

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This April, I headed to Merida, the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan to get my advanced scuba license in the cenotes of the region. I started my trip exploring the city of Merida. The downtown or ‘Centro’ as it is called consists of beautiful squares, quaint churches and the majestic central cathedral. Afternoons… Continue reading Travel: Scuba Diving in the Cenotes