The movie Anna Karenina may be set in St. Petersburg but it was mostly shot in England. Luckily we live an hour away from the house that was used as Count Vronsky’s apartments in the movie, the National Trust 17th century property Ham House. When I read about an exhibition featuring costumes from the movie, [...]
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Malta was an ideal winter vacation for my girls and I, a sunny escape that combined ancient history, spectacular nature and – the big seller for my girls – gelato (ice cream) and pasta every single day. There was even a PlayMobil Fun Park reward for good behavior on the last day – imagine that [...]
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When Charles Darwin researched The Origin of Species after his five-year voyage on the Beagle, he settled in a rural village in Kent at Down House. Surrounded by a forest that we hiked through with my girls, the house looks down on a lush garden, an exotic plants Victorian greenhouse and an apple orchard. When [...]
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It may be foggy when you go, it will certainly be windy, but it’s still the best view in San Francisco. The Lands End Lookout, opened in April 2012, is the newest visitor center of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and a great spot to take the kids or your out-of-town visitors. With the [...]
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Who hasn’t dreamed about seeing the land at the time of dinosaurs from a safe place? Marveling at the mighty giants roaming a plant and water planet? Hearing the roars, shrieks and flaps of creatures long extinct? Now I can’t promise you all that – wish I could – but the San Francisco Conservatory of [...]
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