Posts about Family Travel
Although chilly, December in general and the Christmas holiday in particular is a favorite time in the city. There’s always the chance of snow, which makes Manhattan magical. And, on top of that, perhaps because Christmas has become so commercialized and NYC is a city of commerce, there’s a fantastic energy in the air. Shoppers abound. Stores compete for the better window display. And most cultural seasons are in full swing. Good luck getting dinner reservations!
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December 3rd, 2009 under Art, City Life, Context Travel, Family Travel, Museums and Monuments, New York, Shopping, Special Events.
The holiday season has officially begun in Paris and it should be an even ‘brighter’ Christmas than ever, the Eiffel Tower has a special light show for its 120th anniversary, the Champs Elysées is twinkling with one million crystal lights - both lit by environmentally friendly bulbs. Here are some other ideas to have a sparkling holiday in Paris.
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November 30th, 2009 under Budget Conscious Travel, City Life, Context Travel, Family Travel, Food and Wine, Paris, Shopping, Special Events.
Summer is in full swing in Paris and while the clouds may be hiding the sun today, they cannot cast a shadow over the fun events taking place in the city over the next month.
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July 19th, 2009 under Budget Conscious Travel, City Life, Context Travel, Culture, Family Travel, Music, Theater, and Dance, Paris, Special Events.
July 14th in France is known by foreigners as Bastille Day, however, this is not how the French refer to this infamous date. I discovered this the hard way years ago, when my questions regarding Bastille Day festivities were met with puzzled looks. Here it is merely called ‘the French National Holiday’ (la Fete Nationale) and it has been celebrated as an official holiday since 1880. And celebrate they do! In fact, the celebrations begin on the evening of the 13th, harking back to the event which sparked the first French Revolution, when a mass of disgruntle Parisians stormed the Bastille Prison in the early hours of July 14th.
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July 2nd, 2009 under City Life, Context Travel, Culture, Family Travel, History, Music, Theater, and Dance, Paris, Special Events.
Context has just launched a small group packaged tour, Farm To Fork, Roman Food Culture for Families, a 5-day sustainable trip designed to introduce families to Roman food and how it is grown, harvested, prepared, and eaten. Read more »
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February 13th, 2009 under Context Travel, Culture, Family Travel, Food and Wine, Naples, Rome.
A quick note to say that there’s a post about Context Travel’s kids program on Traveling Mom. The walk it talks about is Underground Rome for Families, which was led on that occasion by Katie Parla. Traveling Mom editor Kim Orlando says:
“Context Travel offers a very different, hands-on tour of Rome that is geared toward families traveling with kids and has plenty to keep traveling moms interested as well…”
Thanks, Kim, we couldn’t have put it better ourselves!
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October 5th, 2008 under Family Travel, Rome.
After some careful thought and input from the museum educator we are working with to revamp our Context for Families program, we have decided to reinstate our “Vatican for Families” walk. However, we do advise parents to read this post before booking that walk because while an extremely significant monument in Rome, the Vatican is simply not a space we would deem “kid friendly.” Read more »
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July 11th, 2007 under Art, Culture, Family Travel, Museums and Monuments, Rome.
