Family Photo/Video of the Week (weekly)
Video of the Week: Airport Travel with Children
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is using every avenue to reach potential passengers with information about getting through airport security checkpoints.
They are on Twitter as @TSABlogTeam, they have a blog (Evolution of Security) and they also have a TSA YouTube channel.
I thought they did a nice job with this 1.5 minute video about traveling with kids through security (for my RSS readers and anyone who can’t see the box below, the URL for the video is here.)
Date: December 29th, 2008 |
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Video of the Week: Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
It’s almost time for that amazing annual event in the desert, the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico October 4-12 2008.
I went to Fiesta last year, and it was simply incredible. Do get the family there before sunrise at least one day, to see the flames lighting up all of the brightly-colored balloons. Later that day, do NOT miss seeing special performances at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center there in Albuquerque; they always have lots of activities during Fiesta that are kid-friendly.
Here’s a short video by Edwin Villanueva from the Viddler site (Viddler is another …
Date: September 18th, 2008 |
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Photo of the Week: Colmar, France
This photo was taken in Colmar, a lovely town in the gastronomically-delightful Alsace-Lorraine region in France, near the German border.
This was the section of France that Hitler grabbed just before World War Two, arguing that it was really German, not French, and that the Treaty of Versailles had unfairly given it to France as a war reparation.
Yes, my daughter could not have been more disinterested in hearing an impromptu history lesson as we walked around, but …
Date: August 27th, 2008 |
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Photo of the Week: Czech Goodies in Texas
This photo was taken at Weikel’s Bakery (”We Gotcha Kolache”) in La Grange - it’s a Czech stronghold in central Texas.
Many Czechs and Germans settled in this part of the state starting in the 1840s and 1850s; that’s why sausage is a big deal with our BBQ, Spoetzl Brewery’s Shiner beer …
Date: July 9th, 2008 |
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Photo of the Week: Gateway Arch
This was the view from my hotel room in downtown St. Louis, Missouri during a summer Midwest road trip.
We stayed at the Hampton Inn at the Arch — I’m a big fan of Hampton Inns because the staff is always friendly, especially to families, and the breakfasts are great.
The …
Date: April 16th, 2008 |
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Photo of the Week: Where Harry (sort of) Met Sally
Remember that scene in the movie When Harry Met Sally, when Sally, er, rather vocally shows Harry how to fake the “throes of passion,” and a guy a woman sitting near them (director Rob Reiner’s mother in real life - and thanks to my commenter Susan for correcting me) sitting near them sees her display and says to the waiter, …
Date: October 29th, 2008 |
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Video of the Week: Kids on the Freedom Schooner Amistad
I was taking my family to visit the excellent Mystic Seaport Museum of America and the Sea in Connecticut when I first heard the story of the schooner Amistad.
In 1839, slaves aboard this transport ship revolted and took over the vessel when it sailed from Havana. The situation became a court case (argued in New Haven, Connecticut) about the legal rights of the slaves who had revolted.
The Freedom Schooner Amistad, a re-creation of the ship, was built at the historic Mystic shipyard and now serves as a roving tall ship ambassador.
I found a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) …
Date: September 12th, 2008 |
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Photo of the Week: Hey, doll face!
These dolls were in a box in an outdoor, tented market stall on Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Vendors in Colonial dress were selling all sorts of related gizmos - penny whistles, tri-cornered hats, butter churns (OK, just kidding on that last one.)
I have photographic evidence of my teen …
Date: July 30th, 2008 |
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Photo of the Week: Baja, California on bikes
(This is a guest photo by Family Travel reader Nancy Sathre-Vogel from Family on Bikes. I’m traveling in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and Chicago this week.)
Look at the bottom of that huge cactus down in Baja, California — that’s part of the Vogel family.
Their triple bike is dwarfed by the size of that plant, isn’t it?
Says Mom Nancy:
“This photo was taken in Baja, California as we cycled the …
Date: April 28th, 2008 |
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Video of the Week: Merrie Monarch hula in Hawaii
Every year, a major dance event is held on the “Big Island” of Hawaii in the town of Hilo - the Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition, featuring both modern (’Auana) and ancient (Kahiko) forms of hula.
King David Kalakaua was the “merrie monarch” who revitalized Hawaiian ethnic language, arts and dance during his reign 1874-1891.
This year’s Merrie Monarch Festival is scheduled for March 30 - April 5, 2008. The video below features Halau …
Date: March 19th, 2008 |
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