Family Things To Do & Places To Go (weekly)
Things to do, places to go for 9 Oct 2008
When I originally set up a weekly editorial calendar for this blog (hey, it’s a journey, not a perfectly-executed plan) I planned to look into the future on Thursdays and tell the readers about fun family-friendly events coming up in the next few weeks, around the world.
That idea’s been a total failure; I can’t seem to find time to scan calendars to pick out good events for kids. An alternative idea popped into my head recently.
I get a lot of emails from travel-related public relations folks telling me about their latest and greatest promotion or event. Many of them, …
Date: October 9th, 2008 |
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Things to do, places to go 01.10.2008
I’m getting back into the weekly posting routine, including the Thursday list of upcoming events and current good travel deals. My only problem is that I’d like to have this up earlier in the day!
** On January 12th, try winter sports like snowshoeing and cross-country skiing on Winter Trails Day.
** London is hopping with the International Mime Festival starting January 12th, and the Russian Winter Festival in Trafalgar Square January 13.
** They celebrate winter in unique ways in pretty Blowing Rock, North Carolina January 24-27 (I discovered the town last summer while researching my NASCAR/North …
Date: January 10th, 2008 |
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Things to do, places to go 12.6.2007
Welcome to our Thursday rundown of what’s going on around the world.
Many or even most of these events may not be located in your hometown, but I still think it’s fun to see what’s hopping on the planet, and if you notice something that sounds like fun for your family, you can make plans for next year.
Coming up this weekend/soon:
One of a Kind craft/art show and sale, Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, Dec 6-9.
The First Friday art gallery stroll (plus street musicians) in Old City Philadelphia PA is going to be particularly festive this time of year. 5-9 pm Dec 7th.
Feel festive …
Date: December 6th, 2007 |
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Things to do, places to go 01.31.2008
I’ve been remiss in posting the Thursday look-ahead/deal roundup in accordance with my blogging editorial calendar, but good intentions are always there.
Things coming up….
** It’s Fabulous First Friday on February 1 at the Miami Science Museum. This month’s planetarium “Live Star Show” will feature information about the Total Lunar Eclipse, which will be visible from Miami Wednesday February 20th.
** What will happen with Punxsutawney Phil on Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania? It’s Groundhog Day Feb 2nd.
** The St. Kilda Festival in Melbourne, Australia February 2-10. Australia’s “largest outdoor festival” is a huge beach festival with live music, tons of …
Date: January 31st, 2008 |
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Things to do, places to go 12.13.2007
This week I’ve included some limited-time travel offers in the Thursday roundup of events around the globe:
** The Chicago Tribune/Baltimore Sun has a dandy list of travel packages with good prices for this time of year, including family-friendly ones in Hershey, PA and the Greenbriar Resort in West Virginia.
** San Francisco is magical in any month, but right now Travelzoo highlights a hotel deal in the center of the action: the Sir Francis Drake Hotel right on Union Square. Want more “brrrrr?” Travelzoo also found a bargain rate at the Quebec Ice Hotel.
** Even in the midst of …
Date: December 13th, 2007 |
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Things to do, places to go 11.29.2007
Welcome to the first iteration of the regular Thursday Family Travel feature “Things to Do & Places to Go.” I plan to run this weekly, as a worldwide overview of family-friendly events in the near term, and then some a few months down the road.
This time of year, there’s so much going on that I had to pare it down to this weekend and then a little of early January.
Coming up this weekend/soon:
It’s almost the end of whale-watching season in Hermanus near Cape Town, South Africa.
Welcome the holiday season in …
Date: November 29th, 2007 |
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