Family Travel

Part culinary memoir and part travelogue, Carole Bumpus gathered this compilation of intimate interviews, conversations, stories, and traditional family recipes (cuisine pauvre) in the kitchens of French families as she traveled throughout the countryside. Travel with her through Champagne caves/wineries and historic cathedrals, local farmers’ markets, ancient potters’ guilds, and restaurant kitchens with wood-fire ovens.

ADVENTURES OF SQUEAKY DOO, a short story collection, teaches children Geography, Cultures, and love for pets. The book is about the travel adventures of a girl named Marge and her pet, Squeaky Doo : 1. Squeaky Doo on the Beach - Squeaky Doo has a scary adventure on the beach. You will want to keep on reading to see how it all ends. 2. Squeaky Doo in California - Visit the National History Museum in Los Angeles with Marge and Squeaky Doo. You will be thrilled. 3. Squeaky Doo in Orlando - Ever been to Holy Land in Orlando? Marge and Squeaky Doo will take you there. 4. Squeaky Doo goes on a ...

AWESOME boredom busting play ideas—from creative crafts to tricky challenges to mind-boggling science experiments. Every activity, craft and game uses things you already have at home! Beat the boredom blues with over 1,000 play ideas suitable for three-year-olds to ten-year olds. There's something for everyone in this tried and tested book from NY Times bestselling author (and mom!) Jean Oram. "A lifesaver for parents and educators." --Kenneth, reader. Make it easy to say “no” to more screen time and “yes” to more play time with activities your kid will want to do again and again....

Selling real estate full time, raising two young daughters, clinging to a slipping marriage—Audrey’s life is definitely a balancing act. But when a tumble down the stairs leaves her with more than just a bump on the head, she wakes up five years in the past, before the first tear in her marriage threatened her trust in Travis.

Esha Verma, her snotty apprentice Broccoli and his cunning pet tortoise have a dream. They are going to win the legendary Brain Trophy - the ultimate inventing prize. This year's entry: a time machine. But the day before the competition, Esha's ignoramus big sister hijacks the time machine and is lost in the Cretaceous age. With help from a new recruit for The Office of Time, Esha and Broccoli will have to face hungry dinosaurs, mysterious black holes and malfunctioning inventions to get them back in time.

Do you want to travel abroad with your children? Are you interested in a family gap year? Maybe you even want to explore overseas living? Are you dreaming of #VanLife and drafting up your bucket list? Does extended travel with kids sound exciting and terrifying? Your fantasies about traveling or moving overseas won’t match the reality of day-to-day life in a foreign country, but it will prove to be the experience of a lifetime...if you're prepared.

Similar to books like I Survived, A to Z Mysteries, and The Magic Treehouse, The Sundial Odysseys take you on quirky adventures through the past, where historical figures that shaped the world we live in today receive help from three young cousins.

Soldier and Spouse and Their Traveling House puts a witty spin on the dynamic of newlywed husband and wife trekking across two continents during their first three years of marriage. Who heads this household? The thrill-seeking soldier? Or the sensible spouse? Come along with this twenty-something military couple on their off-duty weekends as they dash in and out of trouble from the Emerald Isle to cruising down the Nile and many places in between-Western Europe, the Baltic, North Africa, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, and the Mediterranean.

Piper spent her life being the perfect daughter, sister, friend and fiancé, but the day she finds her soon to be husband in bed with her best friend, all rationality leaves her. Hurt and angry Piper buys a plane ticket and leaves town. Travelling through America Piper tries to find a place that will mend her broken heart. She would find that place in Alabama and there she found Scott. But could Piper put her mistrust aside long enough find love again or would she lose Scott forever?

A Quick Trip to the Central California Coast Three days on site, with a day of travel. Food, fellowship, family, Ocean, wind, Birthday, funeral. Challenges and gifts. I’d do it all again.

Professional money manager Jim Peters believes his family's well-being and his dreams are in jeopardy, as he is being pushed out of his job by unscrupulous competition and younger tech-savvy workers. On the brink of making costly decisions, Jim is sensing that he's losing his grip on everything that is important to him, including his legacy. Jim, however, is about to discover an old way of living that will create a new way of thinking, and it will come from a most unusual place.

Salud to Spain and my ancestors, both left behind in Spain and in America who make me feel blessed. Stepping back in time was an exciting journey for me where I followed my ancestor’s pilgrimage route through Spain. I gathered Spanish threads of my genealogy and shared the bliss. A labor of discovery and passion, TOUCHING SPANISH SOIL reveals where my DNA awakened, where Spaniards embraced tradition and culture became real. And where the Tortilla Española is perfect. I found two sides of my family tree and it’s an ongoing process. But the romance, charm, amazement and sparkle of ...

A vacation has the special power to bring a family closer together, breaking away from familiar routines, allowing time to enjoy each others' company, and experiencing the world together. All it takes is the right mindset and some planning. The Travel Mom shows you how.

In Kathmandu, a retired English schoolteacher visits an orphanage where he meets a young man desperate to train as a doctor. After a year's agonizing indecision, the Englishman takes up the challenge and promises to sponsor him. What follows is a life-changing experience in which he himself comes to be adopted into a Nepalese family as brother, uncle, friend and godfather. This book offers a unique and warm-hearted look into the dilemmas of low-caste family life living on the brink in Nepal.

A teen derailed by a shocking revelation. An act of rebellion leaves a permanent mark. Will her dad’s insistence on taking her on an African safari destroy their fragile relationship? Sixteen-year-old Claire has become accustomed to her parents’ constant fights. But when her father’s outburst reveals a horrible truth, Claire rebels with an impulsive act that could make things much worse. Will her dad’s offer of an African safari heal their fractured family, as he hopes, or will it destroy their already fragile father-daughter bond forever?

The Baltimore Clipper ship Frolic was bound from Canton, China, to San Francisco with household goods for gold miners. The shipwreck of the Frolic lead to the founding of the town of Mendocino, California, and the discovery of redwood trees. We speak with archeologists who are studying this important early California event. The Frolic Shipwreck is now a California Underwater State Park.

The terrifying legend of Count Dracula silently skulking through the Transylvania night may have terrified generations of filmgoers, but the tall, elegant vampire captivated and electrified a young Jane Congdon, igniting a dream to one day see his mysterious land of ancient castles and misty hollows. Four decades later she finally takes her long-awaited trip - never dreaming that it will unearth decades-buried memories of life with an alcoholic mother.

When Donahue walks out, Dr. Chloe McGuire's marriage implodes. He teaches her humiliation. When a passionate friendship blooms with Dr. Zakia Kigamba during their medical rounds through Kenya, she learns resilience. The Kinship Of All Creatures tells the story of Dr. Chloe McGuire, a genetics researcher at Cornell University. She goes to Kenya as a delegate to the conference of the United Nations Decade for Women, where each distinct face, every glowing shape comes together in a happening, an encounter, an explosion of euphoria. Though diverse in their goals and how they could reach them, ...

Wangersky’s great-great-grandfather crossed the continent in search of gold in 1849. William Castle Dodge was his name, and he was 22 years old. He wrote a diary of that eventful journey that comes into the author’s hands 160 years later. And typically, quixotically, Wangersky decides to follow Dodge’s westward trail across the great bulging middle of America, not in search of gold but something even less likely: that elusive thing called family.

Step into a world of laughter and light-hearted fun with The Big Book of Bad Dad Jokes: A Treasury of Family-Fun Wholesome Humor, your go-to source for the most groan-worthy, eye-rolling, and surprisingly witty dad jokes ever compiled! This book isn't just a collection; it's a journey through the joy of classic humor that exasperates generations. From family life and the quirks of the office to the thrills of travel and the hilarity of daily life, this treasury packs in jokes for every occasion and mood. Whether you're a dad looking to expand your comedic repertoire, a family member in ...