Category Archives: Travel

Traveling With Kids – Victoria – Fort Rodd Hill

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Fort Rodd Hill – The Fort Is there a measuring tape for how far you should let children go? I mean, I get that maybe letting them juggle with piranhas might be a bit much, but not letting them  out … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Victoria

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Joe Cummings

The First Day Before I get to the three valuable lessons I learned on the first day, let me bring you up-to -date. On Friday, all we had to do was take a ferry, drive to Victoria, check-in to our … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – BC Ferry Crossing

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Joe Cummings

It’s All New Again Sticking with the plan – a proper balance for the visit to Victoria – Friday consisted of catching the ferry and getting to the island. Nothing more. Nothing grand. A simple trip I’ve done a hundred … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Victoria

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Victoria Trip Every trip has its exciting adventures and possible challenges. Sort of like landing a person on Mars. This time, we’re off to Victoria. The garden city. My home town. A quiet oasis of gourmet restaurants, hanging flower baskets … Continue reading →

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Another Parent’s View – 10 Tips for Trips

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Ten Tips for Travelling with Kids. From my friend, Sheila. Here is what she has to say….it’s awesome… I learned from a master.  My mom drove my two sisters and I all the way across the country most summers when … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – San Diego 2014 – Tips

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Joe Cummings

10 Things to Make a Vacation With Kids Successful 1)      Have a place to call home. I can’t imagine how much harder it would be if we had to pack up every morning and move to a new hotel, a … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – San Diego 2014 – Top 10 list #1

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Joe Cummings

10 things I thought I would never say on this trip This may not come as a shock to anyone who has kids, but you end up saying some of the oddest things. Things you probably wouldn’t say at work, … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Leaving San Diego – Plane Truths

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Joe Cummings

The Plane Truth You’d think riding in a small, confined space with a whole bunch of strangers would be a great place for lots and lots of good stories. Death matches. Cannibalism. Screaming babies. But the ride down to San … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – San Diego – Airport Accidents

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Saturday – Airport First hurdle. The weigh in. We HAD to make weight, but unlike MMA fighters, we couldn’t toss the bags in the sauna for a few hours to cut the excess. We had to do this old-school. Sort … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – San Diego – Balboa Museum of Nature

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Joe Cummings

The Last Museum The youngest said, as we drove to the airport, that museums were not that interesting because, you know, he kinda knew about everything that was in it. I dunno if that was really true, but for the … Continue reading →

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