My husband discovered fishing off the Charles River as a pandemic activity that we enjoyed together. We took our dog for a walk. I would either paint in watercolor, walk around with my dog for exercise, or I would forage in the woods, at least trying to identify the natural edibles using an app called…
Category: Family Vacation
Ideas and resources for planning a family reunion vacation. These are the actual family reunion vacations I’ve planned and taken.
National Orchid Garden at Singapore Botanic Gardens
Barbara Richardson, my 87-year-old neighbor loves orchids so when I knew that I had to take photos of the world’s largest orchid garden at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. My favorite spot in this garden-within-a-garden is the cold house! It is so hot in Singapore that instead of a hothouse, they need a cold house. And…
My Husband Plays in Tiger Woods’ College Showcase
It was the highlight of our trip to California for my husband to play on one of his all-time favorite golf courses, Riviera Country Club! This is a PGA golf tournament in conjunction with Tiger Woods’ foundation. He was invited to be part of the San Jose State foursome to support one of their players,…
The Jen Hotel in Singapore
My husband booked us at the Jen Hotel in Singapore when I helped my daughter move into her dorm room at National University of Singapore (NUS). It’s part of the Shangri La hotel company and located very centrally in Orchard Gateway. We discovered that we were right next door to the subway and across the…
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in Singapore’s Chinatown
Included in our Singapore Food Tour was a cultural and history lesson so we were quite excited to go inside the massive Buddhist temple in Chinatown, The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, which has several floors and is both a temple and a museum! I would have been intimidated to go inside without our tour guide….
Our Singapore Hawker Food Tour with Secret Food Tour
I consider it money well spent to take a Singapore Hawker food tour with Secret Food Tour to see the secret streets and treats. My daughter and I were eager to eat at the famous Hawker stalls but there are so many, even at one location! Our tour guide Monica was terrific. Not only did…
Afternoon Tea at Raffles Hotel in Singapore
It’s been a longstanding tradition to take Afternoon Tea as a special family bonding time, sans men. I used to do this with my mother, both before I had children, and afterwards with toddlers. Somehow dressing up the girls in fancy dresses to sip lemonade from tea cups put them on their best behavior, thought…







