Traveling with the Tots

Bon Ton Heavenly store for Kids

A few steps away from Merci store, you can find its kids version at the colorful concept store Bon Ton, which sells kids clothes, shoes and toys. The brand has more stores in the city but this one is a three level high, filled with Kids...

The Ultimate Kid's Table

BRUSSELS, Belgium --Bookshops can be found in virtually any metropolitan city throughout the world. But in Brussels, bookshops are particularly revered.

In fact, most Brussels stores are closed on Sundays -- except for bookshops.

It's a favorite...

Winter Activities in the Parc du Mont-Royal

Record snowfall and temperature lows can't stop Canadians from playing outside. Everyone is in the park on a gray winter Saturday. People are cross country skiing, snow shoeing, walking, sledding and ice skating. Stick to the plowed paths or make...

Philadelphia Day Trip: Longwood Gardens

When Philadelphia's battered asphalt and noise begin to tire, head for an afternoon at Longwood Gardens, a verdant hamlet 35 miles West of the city in the Brandywine Valley. 1,077 acres of horticultural magnificence occupy one of Pierre S. du...

Time to Pick Kiwis

Swanton Berry Farm is a u-pick farm along the coast just north of Santa Cruz. In the winter it's kiwis; other seasons provide opportunities for picking ollalieberries, blackberries, and strawberries.

It's a great, kid-friendly afternoon activity.

Volunteer Trips: Working with Kids in Brazil

Last summer, Canadian medical school student Amy Gajaria, 27, joined a Brazilian circus. Gajaria volunteered for three weeks in Rio de Janeiro with Crescer e Viver (Grow Up and Live), a nonprofit circus school program that aims to educate and...

Super Santralistanbul with kids

ISTANBUL, Turkey --- Opened in late 2007 Santralistanbul is a former power station that has been converted into a five-floor museum cum laude modern art gallery space. Most folks in the know simply refer to this museum as Turkey's Tate Modern....

Awesome Athens with Kids

Athens, Greece -- No matter your age, it's a thrill to visit the Parthenon -- one of the world's most famous landmarks. Yet Athens has much more to offer than simply traveling from one magnificent ruin of the city’s classical past to another. For...

Paris with Kids: Jardin des Tuileries

The Luxembourg Gardens happens to be one of the most popular parks in Paris for kids. The park offers 56 acres of formal gardens, child-friendly lawns, playgrounds, a puppet theater, carousels, old-fashioned swings, ponies - kids can easily be...