Charlestown & East Cambridge Family Biking Map

This route is a perfect family-friendly ride along the gorgeous Boston Harborwalk in Charlestown, over an impressive bike/ped bridge to Cambridge Crossing, where you can watch duck boats, trains and drawbridges, oh my! The things I love most about this ride: After my family and I moved from Oakland, CA to Boston, we spent ourContinue reading “Charlestown & East Cambridge Family Biking Map”

5 Covid Amtrak Precautions

We chose the train instead of flying during Covid since we could book a Sleeper Car and be completely separated from others. Read the 5 Covid precautions we took to feel confident from a safety perspective aboard our cross-country train. Aside from Covid, we also chose the train because we loved our Portland trip andContinue reading “5 Covid Amtrak Precautions”

Amtrak Family Room & Full Bedroom Pros and Cons

Before you book your Amtrak Sleeper Car you may be asking, “which is the best room for my trip?” I asked this many times, and wanted to share the details of our experience to help make your decision a bit easier. I ended up booking the Family Room from Emeryville > Grand Junction and the Full Bedroom from Denver > Chicago > Boston. Dive in for pros and cons of each.

Cross-Country Train Trip with a 10-Month Old Baby

Yes, you read that right. We purposefully signed ourselves up for a 3+day train trip from Emeryville, CA to Boston, MA with our 10-month old daughter. Not only did we live to tell the tale, the trip was actually pretty great. In this post, I share more about why we chose the train, purpose ofContinue reading “Cross-Country Train Trip with a 10-Month Old Baby”