With the holiday season approaching and people making plans for the winter break, I decided to gather my “intel” about some of the destinations for which we have a Leap & Hop. Every week, I will focus on one destination and provide some tips gathered from my own family’s experience or trusted sources who travel the way we like to travel with our kids. Let’s start with Cambodia and, more specifically Siem Reap with kids. As […]
The summer is upon us and many will go to or through New York. This blog post will give you a taste of the stuff that’s in our Leap & Hop New York and a little more. With kids of different ages and interests it’s hard to find the right balance. When I say “balance”, I mean balance between museums and playgrounds, nice restaurant and street food, public transportation and taxis, etc. You are pressed for […]
During our visit to Sichuan, the first day was dedicated to cooking. Sichuan cuisine is so unique, that the only way for the kids to fully appreciate (and maybe tolerate) the various spices was to learn how to prepare a traditional Sichuan dish or two. Grandma was also very pleased to have new exotic recipes to bring home. On the menu: cold noodles, cooked greens, meatballs, ma po tofu, and kung pao chicken. The class began in […]
For some of us, the summer vacation is not quite over, there are a few days left. Kids are back and hopefully over the jet-lag. How can we make the most of these last moments if we are trying to hold on to this vacation feeling. Let’s pretend we’re just visiting Hong Kong. Here are a few ideas of things the tourist in us will enjoy with the children. 1. Treasure Hunt in Sheung Wan I-discoverasia and the Hong […]
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