After canceling basically all of our travel plans for 2020, we felt desperate for a mini vacation this Christmas. So I booked us a weekend at The Wheatleigh, a fancy hotel in the Berkshires that's been on my wish-list forever. What follows is a limited guide to a winter weekend in the Berkshires...with kids...amidst a pandemic. Feel free to post any questions or suggestion below if you're
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Finding the Good Stuff in the French Riviera
The South of France has been on my bucket list forever, and I finally got to go there in October. My husband and I spent a glorious long weekend in the magical Cote D’Azure, and what follows are my best tips for discovering the Good Stuff if you have just four days in the French Riviera! Disclosure: We may have received discounted accommodations, meals, or other experiences at the locations
Finding the Good Stuff/Healthy Food at Disney World
For Felix’s tenth birthday, we surprised him with 4-day trip to Disney World with his cousins (who are his favorite people on this planet—he was actually more excited to see them than he was to be at Disney World, if that’s possible!). My husband and I are not theme-park people, but we can appreciate the magic of Disney, and decided that we had one trip in us before the kids were too old to
Finding the Good Stuff in Lisbon and Madeira, Portugal
Disclosure: I was extended complimentary stays at the hotels mentioned in this post. The opinions expressed in this review are my own. Two weeks ago, I took a weeklong vacation to Lisbon and Madeira (without my kids!). Below are my tips for a week in these two locations in Portugal. Of course, my review has a focus on healthful food, eco-friendly highlights, and wellness
Finding the Good Stuff in Cape May with Kids
Two weekends ago, we took a vacation to Cape May with kids--five of them! I've never been anywhere on the Jersey Shore, but it was the perfect distance between Lancaster, PA (from which my brother, his family, and my parents were traveling) and Brooklyn, where I live. Below are my tips for a long weekend in Cape May with kids. As usual, there is an emphasis on healthful food, eco-friendly
Finding the Good Stuff in Costa Rica (with Kids)
To celebrate my husband’s 40th birthday, we took a family vacation to Costa Rica in early April. Below are my tips for traveling to Costa Rica with kids, including where to find the very Best Stuff if you like to include healthful meals, eco-friendly hotels, and general wellness as part of your vacation. Best Itinerary for Costa Rica With Kids Our vacation was nine nights long, and we broke it
Finding the Good Stuff in Budapest, Hungary
Recently, I tagged along with my husband when he went to Europe for a business trip. Our first stop, Budapest, had long been on my bucket list, and it didn’t disappoint. Thanks to its small size, we were really able to really experience the magic of Budapest in just two days. Our trip began when we left the kids with my parents on Tuesday afternoon. As every parent knows,
Introducing Project One-Eleven: Nontoxic Home Renovation
Here at Gimme the Good Stuff, we have decided to take on a major renovation project we call “One-Eleven.” The goal is to take an old row house that’s been serving as an office and convert it back into a residence/showroom/retail space (more on how you can use this space in a minute). Because we’re all about the Good Stuff, we are using nontoxic and sustainable products, materials, and processes
A Nontoxic Option for Zika Protection?
Even those of us in wintery climates can’t ignore headlines about the mosquito-born Zika virus. The World Health Organization has declared a public health emergency as experts scramble to understand more about the virus. Zika’s certainly on my radar. My family and I are escaping the snow to go to the Bahamas next week, and in May, I’m traveling to Nicaragua for a wedding. I'm not planning