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Member since:
27 June 2008

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Hometown:
SF, California, United States

About Me & My Family
I'm a mother
3 Kids 0-8 years old boys and girls

When we travel, good food and adventure always abound. Our family loves to push the limit of what we can do with children. Our mantra has always been - have kids, will travel. However, this doesn't mean I'm unlike most frantic moms before a trip. Wanting adventure and being a control freak can sometimes be a lethal combination.
Our Family's Travel Personality
adventurous, independent, spontaneous
We Just Got Back From
Northern California and Oregon
Our Favorite Vacation Spot
Hawaii
A Place We'd Love To Visit
New Zealand, Argetina, Brazil, Eastern Europe, Cambodia
Favorite Vacation Memory
Climbing Machu Picchu with a 4 month old infant in a slight and having all the locals stop us to ask what happened to his feet which were all bundled up. They just couldn't believe it wouldn't be bow legged.
Worst Travel Moment With My Kids:
Getting to the airport on our way to Scotland with my 15 month old and discovering that my husband's passport had expired. Instead of rebooking all of our flights, we decided that I would do the first leg of our journey on my own with baby. Unfortunately, we had not packed for me to be flying by myself. I could bearly walk to the runway with all my bags and a 15 month old who would get distracted by everything along the way. He then proceeded to sleep only 1 hour of the entire 11 hour journey (red-eye). It was pretty miserable.
Websites I Like:

Stroller-friendly Hikes and Walks Around Boston

Boston is an incredibly walkable city and you can be assured there are some great places to walk or hike with a baby or toddler in a stroller.  So soak in those beautiful warm spring, summer and fall days.

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250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Cambridge, Massachusetts

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A 2.5 mile wide paved loop trail offers beautiful views and bird watching. There is also a playground on Heron Avenue.


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314 Totten Pond Road
Waltham, Massachusetts

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A wide road that is stroller friendly takes you up a big hill with a nice views of Boston's skyline and mountains at the top.


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Mill Street
Belmont, Massachusetts

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Besides having a fantastic spray pad and large playground, Beaver Brook Reservation also has many paved wooded trails that are super stroller-friendly. There is even a waterfall.



4 Woodland Road
Stoneham, Massachusetts

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This large reservation has numerous hiking trails. These are fairly easy hikes that can be done with a young child on in a stroller or by foot. Spot Pond Stroll - trail head at Botume House Visitor Center, Escape to Silver Mine - trail head at Sheepfold parking lot Long Pond Nature Trail - trail head at Long Pond parking lot Bellevue Pond to Pine Hill - trail head at Bellevue Pond parking lot Crystal Spring to Virginia Wood - trail head at Greenwood Park parking lot Sheepfold to Bear Hill - trail head at Sheepfold parking lot


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125 Arborway
Boston, Massachusetts

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Stroller-friendly hikes throughout Arnold Arboretum on large paved roads. There is also a science center and the lilacs that bloom in spring are exceptional.


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915 Walden Street, Route 126
Concord, Massachusetts

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An 1.8 mile easy flat trail circles the pond and most of it is accessible with any type of stroller. In the fall, the fall foliage is particularly stunning.


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984 Lowell Street
Carlisle, Massachusetts

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Large flat trails for walking. Off road stroller preferable. Kids will also enjoy the farmyard tour.


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270 North Great Road
Lincoln, Massachusetts

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The grounds of Minute Man park are beautiful and you can easily walk around with a stroller.


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208 South Great Road
Lincoln, Massachusetts

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Drumlin Farm is a wonderful farm that toddlers will love and there are lots of areas to walk that are stroller-friendly.