Checking out the Phil & Ted's Travel Cot for the first time. It's gotten a LOT of use since then! Holiday travel in your plans?  Wondering how on Earth you’re going to deal with the crowds, the cramped flight or the long car trip with baby / toddler/ kids in tow?

Waitiri Creek Winery and Restaurant sits amongst rows of wine grapes nestled in the Central Otago wine region in southern New Zealand.  The cellar door/tasting room is actually housed in an old church which was relocated to the property. …

Thai Cuisine Restaurant is in a beautiful old Victorian house. It was yet another gorgeous fall day here in Sonoma County so we decided to take advantage of the weather and head out to lunch.  We chose a place we’d been to many, many times.  Thai Cuisine is in a large, old V

The bar at Cloudy Bay Vineyards, Marlborough, sits in front of wall of windows with a view of a cellar full of wine barrels. Cloudy Bay Vineyards cellar door/tasting room has a lovely casual feel to it.  A long bar sits in front of large picture windows with a view of a cellar fu

Hikari Izakaya - great Japanese restaurant in the heart of Queenstown We were wandering around the adorable downtown in Queenstown looking for a place to eat dinner when we stumbled on Hikari Izakaya restaurant (5 Beach Street).  The windows open completely, so although there is

Patagonia Chocolates Outside Patagonia Chocolates, Queenstown - home to great, innovative ice cream. We stumbled on Patagonia Chocolates as we were exploring the harbor in Queenstown.  It was a beautiful warm, sunny day and the sign said “ice cream” – so who were we to argue? …

Fruta offers lots of flavors of their delicious ice cream - from the traditional to the more adventurous. Tonight was an unusually warm night here in Santa Rosa.  Sonoma County evenings are typically quite cool.  Even hot summer days give ways to chilly temperatures at night

UPDATE #2 (05/05/2011): Trying out the Phil & Teds Traveler (Travel Cot) at homeWe are now the happy owners of two Phil & Ted’s travel cots.  We recently traveled to to Canada with our just turned two-year-old toddler and our four-month-old baby and both of them slept gr

The line-up is worth it at Naturally Fjordland Pizzeria in Te Anau. The pizza is as delicious as it is innovative! There is an additional seating area through the doorway you see on the right of the photo.…

Trying to enjoy the outdoor seating at Te Anau's La Toscana Pizzeria The downtown area in Te Anau is compact, easily explored on foot and full of restaurants.  Our first night there we chose La Toscana Pizzeria for its outdoor seating and tempting menu.  The restaurant a