Hi! I’m Kasey – I have been working with Emily for several years now (Woah, Covid has made it hard to keep track of time!) We met through a mom’s group after I realized that I had been using Henry and Andrew’s Guide (this blog!) to plan my family trips. It was one of those […]

Roadtripping to Utah from California with kids was an adventure! While there were a couple of big long drives with not much notable attraction directly on the way, we made the most of it, and here are all of the places we recommend you stop along the way! Utah was a new, adventurous, outdoorsy, and […]

Here’s our ultimate list of all of the beaches in San Francisco – yes, all of them! I studied the map of San Francisco, visited even the most unknown (because when the tide is high, it’s not there) of the beaches to give you the info you need on visiting them with kids! We’ve identified […]

Free in San Francisco – you may think it’s hard to come by. In the city where an average hotel price is $397 per night, apartment rent around $3500, and pricing of a house is $1.61 million, I think all families need a good dose of free things to do in this city! Here are […]

It’s that time of the year – pumpkin patches time! Fall is by far our favorite time of the year for us. It actually warms up here in San Francisco, yet there’s the smell of Pumpkin Spiced Latte everywhere. It’s the beginning of the festive time of the year, and Tony will mention football season. […]

From San Francisco to South Africa, we have all the amazing cable car rides from all over the world in one place!  When I thought of “cable cars”, growing up in Hiroshima and living my adult life in San Francisco, I automatically think of the trolleys on the streets with cables connected to them on […]

Here is the most comprehensive list of 4th of July celebrations around the Bay Area! (I know it’s the most comprehensive because I’ve put together all the events listed in all of the major calendars and websites out there about this topic.) This post is organized by region, then by whether it’s a morning only […]

Do you want to drive the Golden Circle in Iceland on your own? Here is a map and a guide so you can do it! It’s so easy to drive the Golden Circle on your own -it’s a perfect day trip from Reykjavik. We did it with a toddler and a newborn! When we tried […]

Read this guide before you go to the Effie Yeaw Nature Preserve and Center in Sacramento with kids so you know what to expect! You get to see wild deer, turkey, lizards, butterflies, birds, and rabbits. Miles of (mostly stroller friendly) hiking and beach on the river! You can pet snakes and learn about other […]

Read this review/guide before you go to the Randall Museum in San Francisco so you know what to expect! This museum is definitely one of the most fun and free things to do in SF with kids! Overview   We’ve mentioned this museum for best places to go on a rainy day and again in […]