by Julia Smile | Cultural Holidays, Family Travel, Travel, Winter
What better way to spend the 12 Days of Christmas than town-hopping around northern Italy? Julia Smile did just this and found Christmas markets, mountains, cosy farmhouses, castles, and even a two-horse open sleigh! A great destination for family travel all year...
by Marisa Rijpkema | Book Reviews
A new children’s book has arrived, certain to get your little one in the Sinterklaas spirit! We don’t have a lot of Sinterklaas related books or items in my household. Not by design, but that’s just how things have worked out. My (Dutch) husband comes...
by Emmy Coffey McCarthy | Letters From Emmy
December! December already. How did that happen? It has a been a whirlwind at AM Central. We have so much to be thankful for and so much to celebrate that, what else could we close 2012 with, except a month of articles on the theme of celebration? Sinterklaas is...
by Tasneem Hatimbhai | Family Travel, Travel, Winter
Winter may see the Dutch flock to the slopes but, despite her best efforts, this mama just couldn’t share her Dutch husband’s enthusiasm for skiing. Read on to find out how she managed to join in while making her own holiday traditions. Skiing for Dummies...