Recently we took a road trip to the Grand Canyon and Santa Fe.  We took along our Vista stroller from UPPAbaby.  The stroller comes with both a bassinet and a regular stroller seat.  We also bought the car seat adaptor which allows you to use the stroller with your car seat.  The stroller frame ... (read more →)

We spent 2 very enjoyable days in Santa Fe.  It’s a small city with a lot to do.  There are only about 60,000 people in Santa Fe, and the downtown core is small and very walkable.  There are several public parking garages downtown and it was only $9US a day to park.  The heart of ... (read more →)

Our third night in Santa Fe we ate at The Shed.  It bills itself as offering innovative cooking and is right downtown.  You  need a reservation as they are very busy.  They have a lovely courtyard with umbrella shaded tables which would have been lovely had it not been raining.  The restaurant is decorated with ... (read more →)

Our second night in Santa Fe we ate at a great pizza place, Rooftop Pizzeria, on Water Street, across from the plaza. We ordered Pizza #7, which came with roasted whole cloves of garlic, artichokes, zucchini, squash, and Kalamata (black) olives, $17 (we split the 14 inch).  It had a great thin crust and came with ... (read more →)

While in Santa Fe, we stayed at the Days Inn.  When we first started to look for a hotel we checked out all the ones right near the plaza, thinking it would be easier to be able to walk everywhere instead of needing to drive.  The prices were very high and we had no luck ... (read more →)

Our first night in Santa Fe we ate at Mu Du Noodles. It was recommended in our Lonely Planet Guidebook. The restaurant doesn’t look like much from the outside and the neighborhood doesn’t look like it has great restaurants either (we passed a piercing place and a tattoo parlor on the block before ... (read more →)

Visiting the south rim of the Grand Canyon with an infant was very easy. The rim trail is mostly a handicap accessible trail, with lots of shady benches (logs) and views right from the concrete path. We have an Uppababy Vista stroller with good wheels that also helped with some of the rougher ... (read more →)

oday we headed from Barstow, CA to Williams, AZ. On the way we stopped at the High Sierra Oasis for gas. We were super thankful to see it appear as we were very low on gas and still miles from the next gas our GPS knew about. The guy who worked there ... (read more →)

Williams is a convenient stopping point for visiting the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. It’s about an hour away, and has a cute small downtown area with lots of souvenir shops. We ate at Cruiser’s Cafe 66 Bar and Grill, a kitschy American diner right on Main St, complete with an old ... (read more →)

Today we drove to Barstow, CA, which is about 100 miles (160 km) northeast of L.A. It’s on the way to Williams, AZ, which provides convenient access to the Grand Canyon. The town is full of all the chain motels/hotels. We stayed at the Econolodge. It was basic, but okay. ... (read more →)