http://www.folinazzo.com Part travel blog, part Chicago guide, complete Folinazzo family insanity Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:18:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had to see what the fuss was all about. I joined Twitter for the first time about a year ago and just didn't get it. So I deleted my account. I tried again a few months later; I still wasn't getting it. But then I ... http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/my-foray-into-the-twittersphere.html During our brief visit to the Grand Canyon, we stayed overnight at the Best Western Grand Canyon Squire Inn, right outside of the Park. We definitely recommend it to everyone we know; it is the perfect place for families. The location of the hotel is mere minutes from the South ... http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/best-western-grand-canyon-squire-inn.html We spent only a day and a half at the Grand Canyon but it probably is one of my favorite places on Earth now. We all have seen gorgeous photos of the Canyon, and everyone has heard how magnificent it is, but I still was not prepared for the ... http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/brief-visit-to-grand-canyon-national-park.html Lucia was not exactly 100% perfect on all three of our flights out to Arizona. On the first leg, which was Chicago to Minneapolis, she got a little cranky. She cried a bit but nothing too crazy. There was a man sitting directly in front of me; ... http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/an-inspiration-to-other-families.html When United Airlines announced an awards travel sale last summer, and we realized it would cost us only 60,000 frequent flier miles for three round-trip tickets, we thought it a really good idea to book flights to Arizona for Mark, Lucia, and me.  The regular “price” of one ... http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/three-flights-in-one-day-with-a-one-year-old.html I’ve given up trying to be “deep”.  I thought there might be a way for me to write something detailed and eloquent about the people who helped us win the trip to Tuscany.  But that will take too long, and I think too much time already has passed.  So ... http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/thanks-for-sending-us-to-go-to-tuscany.html We won the photo contest, run by Ciao Bambino!, that I wrote about a few weeks ago. Well, we're co-winners, but we still get to go to Tuscany. What a wild ride! The contest started out friendly enough: fifty photos in the running, the photo with the most ... http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/were-going-to-tuscany.html How, you ask?  Well, first you need to visit the Ciao Bambino! page on Facebook, become a fan, then vote for my photo of Lucia & Mark by leaving a comment.  If you do not have a Facebook account, you must first create an account in order to vote.  I ... http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/send-us-to-tuscany.html http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/814.html My adorable niece, Lucia, originally uploaded by *SuperstarSinger* Felicia Folinazzo. http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/my-adorable-niece-lucia.html