Although we recommend Loire Valley at any time throughout the year, during the holidays, it’s a snow-capped French mecca for castles and holiday festivities. Six of the countless ancient French castles are putting on their own bespoke holiday spectacles this year, many in homage of the 500th Anniversary of the French Renaissance. We’re talking illuminated winter gardens, huge Christmas trees, candy displays, teddy bear workshops, costume tributes, music, dancing, and everything else that your children dream of around Christmastime. And let’s…

Your kids are some of the most progressive in their school. They’ve been everywhere, and seen places that most adults only dream of. But it’s also important to give your kids an opportunity to give back to their communities, and learn about the responsibility of money. Enter Kiva. What it is:  Kiva is a non-profit organization, that makes loans to small business in developing countries around the world. Through the work of Kiva, students are able to pay for tuition,…