http://www.barbarafeldman.com/ I am a syndicated newspaper columnist, online publisher, author, mother, wife and Net surfer supreme (not listed in order of importance, of course). Because I am often asked for advice and recommendations that don't have anything to do with "Surfing the Net with Kids" per se, but rather are about my experiences in running that business, I've created this site as a compendium of resources and recommendations, as well as a central depository for my personal ramblings. en-us 2008-11-03T10:41:10-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/funny_reason_to_hate_away_messages.html Most email newsletter publishers probably agree with me: email away messages (aka email vacation messages) are evil. We hate them because every time we publish a newsletter, our inboxes are... Online Publishing Barbara J. Feldman 2008-11-03T10:41:10-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/where_the_hell_is_matt.html Just for the pure fun of it, here's Matt Harding (a twenty-something unemployed video game designer) dancing his way around the world.... Travel Barbara J. Feldman 2008-09-29T14:05:24-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/my_weekend_in_new_york.html I just returned from a trip with the kids to New York. We had a great time. I wish I knew how many miles we walked. Highlights were Atlantic Avenue... My Life 2008 Barbara J. Feldman 2008-09-03T11:33:46-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/barbary_apes_of_gibraltar.html On July 28, we were in Gibraltar, the British colony at the southern tip of Spain that sits between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. In one of my... Travel Barbara J. Feldman 2008-08-11T22:52:46-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/terrible_jet_lag.html Whee! We had a great time on the cruise, but are happy to be home. I have terrible jet lag; been waking up everyday at 4AM. Because I am in... My Life 2008 Barbara J. Feldman 2008-08-11T16:03:22-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/first_photos_from_cruise.html The first time I tried to upload photos to Flickr using the on ship Wifi, it just didn't cooperate. This time I chose fewer photos, and had the Flickr uploader... My Life 2008 Barbara J. Feldman 2008-08-03T02:20:43-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/relaxing_at_sea.html If all has gone according to plan, I should be relaxing at sea today, on my way to Barcelona. In Barcelona we have tickets to a flamenco show, plans to... Travel Barbara J. Feldman 2008-07-30T01:09:13-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/tomorrow_we_leave_for_southampton.html Tomorrow we are leaving for Southampton, where we will pick up our cruise ship, and be off for two and half weeks. I do get a bit of the pre-trip... Travel Barbara J. Feldman 2008-07-23T01:00:00-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/the_cruise_is_booked.html As some of you may already know, this is the first time in twenty-years that my husband and I have been alone for two whole months. My son (who is... My Life 2008 Barbara J. Feldman 2008-07-15T17:37:19-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/those_poor_british_cats.html We had a wonderful, two-week vacation in the Cotswolds, London and Paris. I brought my laptop along, and intended to check email and post a few entries about our travels,... Travel Barbara J. Feldman 2004-08-31T15:00:09-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/kids_in_london.html My family and I are taking a trip to London and I was wondering if you might give me some web pages that would tell me about some things to... Travel Barbara J. Feldman 2004-07-31T09:57:36-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/tower_of_london_ceremony_of_the_keys.html After booking our flight to London, I immersed myself in finding hotels. To aid in my travel planning, I went to the library, the bookstore and, of course the Internet.... Travel Barbara J. Feldman 2004-05-31T11:42:21-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/the_flight_is_booked.html When I was in my early twenties, fresh out of college, my company (Varian Data Machines) transferred me to Zurich for a few years where I worked as a computer... Travel Barbara J. Feldman 2004-05-11T13:15:49-08:00