Meet the Hartfords
For those of you who don't know us, we are a family of five from Newburyport, a quaint city on the northern coast of Massachusetts about 40 miles north of Boston and close to the New Hampshire border. Tania and Derek are originally from Michigan which has lead to many road trips to/from the Detroit area to visit family/friends. Here is a quick snapshot of each of us:
Derek is a high school history teacher and likes to explore historical sites during our vacations. In his spare time he secretly saves the world, one history lesson at a time.
Tania is an urban planner and lover of cities. Tania is often taking pictures of cool urban design elements in cities we visit and pointing out creative economic development activities (met typically with an eye roll from the kids).
Sophia (16) is our creative genius of the blog and Instagram (except when her mother messes up all her hard work). She is a musician, actress, and Girl Scout that is often engrossed in a book or her phone traveling in the minivan. Watch out - she is helping us drive now!
Sam (14) keeps all of us smiling on our trips with his quick wit and silly sense of humor. He is a musician, swimmer and Boy Scout helping us find interesting sites for us to visit along our journey.
Theo (8) is our youngest explorer who has been traveling in the minivan since before he could walk. He spends his road trips working on word searches, reading Dog Man or Magic Tree House books, and playing lots of Minecraft!
We now have an Instagram as well, follow us for more frequent updates @hartford_explorers
Derek is a high school history teacher and likes to explore historical sites during our vacations. In his spare time he secretly saves the world, one history lesson at a time.
Tania is an urban planner and lover of cities. Tania is often taking pictures of cool urban design elements in cities we visit and pointing out creative economic development activities (met typically with an eye roll from the kids).
Sophia (16) is our creative genius of the blog and Instagram (except when her mother messes up all her hard work). She is a musician, actress, and Girl Scout that is often engrossed in a book or her phone traveling in the minivan. Watch out - she is helping us drive now!
Sam (14) keeps all of us smiling on our trips with his quick wit and silly sense of humor. He is a musician, swimmer and Boy Scout helping us find interesting sites for us to visit along our journey.
Theo (8) is our youngest explorer who has been traveling in the minivan since before he could walk. He spends his road trips working on word searches, reading Dog Man or Magic Tree House books, and playing lots of Minecraft!
We now have an Instagram as well, follow us for more frequent updates @hartford_explorers