Family Travel Inspiration I created my family travel blog to inspire people to take their kids everywhere. It's why I post to social media as well. It's an amazing world. The more places you take your kids, and the more cultures they see in person, the more it will change them in really positive ways. I promise. If you're inspired (which hopefully … Read More
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A Summer 2020 Road Trip Around the Southwest USA
A Covid 19 USA Road Trip Like most of the world, we locked down for almost three months due to COVID-19. And we cancelled a lot of travel plans in the process, including trips to Italy, Turkey, Germany and Greece. With summer here, though, it was time to get out… Read More
TravelBirds: The Best App for Travel Planning
Travel Inspiration and Travel Planning My days are filled with travel inspiration and travel planning. Sometimes they’re mutually exclusive. During the COVID-19 lockdown there was definitely a lot more inspiration going on than planning! But most of the time they intertwine – I’ll see a hotel on Instagram for example,… Read More
Volcano Bay COVID-19 Park and Mask Guidelines
What to Expect at Volcano Bay with COVID-19 Restrictions Volcano Bay at Universal Orlando just reopened on June 5th, 2020. As with all of travel and life as we’re figuring out best practices for the coronavirus and COVID-19, there are changes. And there will be more changes in the future.… Read More
The Best Countries to Visit (Our 20 Favorite Countries Ranked)
Rating Every Country We’ve Been To As of right now, the COVID-19 travel shutdown, I’ve traveled to 97 countries and my kids have, in some combination, been to 62 countries. We’ve been spending the lockdown with online school, puzzles, hiking, ping pong, volleyball and cooking, but there’s still a lot… Read More
10 Places Not to Miss in Tokyo
Things to Do in Tokyo I’ve traveled to Tokyo a lot over the years, including two trips with my youngest daughter (her annual trips at 7 and 8) and an AFAR Experience where we went below the surface. It’s gone from being a city that intimidated me to one that… Read More
My Journey to Becoming a Successful Travel Writer
Frequent Questions I get a lot of emails and DMs every day, and most of them fall into two categories: travel and blogging/travel writing. The travel-related questions are easy. I’m always happy to give my opinion on places we’ve been or point people to posts I’ve written. The blogging questions… Read More