A Family Travel Blog
Instagram can be frustrating, with ever-changing algorithms and engagement, but I still love it for pure travel inspiration. I have three previous posts with my favorite accounts: Best Instagram Travel Accounts 2015 Best Instagram Travel Accounts 2016 Best Instagram Accounts for Family Travel Inspiration 2016 I still follow and recommend… Read More
A California Road Trip This was going to be the year when we explored more of California, and the year when I finally took my seven-year-old daughter to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. But halfway through the year I still hadn’t planned anything, and too many other destinations were starting to… Read More
Note: This post originally appeared on Travelocity’s Inspire Hub. At this point flying, and airports, are second-nature for my kids and me. We’re on planes so often that we give very little thought to the travel element itself – it’s simply a way to get to our destination. But part… Read More
Destination Activities There are a lot of ways to find things to do at vacation destinations. You can simply Google “things to do in _________”. You can look at specific travel blogs, like Travel Babbo! You can pick up the local visitor’s guide or go by the tourism office when you… Read More
The Maldives with Kids For my son’s nine-year-old trip with me, he chose the Maldives. This wasn’t a surprise – he’s always liked remote islands and turquoise waters. The only issue was with the distance. The Maldives are almost exactly halfway around the world from California, 12 time zones away. Not a major problem… Read More
Note: This post originally appeared on Travelocity’s Inspire Hub. It Started with Penguins It was a simple request: “I want to go to Antarctica.” It came from my daughter who was studying penguins in school. She was three. I said yes. I mean, of course I said yes. I wanted… Read More
Volcano Bay I wrote this post after the grand opening of Universal Orlando’s third theme park, Volcano Bay. The first day was set aside for media, and I was able to go on all of the rides and slides that I wanted to. The second day was opening day, and I… Read More
Spring Break in Chile Part Two – the Atacama Desert with Kids We traveled to Chile for spring break largely because of Patagonia – one of the most beautiful destinations anywhere. But we quickly determined that Patagonia, and Torres del Paine National Park specifically, wouldn’t hold more than a few days’ worth of… Read More
Note: This post originally appeared on Travelocity’s Inspire Hub. All-Inclusive Riviera Maya with Kids “All-inclusive” means different things to different people. For some, it’s assurance that their vacation will be easy, with no financial surprises. For others, though, all-inclusive resorts are associated with huge properties, a party scene, and lackluster food choices. We’ve had… Read More
Spring Break: Patagonia with Kids I get more emails asking for spring break suggestions than for anything else. And the emails are remarkably similar – people wanting ideas other than Hawaii and Mexico that are warm and Zika-free and, ideally, no more than a few time zones away. Two-way jet lag for… Read More
