My Favorite Hotel Arrivals I’m always looking for the coolest possible kid experiences when we travel, and sometimes that includes hotel arrivals. You’re probably thinking: how can a hotel arrival be unique? You get off the plane, take a car or taxi to your hotel, and you’re there. But some… Read More
Around the World (Again) with a 10-Year-Old!
Around the World Two years ago I went around the world with my 10-year-old daughter in two weeks. It was supposed to be a crazy one-time adventure – seven cities, six countries, four continents to max out summer vacation and visit a bunch of her favorite places. Fast forward to… Read More
A Perfect Day in Singapore
Singapore with Kids A disclaimer: I am not an expert on Singapore! But I’ve now flown through the city five times, staying for one day / two nights each visit, so I’ve become pretty good at maxing out our one full day there. And I’ve stayed in four hotels those… Read More
Six Senses Zil Pasyon: Stunning Family-Friendly Luxury in the Seychelles
A Seychelles Vacation with Kids Traveling from Copenhagen to Singapore on an around-the-world trip with my 10-year-old, we could have added stops virtually anywhere in Europe, Africa or Asia. We chose a Seychelles vacation at Six Senses Zil Pasyon– for several reasons. First, my son loves remote islands. His annual… Read More
When to Skimp on Travel and When to Splurge
Thank you to Capital One for sponsoring this post – the second in my series of Smart Money posts. The first, with my Pre-Travel Checklist, is here. Getting Past My Backpacker Mentality I studied abroad three semesters in college, in Italy and Germany, and traveled around Europe as inexpensively as… Read More
South Greenland: Kid-Friendly Adventure in a Stunning Destination
Greenland with Kids My 10-year-old son has always loved islands. Four years ago, for his annual one-on-one trip with me, he chose Easter Island. Palawan and the Maldives followed. This year he chose Greenland, by far the world’s largest island, and the Seychelles. We added a few stops in Asia… Read More
Organizing an Extended Family/Group Trip with Relatives and Friends
Note: Capital One sponsored this post to introduce its partnership with hotels.com. That partnership ended January 31, 2020, so I’m deleting some of the information about it below. But this post is still highly relevant if you’re planning a group trip with family and friends! Extended Family Vacations Summer vacations… Read More
The Amazon Rainforest with Kids: A Magical (Unplugged) Expedition
Magic Our second day in Brazil I looked around at our lunch setting, a floating restaurant on the Rio Negro, where fish was being set out for us as our kids were swimming and kayaking, and remarked to one of the other trip participants that this was one of those… Read More
Letting Your Kids Plan Your Travel
Thank you to Capital One for sponsoring this post. Family Travel Planning I have a tradition with my kids that goes back eight years: starting at the age of four, each of my kids gets to choose any destination in the world every year for a one-on-one trip with me.… Read More
Three Days in Houston with Kids
Things to Do in Houston With Kids We’ve just returned from a three-day weekend trip to Houston, and I was utterly impressed with the city! I flew in with my 10-year-old son on a Friday afternoon, spent two very busy days doing everything we could fit in, visited one more… Read More
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