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… Read More
When It’s Fun Not to Travel Deeper: Flying Around the World
Traveling Around the World I’ve traveled around the world, in one itinerary, four times now. The first was when my eldest daughter was 10. We flew LA-Orlando-Paris-Dubai-Oman-Borobudur-Bali-Sydney-LA in two weeks. Then when my son was 10, we took two and a half weeks to travel LA-Copenhagen-Greenland-Seychelles-Abu Dhabi-Mumbai-Singapore-LA. Both were amazing,… Read More
Uganda: Africa’s Extraordinary, Underrated Safari Destination
Why Uganda? This trip started with a ticket credit on Qatar Airways that was about to expire. I looked at the airline’s route map and Entebbe, Uganda jumped out at me. Uganda would be a new country for me (my 99th) and I’ve seen a lot of friends posting about… Read More
Spring Break Ideas for Families
Spring Break Ideas – Introduction I receive a lot of emails asking for ideas for family spring break trips. Some emails give me enough to work with, but many don’t. For those shorter emails, I respond with several questions to help them in narrowing down destination options: Before I list… Read More
The Best Ocean View Hotels
Ocean View Hotels I’ve been getting a lot of requests from people for ocean view hotels – either in specific locations or anywhere in the world. We love hotels with good views, especially with kids. If we’re somewhere with young kids and they need downtime in the middle of the… Read More
Five Tips for Taking Your Kids on an African Safari
Africa with Friends Several years before having kids, I started traveling to Africa with friends. It was amazing! In South Africa we saw the Cape of Good Hope and climbed Cape Town’s Table Mountain. In Zimbabwe we spent several days at Victoria Falls before getting into a local bus, traveling… Read More
How to Book an Affordable African Safari
How Much Does an African Safari Cost? African safaris are expensive. Travel Africa magazine stated that the standard price of a 10-day safari in Botswana is £6000-8000 (US$8,500-11,000), or $850-1100 per person per day. Major international safari companies routinely quote $750-1000 per person per day for Tanzanian or Kenyan safaris. That’s… Read More
The Coolest Countries to Visit
Cool Countries to Visit Google sent me a report showing that people have been finding this website by searching for “coolest countries to visit” and “cool countries to visit” which is funny, because I’ve never before written about the coolest countries to visit. So here you go – a post… Read More
The Best Vacations for Kids: Where to Travel When
A Month by Month Guide to the Best Vacations for Kids The most frequent request I get is for a list of suggested destinations by month (i.e. the best vacations for kids by month). I could easily do posts for Where to Travel in January, Where to Travel in February,… Read More
The 10 Best Places in the World to Get Your Kids Outside
Family Adventure Vacations We’re always heading off on adventures around the world. Just the way we travel is an adventure – around-the-world trips with the kids, taking float planes to remote islands, walking across Tuscany – but we’re also active, hiking, kayaking, climbing and cycling wherever we can. Last year… Read More