Mauritius This is a very unusual post for me. It’s literally the only thing on my website that isn’t based on personal experience. But for years, I’ve visited with Mauritius reps at ITB in Berlin, and I’ve saved Mauritius posts on Instagram, and I’ve had the island at the top… 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
Six Senses Zil Pasyon: Stunning Family-Friendly Luxury in the Seychelles
The Seychelles 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 the Seychelles – for several reasons. First, my son loves remote islands. His annual trip destinations have included Easter Island,… Read More
The Coolest Places to Travel with Kids in 2018
Family Travel 2018 As you probably know, I write for Travelocity every month. Heading into 2018, they asked me for my family travel recommendations this year. Happy to oblige! I short-listed roughly 25 destinations – places that we’ve traveled to recently and loved, places that are changing that you shouldn’t… Read More
Photography Expeditions and Workshops: A Ranking
I’ve just returned from a photography expedition in Oman and United Arab Emirates with National Geographic. On the flight home, I started thinking about the ten photography expeditions and workshops that I’ve now done around the world and what made each one successful (or not). To my mind a successful trip needs:… Read More
Best of 2016: Favorite Things Around the World
It’s an absolutely amazing world, and I was lucky enough to see a lot of it this year, mostly with the kids. I started the year in Thailand, then moved on to the Philippines, Taiwan, the US, Tanzania, Kenya, Switzerland, Germany, Jamaica, China, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Hungary, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, the UK, France,… Read More
Ten Incredibly Cool Kid-Friendly Activities Around the World
On our 13-hour flight back from Sydney this weekend, I started working on my round-up post of our favorite things in the world from the past year. Some are easy, since there’s usually one view from a hotel room that stood out, one breakfast, one resort, and so on. But… Read More
Ethiopia: Ten Amazing Places Not to Miss
Ethiopia Travel If Ethiopia’s not on your travel list, it should be. It’s a huge country – the largest landlocked country in the world – with unique cultures, a diverse landscape, incredible man-made creations, one of the oldest human skeletons ever discovered, and really good coffee. And there aren’t many tourists,… Read More
How to Book an Affordable African Safari
How Much Does a Safari Cost? Safaris are expensive. In the October-December 2015 issue of Travel Africa, the standard price of a 10-day safari in Botswana is listed at £6000-8000 (US$8,500-11,000), or $850-1100 per person per day. Major international safari companies routinely quote $700-1000 per person per day for Tanzanian… Read More
A Stay at Giraffe Manor
Giraffe Manor Ever since my first trip to Africa in 2000, giraffes have been my favorite animals. No matter what national park you’re in, you see them from miles away, moving slowly through the grass and trees, dining on acacia. I love how they seem to run in slow motion… Read More