Palawan, Philippines When my son chose Palawan for his 8-year-old trip with me, I was excited. It looks amazing in photos – turquoise waters with islands everywhere and beaches surrounded by palm trees. Plus I had never been to the Philippines. I didn’t want to take him out of school… Read More
Ethiopian Airlines: The Flexible Airline (or, why you shouldn’t combine multiple tickets on one itinerary)
Ethiopian Airlines – a flexible Star Alliance Carrier Africa – it’s not exactly a place where one can stick to a schedule or have firm plans. And that’s usually fine. As they say in Swahili, “pole, pole” – slow, slow, take it easy. Years ago some friends and I were… Read More
Flying With Kids – Tips
Flying with Kids We’ve flown probably 500 flights with our three kids – ages 10, 12, and 14. Most have been family trips. Some have been one parent and any combination of 1, 2 or 3 kids. I’m frequently asked for tips on making flying with kids easier. Every family… Read More
A Perfect Trip to Florence with Kids
A Note from 2020 This post was originally written as a series of personal Facebook posts, long before I started travel writing. We’ve since returned to Florence many times, and I summarized all of our favorite things to do in Florence in this post, and our favorite restaurants in Florence… Read More
Antarctica with an 8-Year-Old
Antarctica for Kids When my oldest daughter Evelyn was three and in Pre-K, her class studied penguins. She came home excited and said that she wanted to go on a trip to Antarctica to see penguins in real life. So I did some research and decided that eight was a… Read More