A Family Travel Blog
A Quick Visit to Borobudur Temple The Borobudur temple complex in Indonesia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, had been on my travel wish list for years, and it moved up a little on that list every time I saw posts from there on Instagram. But Indonesia is a… Read More
Oman Travel Oman has been showing up on a lot of Where to Go Now lists, and for good reason. It’s easily accessible from Europe, it has an incredible culture, it has a unique desert landscape and it’s safe. So if it’s on your list and you’re ready to book… Read More
A Dubai Layover? This is a post I never thought I’d write. I’ve been to Dubai three times and, honestly, I’m not a fan of the city. I’m not into shopping, and I really like experiencing true culture when I travel, and Dubai unfortunately is all about shopping and not about… Read More
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
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
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
Note: This post originally appeared at Travelocity.com. My biggest annoyance when I’m traveling: crowds. If I fly halfway around the world to see an amazing site, I want to experience it with as few other people around as possible. This is especially true if I’m with my kids. Long lines and… Read More
Six Senses Zighy Bay – A Paragliding Entrance! When my 10-year-old daughter and I were sketching out our around-the-world trip, we had a few unplanned days between Paris and Bali, and literally half the world to work with. I brought this up with a friend in Beijing. “Have you heard… Read More
We’ve gone on four Disney cruises now – two in the Mediterranean, one in northern Europe and one in the Caribbean – and stopped at 24 different ports. At those stops we’ve done a little of everything on our shore excursions: we’ve booked official Disney Port Adventures; we’ve booked our own private or… Read More
The Planning The earth is 24,874 miles around at the equator. Phileas Fogg traveled around it in 80 days in Jules Verne’s fictional novel, but that was before airplanes. Phineas and Ferb traveled around it in 24 hours, but they have the advantage of being cartoon characters. In reality you could… Read More
