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
10 Cities That Should Be on Everyone’s Bucket List
Top 10 Cities in the World Creating a bucket list of the top 10 cities in the world to visit is tricky! The world is full of amazing cities. It would be easy to put together a list of unique cities that are off the beaten path, or a list… Read More
Where Else Can You Go for the Cost of a Disneyland Vacation?
Alternatives to Disneyland 2022/2023 I first did this post three years ago and was confident in my pricing of both Disneyland vacations and international travel alternatives. It’s time for an update! Disney prices go up every year, but in this era of inflation other travel costs have gone up as… 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 Best Cities in the World (Our 20 Favorite Cities Ranked)
The Best Cities in the World During the first pandemic lockdown, I asked my wife and kids to rate every country that we had traveled to. I added in my votes and ranked them, and the result was my post on the The Best Countries to Visit. Then, as more… Read More
Bucket List Family Travel: Our Top 10 Epic One-on-One Trips
Single Parent Travel My oldest daughter just turned 14, which means that I’ve been taking one-on-one trips with my kids for 10 years. The short version of how the tradition started: my daughter, at 3, wanted to go to Antarctica. I told her that we could go when she was… Read More
20 Amazing Photos to Inspire You to Take Your Kids Everywhere
The Best Places to Travel with Kids When Travelocity asked me to select 20 of my favorite family travel photos, I spent a lot of time narrowing down the list based on photos I liked and destinations I recommend. In the end I came up with 20 that I think… Read More
11 Amazing Big City Hotels
The Best Big City Hotels This month Travelocity asked me to write about my favorite big city hotels, as a complement to my post on amazing destination hotels. I loved doing this post and thinking through everywhere we’ve stayed in the world’s largest cities, and which hotels really impressed us… Read More
The Ultimate Family Tradition: One-on-One Vacations with Dad
Note: This post originally appeared on Travelocity’s Inspire Hub. It Started with Penguins It was a simple request: “I want to go to Antarctica.” It came from my daughter who was studying penguins in school. She was three. I said yes. I mean, of course I said yes. I wanted… Read More