A Europe Family Bucket List! When we’re planning a trip to Europe – or anywhere else – we start looking for activities far in advance. If there’s an amazing festival, we want to know the best way to experience it. If there’s a wonderful guide for a walking tour, we… Read More
10 Cities That Should Be on Everyone’s Bucket List
Bucket List Cities Creating a bucket list 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 of the coolest small towns, or up-and-coming destinations. But for this list I… Read More
Tips for Traveling to Europe for the First Time with Your Kids
Note: This post originally appeared at travelocity.com. For a lot of Americans, Europe is the first major international trip they take with their kids. That makes sense – Europe is extremely kid-friendly, it’s easy to navigate, and there are flight options from most US and Canadian cities. I receive a lot of… Read More
Paris with Kids: How to Do It Right
Note: This post originally appeared at Travelocity.com. Paris with Kids Paris is one of our favorite destinations. It’s easy to get around, the food is among the best in the world, and there are an infinite number of things to do, with culture, art, shopping, parks, and monuments everywhere you go. The city can… Read More
Around the World in Two Weeks (Planned by a 10-Year-Old)
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
Ten Amazing Things to Do with Kids Around the World
Ten Amazing Things to Do with Kids Around the World My oldest daughter just turned ten. In those ten years we’ve taken her and our other two kids (5 and 8) to 32 countries on six continents and have done a lot of amazing things. So I asked the kids to vote for their… Read More
2014: The Best Travel Year Yet
I typically don’t spend a lot of time looking back – I would rather be planning the next adventure than thinking about (or editing photos from) the last one. But I started this blog to provide inspiration on where to go in the world, what to do and where to stay,… Read More
Ten Ways to Save Money While Traveling
We travel a lot with our kids – 15 countries or so most years. We couldn’t do it if we were paying full prices for everything, or getting gouged by avoidable fees. These are the top 10 things I do when traveling, and while booking travel, to make our Dollars/Euros/Rupees/Yuan… Read More
The Best Age to Travel Everywhere
A question I get a lot is: what is the best age to take my kids to _______. Fill in the blank with anywhere: Hawaii; Europe; Africa; Australia. The answer is to some extent specific to the place, but it’s also specific to the family. Some families aggressively avoid long… Read More
10 Tips for a Perfect Family Vacation in Paris
Paris with Kids Every summer we take advantage of school holidays and head to new places with our three young kids—26 countries in the past eight years. But we also find ourselves returning again and again to favorite destinations. Paris is one of them. Since this is a perfect time to… Read More