Note: This post originally appeared at Travelocity.com. When Travelocity asked me to write about our top five kid-friendly cities in Europe, I thought about everywhere on the continent that we’ve traveled the past 10 years – 70+ cities in 20 countries – and made a short list. My top two,… Read More
Disney Cruise Port Stops and Excursions in Europe
We’ve gone on three Disney cruises now – two in the Mediterranean and one in northern Europe – and stopped at 20 different ports. At those stops we’ve done a little of everything: we’ve booked official Disney Port Adventures; we’ve booked our own private or group excursions; and we’ve wandered around without booking… Read More
My Eight Favorite Places
“What’s Your Favorite Place?” Almost every time I tell someone I’m a travel writer, I get asked what my favorite destination is. Now that I’ve traveled to 80 countries (Jamaica last week for spring break was number 80), I’ve started giving some thought to my favorite places around the world.… Read More
2015: A Look Back on a Record Travel Year
Such a fun travel year! Starting in Colorado and ending in Thailand, I flew 178,790 miles to 20 countries on 4 continents. I don’t think I had flown more than 150,000 miles in a year before? Five countries were solo – India and Japan for photo expeditions, Germany and Spain for travel conferences… Read More
Best of 2015: Favorite Things Around the World
My travels this year have taken me to 19 countries – the US, Belize, India, Mexico, Germany, Indonesia, Australia, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Croatia, Canada, France, Greece, Italy, Thailand, Japan and Bermuda – and I’ll add China at the end of December. I’ve flown over 160,000 miles, mainly on… Read More
Three Weeks on the Greek Island of Naxos (with Kids)
Greece with Kids When we travel as a family every summer, we try to spend at least two or three weeks in one place. That gives us enough time to do the popular activities but also to travel deeper and find the spirit of the destination. We discover our favorite breakfast places. We get… Read More
A Day Trip to Santorini from Naxos
“A Day Trip” OK, the title is misleading. When we booked several weeks this summer on the Greek island of Naxos (see blog post here) we envisioned doing day trips to the neighboring islands – Paros, Santorini and Mykonos. But when we arrived in Naxos and started trying to plan those trips,… 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
How to Use TripAdvisor to Find Great Things to Do
Nine years ago, when I used TripAdvisor for the first time—for a two-week drive around New Zealand’s South Island— I used it just to find places to stay. As the site has evolved, my use of it has evolved too. I’ve now posted 120 reviews and, during a recent six-week… Read More
15 Kid-Friendly Highlights from Europe
Kid-Friendly Europe We’ve taken our three kids (4, 6 and 8) to Europe every year since they were born. Some years we stay in one place for several weeks and really get to know the area. Some years we do the opposite, moving around and experiencing different places. This was… Read More