A Family Travel Blog
A Child Traveling with One Parent Consent Form I get similar questions about solo parent travel all the time: more or less “I’m traveling internationally with my child but without the child’s other parent. Do I need anything special?”, “Do I need permission to take my kids on vacation?”, and… Read More
Capital One Venture Rewards and Hotels.com Thank you to Capital One for sponsoring this post and Hotels.com for providing my accommodations. When Capital One® contacted me about a sponsored trip to promote its new partnership with Hotels.com®, I agreed immediately. I’m passionate about mileage-earning credit cards! When people email me… Read More
Affordable Hawaii So Hawaii is a bucket list destination, right? A major trip years from now when you can maybe afford it? Think again! With Southwest starting service to Hawaii later this year, airfares should come down to the point where it’s far more accessible, and actually doable for a… Read More
Having just returned from a quick weekend trip to Chicago with my 10-year-old son, my only thought is: why haven’t we done this before? We had an amazing time exploring the city and soaking up the holiday atmosphere! A Weekend Getaway to Chicago – From Anywhere We left Santa Barbara… Read More
It was another amazing year of travel! I didn’t quite match my 2016 statistics, flying 230,511 miles, or roughly 25,000 fewer than last year, but I couldn’t have fit another trip in if I tried! My 21 countries included (in order): US, UK, Oman, UAE, Costa Rica, Chile, Bermuda, Mexico,… Read More
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
The Ideal Family Travel Instagram Account So, first: there is no perfect Instagram account! You can do anything you want with your account. Post once a year. Document your entire day. Have quotes on your photos. Only take selfies. Post lots of food (unless you show yourself surrounded by more… Read More
Every year people email me looking for suggestions for travel-related holiday gifts. So this year I’m writing a post before I get those emails! I don’t do many product-related posts – I think the only posts that fit into that category would be: If I talk about anything on my… Read More
Cleveland with Kids When the Ritz-Carlton Cleveland invited us to fly out for their grand re-opening, following an 18-month renovation, I jumped on it. I’ve always wanted to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and I had heard great things about all the things to do in Cleveland… Read More
Twice now my daughter has chosen Tokyo for her annual one-on-one trip with me. She loves Japan – the culture, the language, the food (at least the Japanese food that’s common in the US), and the anime that she watches frequently on Netflix and YouTube. Originally I wasn’t excited about… Read More
