South America I’ve been to South America a LOT the past few years – for family trips, for one-on-one trips with my kids, for conferences, and with friends. It’s simply easy. From the US there’s virtually no jet lag, and you can get to a lot of South American destinations… Read More
Maximizing Your Weekend to Beat the Sunday Blues
Thank you to Enterprise for sponsoring this post. Beating the Sunday Blues At the end of 2018 Enterprise commissioned a study on Sunday depression (aka the Sunday Blues), and the results are eye-opening. Essentially, even though the work week is Monday through Friday, and people only have two days for… Read More
Where Else Can You Go for the Cost of a Disneyland Vacation?
Disneyland Prices Disney just released its 2019 ticket prices, and they’re going up. Way up. Our kids have never been obsessed with Disney, but we’ve never been anti-Disney either. We’ve been to Hong Kong Disneyland once, Disney World twice, and Disneyland maybe ten times (we were annual pass holders for… Read More
Family Travel: Where to Go in 2019
Family Travel Ideas for 2019 January is my favorite month! I love looking at the year ahead and sketching out travel. How are school breaks timed? What’s on my wish list? Where do the kids want to go? I’m still figuring out our 2019. Assuming that you’re doing the same,… Read More
How I Flew 220,000 Miles Last Year (without really trying)
A Year in the Life of a Travel Writer The world is small, but incredibly diverse. There’s always something amazing going on somewhere. So living less than two hours from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is a little dangerous for me. I’m always tempted to head off with at least… Read More
Six Nights in Paradise – A Return to Six Senses Laamu in the Maldives
The Maldives with Kids – Part Two My son and I LOVED Six Senses Laamu in the Maldives last year. In my blog post I called it our favorite resort in the world. But it was only the two of us – my wife and daughters missed out. So when… Read More
Three Kid-Friendly Days in Los Cabos
Cabo with Kids I’ve lived in California for over 18 years, but had never before visited Los Cabos – the area of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula that includes the towns of San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas – despite it being an extremely easy, nearby destination. So in mid-December… Read More
Our Best Jet Lag Tips for Family Travel
Tips for Jet Lag I get asked about jet lag all the time but I’ve never written about it. I’ve always thought of it as a necessary evil. When flying across multiple time zones, it simply takes your sleep patterns a while to adjust. This year (2018) I’ve flown 200,000+… Read More
Tips for Optimizing Your Frequent Flyer Miles
Thank you to Capital One for sponsoring this post. Frequent Flyer Miles My relationship with frequent flyer miles, or points, changed forever around 6pm on February 16, 1999. Up until then, I hadn’t paid much attention to my airline-based mileage accounts. I flew internationally once or twice a year, and… Read More
Kyoto with Kids
Kyoto Family Travel My 8-year-old daughter loves Japan, and two years in row has chosen Tokyo for her annual one-on-one trips with me. This year I suggested adding on Kyoto as well and she agreed – both because she had already read all about Kyoto, and because she wanted to… Read More
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