Instagram I absolutely love Instagram. I love posting my travel photography and getting feedback. I love finding new photographers to follow. And I love being inspired to see more of the world by seeing the amazing places that people are posting from. I’ve added a lot of destinations to my travel wish… 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
15 Kid-Friendly Highlights from Europe
Europe with Kids We’ve taken our three kids (at the time of writing this 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… Read More
Venice with Kids
Venice with Kids – Getting Away from the Crowds When we booked a Disney cruise departing in July from Venice, my immediate thought turned to how to give my young kids (4, 6 and 8) a great introduction to the city. The conventional wisdom is that July is a bad… Read More
Easter Island with a 6-Year-Old
Easter Island with Kids Why Did We Travel to Easter Island? Easter Island! It’s one of those places that you see in National Geographic or the occasional Discover Channel show, or as a reference on the Simpsons, that never makes the news but that you grow up sort of knowing… Read More
25 Hours in Panama with Kids
Panama with Kids Hats. The Panama Canal. Noriega. The third track from Van Halen’s 1984. I didn’t know a lot about Panama. But flying from Los Angeles to Santiago with my 6-year-old son, our best Star Alliance option was to fly Copa Airlines via Panama City. We could have a… Read More
Bora Bora with Kids
A Bora Bora Vacation with Kids! Sometimes when we choose a destination or have a family vacation idea, we go in knowing it will be kid-friendly – e.g. a Disney Cruise. And sometimes we book our tickets, do our homework and hope for the best. A Bora Bora vacation fell into… Read More
A Perfect Trip to Florence with Kids
A Note from 2020 This post was originally written as a series of personal Facebook posts, long before I started travel writing. We’ve since returned to Florence many times, and I summarized all of our favorite things to do in Florence in this post, and our favorite restaurants in Florence… Read More
Antarctica with an 8-Year-Old
Preface I’ve just returned from my second trip to Antarctica, this time with my 12-year-old daughter. In my blog post I talk about that trip and compare both trips. So enjoy this post about my original trip, but also click through for the new post. And take your kids to… Read More