A Family Travel Blog
Spring Break in Chile Part Two – the Atacama Desert with Kids We traveled to Chile for spring break largely because of Patagonia – one of the most beautiful destinations anywhere. But we quickly determined that Patagonia, and Torres del Paine National Park specifically, wouldn’t hold more than a few days’ worth of… Read More
Note: This post originally appeared on Travelocity’s Inspire Hub. All-Inclusive Riviera Maya with Kids “All-inclusive” means different things to different people. For some, it’s assurance that their vacation will be easy, with no financial surprises. For others, though, all-inclusive resorts are associated with huge properties, a party scene, and lackluster food choices. We’ve had… Read More
Spring Break: Patagonia with Kids I get more emails asking for spring break suggestions than for anything else. And the emails are remarkably similar – people wanting ideas other than Hawaii and Mexico that are warm and Zika-free and, ideally, no more than a few time zones away. Two-way jet lag for… Read More
Costa Rica with Kids We have a week off from school every February. Last year we traveled to Africa for a safari, but in general, my preference is to book a trip no more than 2-3 time zones from California – it simply makes it easier to re-adjust when school starts again. Hawaii is always… Read More
It’s an absolutely amazing world, and I was lucky enough to see a lot of it this year, mostly with the kids. I started the year in Thailand, then moved on to the Philippines, Taiwan, the US, Tanzania, Kenya, Switzerland, Germany, Jamaica, China, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Hungary, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, the UK, France,… Read More
On our 13-hour flight back from Sydney this weekend, I started working on my round-up post of our favorite things in the world from the past year. Some are easy, since there’s usually one view from a hotel room that stood out, one breakfast, one resort, and so on. But… Read More
An Ashford Castle Review I definitely can’t take credit for discovering Ashford Castle. In the past year it’s been ranked in the top 10 in virtually every list of European resorts, and I’ve watched as other travelers posted from there on Instagram. After spending two nights at Ashford Castle with my wife… Read More
Six Senses Zighy Bay – A Paragliding Entrance! When my 10-year-old daughter and I were sketching out our around-the-world trip, we had a few unplanned days between Paris and Bali, and literally half the world to work with. I brought this up with a friend in Beijing. “Have you heard… Read More
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
We Have Come to Your City for Kürtőskalács Two years ago we spent a week in Salzburg, Austria. Every day we would walk through the central outdoor market stalls, and every day we would purchase Hungarian chimney cakes (Kürtőskalács). They’re simple creations – dough wrapped around a metal cylinder, baked and… Read More
