A Family Travel Blog
Introduction Seven years ago Travelocity asked me to write about Disney Cruises, and how to decide if one is perfect for your family. At the time we had done three 12-night Disney Cruises in Europe. Now that we’ve taken a 4th Disney Cruise, with older kids, it seemed like a… Read More
A Second Trip to Antarctica with Kids Nine years ago I took my 8-year-old daughter to Antarctica. It was an amazing trip, and it was the reason I started this website. I wasn’t a travel writer at the time; I simply wanted to tell the world to take their kids… Read More
This post is sponsored by Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Cards from Chase. Exclusive Events for Cardmembers If you hold a Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card from Chase, you’ve received emails about exclusive events only open to Cardmembers. If you haven’t paid attention to the offers, or if you thought the events weren’t as… Read More
The Best Travel Shirt (The Best Everything Shirt) I became an ambassador for Unbound Merino five months ago and they sent me several shirts to wear and promote – in addition to socks and underwear. During that time I traveled to Hawaii, Italy, France, Colorado (twice) and Saudi Arabia, and… Read More
Alternatives to Disneyland 2022/2023 I first did this post three years ago and was confident in my pricing of both Disneyland vacations and international travel alternatives. It’s time for an update! Disney prices go up every year, but in this era of inflation other travel costs have gone up as… Read More
My 2021 Gift Guide – An Introduction Welcome to the holidays! Throughout the year I’ve kept track of things that I liked so I could include them here. A lot of these are things we stumbled upon, and some are here because the brands reached out to me, wanting to… Read More
Africa with Friends Several years before having kids, I started traveling to Africa with friends. It was amazing! In South Africa we saw the Cape of Good Hope and climbed Cape Town’s Table Mountain. In Zimbabwe we spent several days at Victoria Falls before getting into a local bus, traveling… Read More
Hawaii and COVID-19 As I write this post about things to do in Oahu, Maui’s mayor has asked for reduced tourist numbers and Hawaii’s governor has asked people not to visit until the COVID situation is far better. So please bookmark this for future travel. We booked our latest trip… Read More
Note: This Highway 1 California road trip post is sponsored by Ecolab. Travel in 2021 I’ve loved road tripping the past two summers. Last year it was all about treading lightly as we were in the height of COVID-19. This year, our 18-day road trip from California to The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs in June… Read More
Note: This post is sponsored by Ecolab. The Center of My Childhood I grew up a block away from The Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs. Our first family Christmas card, when I was 3 and my sister was 1, featured a photo taken at the hotel, and from that point onward,… Read More
