Hawaii with Kids I’ve taken my kids to Oahu now three times the past five years. My wife and I got married on the Big Island and returned for many years with our kids, and the Big Island remains my favorite Hawaiian island, but whenever I give my kids the… Read More
A Perfect Highway 1 California Road Trip
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
Taking Back Our Social Life at the Broadmoor
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
Tips for a Perfect Road Trip
This post is sponsored by Ecolab. Road Trip Tips The past few months we’ve driven over 12,000 miles and spent more than 200 hours in the car, road tripping between California and Colorado. We’ve never been a road trip family before, but with virtually no international travel options this year, and… Read More
What We Look For in a Hotel
This post is sponsored by Ecolab. How to Choose a Hotel I get a lot of questions about why we choose the hotels we do, and this year, as we’ve been road tripping, I’ve received a lot of emails and DMs asking about which hotels have done a good job implementing… Read More