My Favorite Hotel Arrivals I’m always looking for the coolest possible kid experiences when we travel, and sometimes that includes hotel arrivals. You’re probably thinking: how can a hotel arrival be unique? You get off the plane, take a car or taxi to your hotel, and you’re there. But some… Read More
When to Skimp on Travel and When to Splurge
Thank you to Capital One for sponsoring this post – the second in my series of Smart Money posts. The first, with my Pre-Travel Checklist, is here. Getting Past My Backpacker Mentality I studied abroad three semesters in college, in Italy and Germany, and traveled around Europe as inexpensively as… Read More
Organizing an Extended Family/Group Trip with Relatives and Friends
Note: Capital One sponsored this post to introduce its partnership with hotels.com. That partnership ended January 31, 2020, so I’m deleting some of the information about it below. But this post is still highly relevant if you’re planning a group trip with family and friends! Extended Family Vacations Summer vacations… Read More
Letting Your Kids Plan Your Travel
Thank you to Capital One for sponsoring this post. Family Travel Planning I have a tradition with my kids that goes back eight years: starting at the age of four, each of my kids gets to choose any destination in the world every year for a one-on-one trip with me.… Read More
The Ultimate Pre-Travel Checklist
Your Pre-Travel Checklist Thank you to Capital One for sponsoring this post. If you’ve followed me for a while, you know I travel a lot. On average I’m flying somewhere every two weeks – mostly with my kids. That’s a lot of trips to coordinate, and a lot of details… Read More
Packing Tips: What To Take & What To Leave Behind
Packing Tips I’ve done several packing posts over the years: But when Travelocity asked me to write a packing post for them, I realized that I’ve never done an all-inclusive packing post. So now I have! This includes the main items from our ‘every-trip’ packing cube, clothes, shoes, luggage, packing… Read More
7 Reasons to Head to Universal Orlando Now
I just returned from Universal Orlando and was extremely impressed by everything new at the parks! So the timing seems good for a post on all the new Universal rides, and what’s coming up later this year. Two of these technically opened in 2017, but if you haven’t been since… Read More
Recreating Family Travel Memories in Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole with Kids Note: Capital One and Hotels.com sent us to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to promote their 10x miles hotel partnership – which unfortunately expired January 31, 2020. I’m therefore deleting information about the deal, but keeping this post up since we loved Jackson Hole, and everything else here… Read More
Heading to Jackson Hole with Capital One and Hotels.com!
Capital One Venture Rewards and Hotels.com Thank you to Capital One for sponsoring this post and Hotels.com for providing my accommodations. When Capital One® contacted me about a sponsored trip to promote its new partnership with Hotels.com®, I agreed immediately. I’m passionate about mileage-earning credit cards! When people email me… Read More
True Hospitality and the Holiday Inn Express Waikiki
Holiday Inn I love the story of Holiday Inn. In 1952, Kemmons Wilson was driving from Memphis to Washington DC and utterly disappointed in the family-friendliness of the places he and his kids were staying. So he opened up a motel that would perfectly meet the needs of traveling families.… Read More
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