A Family Travel Blog
Cabo with Kids I’ve lived in California for over 18 years, but had never before visited Los Cabos – the area of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula that includes the towns of San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas – despite it being an extremely easy, nearby destination. So in mid-December… Read More
The Best Big City Hotels This month Travelocity asked me to write about my favorite big city hotels, as a complement to my post on amazing destination hotels. I loved doing this post and thinking through everywhere we’ve stayed in the world’s largest cities, and which hotels really impressed us… Read More
A Trip Around the World with Kids Two years ago I took a trip around the world in two weeks with my 10-year-old daughter, and this year I did the same with my 10-year-old son – although he and I stretched the trip to 18 days. In both of these… Read More
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
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
A Europe Family Bucket List! When we’re planning a trip to Europe – or anywhere else – we start looking for activities far in advance. If there’s an amazing festival, we want to know the best way to experience it. If there’s a wonderful guide for a walking tour, we… Read More
I love when Travelocity asks me to choose my favorite photos from around the world! This month they asked me which landscapes took my breath away. Here are my top 15. Note: I’m including the first few photos here. The full Travelocity post is HERE, and is linked at the… Read More
Note: This post originally appeared on Travelocity’s Inspire Hub. I’m including the start of the post below. The full Travelocity post is HERE, and is linked at the bottom too. Iceland with Kids Iceland is an amazingly cool destination. It has glaciers and geysers, waterfalls and hot springs, lava and… Read More
Travelocity asked me to select 20 of my photos from around the world that will not only make you want to travel, but will make you want to book a trip right now! And of course since family travel is my passion, I included my kids in several. Every destination can… Read More
Note: This post originally appeared on Travelocity’s Inspire Hub. At this point flying, and airports, are second-nature for my kids and me. We’re on planes so often that we give very little thought to the travel element itself – it’s simply a way to get to our destination. But part… Read More
