2020 2020 isn’t going to be on anyone’s shortlist of favorite years. That doesn’t mean it’s a lost year though. For every cancelled trip, concert and sporting event, there was an opportunity to enjoy a slower way of life, and plenty of time to improve ourselves. In Southern California we… Read More
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The 10 Best Places in the World to Get Your Kids Outside
Family Adventure Vacations We’re always heading off on adventures around the world. Just the way we travel is an adventure – around-the-world trips with the kids, taking float planes to remote islands, walking across Tuscany – but we’re also active, hiking, kayaking, climbing and cycling wherever we can. Last year… Read More
The Best Countries to Visit (Our 20 Favorite Countries Ranked)
Rating Every Country We’ve Traveled To During the COVID-19 shutdown we were at home and looking for ways to stay entertained, so I asked my wife and kids to rate every country they’ve been to from 1 to 10. I added in my votes and ranked every country that had… Read More
My Journey to Becoming a Successful Travel Writer
Frequent Questions I get a lot of emails and DMs every day, and most of them fall into two categories: travel and blogging/travel writing. The travel-related questions are easy. I’m always happy to give my opinion on places we’ve been or point people to posts I’ve written. The blogging questions… Read More
How to Plan the Perfect Family Vacation
Note: I wrote this post for DK.com for when people start planning travel again. If you have things you would add, based on how you plan a vacation, please comment below! Ten Things to Think About When Planning Your Next Vacation We’ve taken our kids to 62 countries so far,… Read More
Europe with Kids: The 10 Best Family Holiday Destinations in Europe
Best European Cities with Kids We’ve traveled throughout a lot of Europe with kids the past 16 years – 70+ cities in 20+ countries – and I made a short list of our favorite kid-friendly European cities. Then I deleted the largest two, London and Paris, since they’re the top… Read More
Italy Unplugged: A Week in Emilia Romagna (and San Marino)
Italy I love Italy. I studied in Florence in college and have returned a few dozen times since then, but I’ve also been branching out the past few years, both with and without my kids. We spent two weeks on Lake Como. We hiked in the Dolomites. I headed to… Read More
Where to Travel with Your Kids at Every Age
Family Travel Inspiration I created my family travel blog to inspire people to take their kids everywhere. It’s why I post to social media as well. It’s an amazing world. The more places you take your kids, and the more cultures they see in person, the more it will change… Read More
How to Entertain Your Kids on Really Hot Days
Summer Travel In an ideal world we would only travel to destinations during the shoulder seasons, when the weather is perfect and the crowds have thinned. Unfortunately we’re restricted to school breaks, which means that not only do we need to venture places when they’re crowded, we also see a… Read More
How I Flew 220,000 Miles Last Year (without really trying)
A Year in the Life of a Travel Writer The world is small, but incredibly diverse. There’s always something amazing going on somewhere. So living less than two hours from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is a little dangerous for me. I’m always tempted to head off with at least… Read More
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