Tips for Jet Lag I get asked about jet lag all the time but I’ve never written about it. I’ve always thought of it as a necessary evil. When flying across multiple time zones, it simply takes your sleep patterns a while to adjust. This year (2018) I’ve flown 200,000+… Read More
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Tips for Optimizing Your Frequent Flyer Miles
Thank you to Capital One for sponsoring this post. Frequent Flyer Miles My relationship with frequent flyer miles, or points, changed forever around 6pm on February 16, 1999. Up until then, I hadn’t paid much attention to my airline-based mileage accounts. I flew internationally once or twice a year, and… Read More
The Celebrity Edge with Kids: A Review
A Celebrity Edge Review When I received an invitation for a preview sailing of the Celebrity Edge, I wasn’t initially excited. Our last cruise with kids with Disney had been decidedly mediocre and we didn’t have another cruise in our travel plans. But I was also intrigued. The Celebrity Edge… Read More
What’s Always in My Carry-On (and How I Never Leave Anything Behind)
Note: this post was sponsored by Adero, but they seem to have gone out of business. The post is still relevant though, and there are now a lot of companies, including Apple, that make small tracking devices that can keep you from losing things. Packing I’ve done packing posts before… Read More
Adventure in Tuscany: Hiking from Torrenieri to Montalcino
Adventure in Tuscany Florence is my favorite city in the world, and I’ve visited dozens of times over the years. But the past few years I’ve been branching out to explore Tuscany’s adventurous side. I’ve cycled. I’ve rented a Vespa and driven around the countryside. And last month I hiked… Read More
90km of Fun through Tuscany: Hiking the Via Francigena
The Via Francigena If you haven’t heard of the Via Francigena, you’re not alone. The pilgrimage path dates to the 9th century and connects the Canterbury Cathedral in England and the Vatican in Rome, but pilgrimages have been declining since the Middle Ages, and the path is now overshadowed by… Read More
Kid-Friendly Adventure in Trentino, Italy’s Stunning Val di Fassa
The Dolomites with Kids When we were planning our visit to Trentino, Italy, we decided to split out time between two areas: Val di Fiemme and neighboring Val di Fassa. We technically could have based out of one place, but there’s decent traffic in the summer and we didn’t want… 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
Top Spots – Europe
Europe – Where to Stay and What to Do Note: This page is part of my Top Spots recommendations. It’s organized alphabetically by country and then by city, but it’s purposely not indexed since I want to inspire browsing, and help you to discover places you may not have thought… Read More
My #1 Tip for Family Travel
I’m always asked for tips for traveling with kids – advice to make family travel easier. There are a lot of little things we do, like booking early flights, using packing cubes, and redeeming miles to upgrade as often as possible. But there’s one big thing we do, and it’s… Read More
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