It is start of yet another year, when families often get into serious planning mode for travel – especially for long summer breaks those of us with school age kids plan for. If you need some travel inspiration this time of year, I thought it would be helpful to share a recap of my family’s …
International Travel
You’ll often find my family flying the friendly skies over the lower 48 states, but we’ve been doing a lot more international trips the last few years. That means the chance to try a lot of different airlines, including quite a few that may be unknown to most American travelers. Our spring break adventures took …
In the last few years, Italy has been an incredibly popular travel destination for visitors from around the world. Most tourists vacationing in Italy choose to spend at least some time in the capital city of Rome. My family jumped on the bandwagon last summer after a successful first European vacation with our kids in …
A few months ago, I got an inquiry from a publication I freelance for to write a guide to Global Entry with kids. Much to my editor’s surprise, I turned the assignment down because my kids don’t have Global Entry. And neither do I! How can a super-frequent traveler like me not be one of …
My family doesn’t do long lines on Disney vacations. When we began planning a trip to Japan to visit Tokyo Disney Resort, we knew we were facing our biggest Disney line challenge yet. Tokyo Disney is notorious for its huge crowds and long queues. Wait times for some of the most popular attractions are regularly …
My family just got back from a week long vacation in Tokyo, Japan. Being the Disney fan that I am, you can bet that we spent some of our time visiting the two parks of the Tokyo Disney Resort – Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea. Tokyo, and indeed all of Japan, has so much to …
The island of Bermuda blends a tropical island vibe and a dapper British style. The result is a pretty unique vacation destination. Since Americans need at least a passport and a plane flight or cruise booking to visit, a trip to Bermuda definitely requires some planning. Luckily, the logistics on the ground are pretty easy …
Like a lot of American families, our family has spent a fair amount of vacation time at Disney World and Disneyland. But we like to spread our wings and travel to a lot more than just Disney destinations. This summer, we spent two weeks in the United Kingdom and France on the kids’ first trip …
After a long break from international travel, our family recently hopped across the pond for the kids’ first trip to Europe. We spent a full week of a two week vacation exploring London, England. We were in town just weeks before Queen Elizabeth passed away, so were able to experience some of the final days …
Now is definitely not the time to be taking a casual international getaway. Borders are closed around the world, and quarantine restrictions are often in place for the few destinations that are still open to Americans. But some Americans nevertheless have to travel – even abroad – out of necessity. My sister is one of …