Visiting Seattle and short on time? Here is our list of six things to do if you visit Seattle + a suggested 3-day Seattle itinerary. No car required! ...
Six Things to Do if You Visit Seattle
Okefenokee Swamp Tours: Swamp Park vs National Wildlife Refuge
Okefenokee Swamp Tours on Georgia/Florida border. Which one should you pick? We tried two different ones and here’s what they were like....
Whale Watching in the San Juan Islands. A Parents’ Guide.
Despite all of our travels and Shon growing up in New England, neither of us had ever seen a whale in the wild. Not until we went whale watching in the San Juan Islands, that is. Most Washington state whale watching tours require travelers to drive fairly far north and then catch a boat. As we didn’t rent a...
Barcelona with Kids. And a Free Printable!
3 days in Barcelona with kids in tow. What do you do? Here is our list + a free printable....
Sri Lanka with a Baby
Our family trip to Sri Lanka was quite an adventure, as well as an affirming experience that we could still explore the world with a baby. ...
The Best Last-Minute Gifts for Traveling Kids 2018.
So here you are, with the 1st week of December already behind you, but the holiday presents for the globe-trotting kids in your life are still unpurchased. Here are the best last-minute gifts for traveling kids and some of them don’t even require shipping. (As of the time of writing, all of these can be delivered by Christmas). All...
Can I Travel with Kids?
“Can I travel with kids?” You’d be amazed how often people ask this question! Of course you can travel with kids! You can travel with big kids, and you can travel with small kids. At this point, ours, both under six, have been to almost 30 countries. Jenia often quotes this dialogue from the Paris, Je T’Aime movie: Vincent:...
Keeping a Routine While Traveling with Kids
Part of the fun of traveling is that you get to leave your routines behind, right? Well, that maybe true to an extent. However, since we travel with our kids, we find that keeping a routine while traveling with kids is vital. Knowing which aspects to keep up with is important for traveling well as a family with young...
Northern Michigan Itinerary for a Family on a Budget
Everyone who visits northern Michigan goes to Mackinac Island. But Mackinac Island is an expensive place and kitschy, too. So what can you do in Northern Michigan that’s both budget friendly and not hokey? We consulted our friends Jody and Megan Terrell at Wallhanger Photography, headquartered in Kalkaska, and then we hit the road together to have some fun....
Family Hitchhiking in Malaysia: A True Story
It’s February 2018. The depths of winter; the coldest month of the year. In Russia, we’d have been bundling up in layer after layer to stay warm. In Utah, we’d have been scraping ice off the Volvo windshield before we could go anywhere. In the hills of Malaysia, on the other hand, we are sporting T-shirts and we have...