Practical advice for planning family travel, including choosing destinations, organizing logistics, and preparing for international trips with kids. Learn how to plan smoother, more enjoyable family adventures.
Getting around Japan with kids can feel like a lot when you first start to plan your routes. There are trains, subways, different systems, and stations that seem huge on the map. We’ve done multiple trips as a family of five, from baby to bigger kids, and relied almost entirely on trains, walking, and the…
Traveling to Japan with kids can feel both exciting and intimidating. Japan is one of the most fascinating countries in the world to visit. I love Japan, and I know the sentiment is shared by many. But planning a family trip there can feel overwhelming at first. The cities are huge, the train networks are…
I see it all the time. Parents waiting until their baby turns one to take their first big trip. It makes sense. One feels monumental. You survived the newborn stage. You’re more confident. It feels like the “right” time. But here’s what I’ve learned after traveling with all three of my babies, from a road…
Planning a family trip sounds great. That is, until you’re 50 browser tabs and 20 Instagram reels deep, wondering why it feels so hard to decide. Even if you travel often, planning with kids adds layers. Flight timing matters more. Walkability matters more. How tired everyone will be matters more. I started using ChatGPT for…
Christmas has always been my most favorite season. I find so much delight in all the holiday charm. If you’ve ever dreamed of taking your kids somewhere that feels straight out of a Christmas movie, I’m right there with you. Though choosing the most magical Christmas destinations can be as tricky as untangling tinsel. It’s…
Diversity matters. Representation matters. Black families are traveling more than ever before, but they are underrepresented in the travel and tourism industry and media. This lack of representation does not send a good message to kids and is a missed opportunity for everyone. We need greater diversity in family travel. A study by Mandela Research…
I wanted to find out what travel destinations were the most baby-friendly for our first baby’s first international trip. So I asked Google, “what are the most baby-friendly countries?” Looking back, I laugh at myself a bit for this. After that first trip, we brought him to Cuba. Next, we brought our second baby to…
Daydreaming about travel is one of my favorite pastimes, especially right now when we need to stay home. I’m dreaming of our future travel days. Eventually, we’ll get back to travel, so now I’m working on adding to and cleaning up our family travel bucket list. As the years go by, even though we travel…
Years ago, someone at the front desk would circle the hotel on a paper tourist map and slide it over to us. From there, we would circle additional places of interest and stumble around the city trying to navigate the old school way. Part of me is nostalgic for this unplugged, low effort approach toward…
Call me crazy, but I’ve always been excited by the idea of having a really long flight delay. One that’s long enough to get out of the airport and see some highlights of another place. Of course, this is extremely rare. Reality looks more like being delayed 10 hours, but overnight when it doesn’t make…