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.
Searching for hotels for a family of five can get frustrating fast. A hotel search may show dozens of rooms for two adults and two kids, then suddenly drop to a handful of expensive suites or two separate rooms when you add that third child. I grew up in a family of five and now…
If you’re looking for fairytale destinations in Europe that feel just as magical in person as they look in photos, these are 24 I’d recommend from my own travels. I’ve personally visited every place on this list, many of them with my kids. Some are obvious bucket-list destinations, while others surprised me completely. Together, they…
Packing for a family vacation with kids gets a lot easier when you stop assuming everyone needs their own suitcase. After years of traveling with our three kids all over the world, from the baby and toddler years through elementary age, I have learned that the biggest packing win is not necessarily bringing less. It…
Trying to figure out where to stay in Seoul with kids can get overwhelming fast. Seoul is massive, and while its public transportation is excellent, choosing the wrong location can mean spending a lot more of your family vacation riding across the city. After three trips to Seoul with our three kids, staying in Dongdaemun,…
Traveling Europe with a toddler can sound like a lot. Cobblestones and crowded cities, stairs and long sightseeing days, quiet museums and ancient, fragile artifacts. But after bringing our toddlers everywhere from Rome and Santorini to Naxos, Kotor, Brașov, and beyond, I’ve been reminded again and again that a destination doesn’t need to be perfectly…
Busan is huge. Book a hotel in the wrong area, and your family could spend hours crossing the city instead of enjoying it. We stayed in Busan for three weeks with our three kids, ages 10, 8, and 4. We based ourselves in Haeundae but explored eastern, central, and western Busan using the metro, buses,…
Busan is one of the best places to visit in South Korea with kids. It feels more relaxed and spacious than Seoul, with beaches, markets, coastal attractions, museums, theme parks, and plenty to keep families busy. But Busan is also much larger and more spread out than many visitors expect. Choosing the right base and…
Seoul is an exciting, family-friendly city with incredible food, rich culture, and more things to do with kids than you could fit into one trip. It is also expansive. After three trips to Seoul with my three children, I learned that the hardest part is not finding family-friendly attractions. It is figuring out where to…
If you’re planning an international trip with your baby, yes, your baby needs a passport. Even a tiny newborn needs their own passport to fly internationally. The baby passport application process is not hard, but it can be picky. You need the right form, the right documents, a usable passport photo, both parents in person,…
Trying to decide where to stay in Seattle with kids? Seattle looks easy enough on a map. Then you add kids, hills, hotel prices, parking, traffic, and the question of whether you actually want to drive everywhere. We’ve visited Seattle many times, lived in the Seattle area, and tested a mix of city stays, neighborhood…