Family Adventure Awaits You: Summer 2017
18 Summers, that’s all we get with our kids. So, my mission has been to make every one of them count. We fill our time with adventure, creativity, outdoors and, of course, travel. After 14 years of filming for the television series, Travel With …
Forever Young: Tips for Successful Multi-generational Travel
As November rolls around and we head towards the holiday season, it got me thinking about multi-generational travel. Families gathering for the holidays means a variety of people with different interests coming together; often times with travel involved. So, I’ve compiled some of our takeaways from …
Ireland: Good Old-Fashioned Family Craic
OK, I know you are thinking why is she talking about crack and families…in Ireland craic (pronounced crack) means fun. And, I am here to tell you, we had a blast traveling through Ireland with eight families on our Travel With Kids Family Adventure Tour …
Sri Lanka: Perahera Festival Second to One
My godparents, who later taught my kids at their Montessori school in Phoenix, are from Sri Lanka, so I’ve long had a fascination for this island of spices. I imagined the palm-lined beaches and elephants tromping through jungles. So, it was crazy when those visions …
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Travel With Kids Family Adventure tour to Peru
Peru With Kids: Family Adventure Tour Peru offers exactly what we look for in a family travel destination…a vibrant culture, fascinating history, exciting nature and a plethora of ways to interact with the local people! This year’s Travel With Kids Family Adventure Tour has us …
Indonesia: People of the Forest
Back in 1998, my husband and I quit our jobs and backpacked around the world…traded in our briefcase for a backpack as it were. Fast forward 18 years, after filming our television series Travel With Kids for more than 12 years, we started reminiscing and …
Thailand: Land of Smiles for our WHOLE Group!
So we have always been big fans of Thailand; a statement which raises eyebrows in some circles with hushed talk of the shady side of tourism there. But, if you are not looking for activities offered by that side of the industry, you won’t find …
Around the World in 48 Days
“So we beat the people in the movie?” “What movie?” “Around the World in 80 Days’” “Yes. I suppose we did.” “So, what’s the big deal with them, then?” “No airplanes.” “Oh, right.” That’s how the conversation went when we figured out how many days …
Cambodia: If Skeletons Could Talk
Skeletons…I know… creepy way to start out a story for family travel, but it seems appropriate after our family trip to Cambodia where we visited the famous Killing Fields of the Khmer Rouge. It was quite poignant seeing the fields, which are still active – …
Olympic Games Brought to Life through Travel
Although I’ve never had the pleasure of attending an Olympic Games, we have traveled to many a city that has hosted the Olympics once upon a time. There is nothing better to get the stories of old athletes or Olympic feats flowing than standing in …