• Feeling the pain

    Family travel can be full of wonderful, magical moments that everybody remembers forever. Most of the time, however, as any parent will tell you, the experience verges on shitshow, complete with meltdowns, tantrums, complaining, and whining—from kids and parents alike.

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rants and insights

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Travel from the perspective of a 7-year-old

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Because I write about travel for a living, I spend a lot of time…

All about the ‘music’

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It wouldn’t be summer in our family without weekly road trips…

Why I hate Pokemon Go

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Unless you’re completely off the grid, you’ve probably…

A NYC walk to remember

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As transplanted New Yorkers living in Northern California,…

Appreciating the little things on a big family trip

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In many ways last week’s family trip to New York City was…

Three lessons from our first flights with three kids

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We got home a few hours ago from our first official airplane…

Pilgrimage to Golden Gate Park cardboard slides

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I’ve never been a fan of the concept of a “bucket list.”…

The check-in ritual when we travel with kids

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Forget the minibar. Forget the views out the window. When our…

New family travel fave: Flathead Lake Lodge

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No, I didn’t have my family with me on a recent trip around…

Room-service breakfast FTW

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Powerwoman and Baby G are headed out of town next week so…

Family destinations in Missoula

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Even when I travel without the kids, I’m always on the…

Managing family travel on a budget

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There are a lot of misconceptions about family travel out there these days. One of the biggies: That traveling with kids is expensive.
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