
Feeling the pain
Read moreFamily 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.


All about the ‘music’
It wouldn’t be summer in our family without weekly road trips…


A NYC walk to remember
As transplanted New Yorkers living in Northern California,…

Appreciating the little things on a big family trip
In many ways last week’s family trip to New York City was…

Three lessons from our first flights with three kids
We got home a few hours ago from our first official airplane…

Pilgrimage to Golden Gate Park cardboard slides
I’ve never been a fan of the concept of a “bucket list.”…

The check-in ritual when we travel with kids
Forget the minibar. Forget the views out the window. When our…

New family travel fave: Flathead Lake Lodge
No, I didn’t have my family with me on a recent trip around…

Room-service breakfast FTW
Powerwoman and Baby G are headed out of town next week so…

Family destinations in Missoula
Even when I travel without the kids, I’m always on the…

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