The best things to do in Nafplio, Greece: climb Palamidi, boat to Bourtzi, wander the Old Town, and use it as your base for Mycenae, Epidaurus, and Tiryns. Nafplio is a Greek story worth telling. This coastal town, deep inside the Argolic Gulf, is raw, beautiful, and packed with adventure. My family had spent the …
7,641 islands and a lot of moving parts. Practical family travel tips for the Philippines: visas, getting around, Palawan, Boracay, and more. My wife, Christina, was born in Manila. She left at eleven and never went back. Not once in twenty-five years. So when her cousin Jed got married, and the invitation arrived, it was …
One day in Santorini on a cruise stop: how to beat the cable car queue, see Oia and Fira, escape the crowds in Megalochori, and get back to your ship on time. Santorini in July. Something aching at the back of my jaw told me that this was going to be a terrible idea. But …
The best stops on the Toronto to Montreal drive, including giant robots, sand dune beaches, a free ferry, castles & Canada’s oldest rail tunnel. Plan the perfect road trip. You can drive straight up the 401 from Toronto to Montreal in about five and a half hours, white-knuckling it past a blur of transport trucks …
The best stops on the Toronto to Quebec City drive: dune beaches, Kingston, the Thousand Islands, Wendake, and Montmorency Falls. Plan the perfect road trip. The Toronto to Quebec City drive is one of the most heavily driven routes in the country, and most of the people on it are miserable. They’re commuters and business …
The complete family packing list for Jordan, covering men, women, teens, and kids across the country’s peak travel seasons. Built from firsthand family travel experience. Jordan is a destination that many families talk themselves out of visiting and then spend years regretting their decision. Jordan is one of the safest countries in the Middle East, …
An honest guide to picking the best cruise route for families in the Galapagos Islands. Everything you need to know, including when to go, choosing the right ship, and how to plan. There is no travel experience that is quite like a family cruise in the Galapagos Islands. 600 miles off the mainland of Ecuador, …
Jordan surprises every family that visits. Practical tips on visas, the Jordan Pass, Petra, Wadi Rum, the Dead Sea, and traveling safely with kids. Our flight from Toronto had taken eleven and a half hours, and our luggage had gone missing somewhere between Chicago and Amman. The Royal Jordanian agent had made it his personal …
Koh Samui offers some of Thailand’s best wildlife experiences for families. Knowing which ones to trust and which ones to walk past makes all the difference. Drifting over the Gulf of Thailand, the mainland dissolves behind you into a mix of ocean mist and sunlight sparkles, and the glint of beaches and palm trees begins …
Planning a family trip to Iceland? Visas, driving, eSIMs, safety, and regional tips from Reykjavik to the Westfjords. Everything families need before they go. People ask me all the time which country surprised my family the most. Iceland is not on that list because Iceland does not surprise you. It overwhelms you. It was far …
Peru family travel tips covering altitude, Machu Picchu tickets, getting around, the Amazon, safety, and hard-won lessons from a family who traveled Lima to the Sacred Valley, Colca Canyon, and the Sahara of South America Peru is legendary. I know that sounds like the kind of thing travel writers say about every country, but Peru …