The complete family packing list for the Philippines, covering men, women, teens, and kids. Built from firsthand family travel experience across Palawan, Boracay, Coron, and Manila. Quick-dry, reef-safe, and ready for 7,000 islands’ worth of adventure. The Philippines is not one single beach destination. This country is spread out over 7,000 islands, with three distinct …
Planning a family safari to Ngorongoro Conservation Area? From the crater rim to a black rhino sighting, here’s everything families need to know before they go. As I walked to the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater, my family stopped dead in our tracks The land ahead of us dropped away into something so vast and …
The complete family packing list for Portugal, covering men, women, teens, and kids for summer, shoulder season, and winter travel. Built from firsthand family travel experience. Portugal has a way of catching families off guard, and not in a bad way. Lisbon is built across seven hills connected by winding cobblestone streets that are as …
Planning a family trip to Portugal? Visas, getting around, and tips for Lisbon, Sintra, the Algarve, Évora, and the monasteries of central Portugal. The very first time I visited Portugal was my first real test in family travel. Our son was five months old. We had done a few weekend trips from home, but nothing …
Planning a Serengeti family safari? Here’s what to expect, where to stay, what you’ll see, and why three days is the minimum for families who want to do this properly. It was around two in the morning when the grunting started. It was low, deep, and coming from somewhere just outside the canvas cover of …
The complete family packing list for Norway in winter, covering men, women, teens, and kids. Built from firsthand family travel experience from Kirkenes in the Arctic north to Bergen and Oslo in the south. Layered, waterproof, and ready for the Northern Lights. March is the best-kept secret in Norwegian winter travel. The Northern Lights are …
Looking for the best unlimited data eSIM for international travel? See why our adventure-loving family relies on Sim Local’s unlimited eSIM plans to stay connected wherever our travels take us. There was a time when family travels for us meant disappearing into the wild for a few days and emerging with a camera full of …
Everything families need before visiting Norway. Visas, the EES border system, driving, the Hurtigruten, fjords, Kirkenes, and what it really costs. We had lost our luggage somewhere between Toronto and Kirkenes, and it was 5°F (-15°C) outside. Kirkenes is a town of roughly 3,500 people near the northern tip of continental Europe, a short drive …
From the Serengeti to Zanzibar’s spice-scented streets, these are the best places to visit in Tanzania for families ready for Africa’s greatest adventure. It was about two in the morning when we heard the grunts. Low, deep, and rough. Lions shuffling around not far from our canvas tent, pitched somewhere in the middle of Serengeti …
The complete family packing list for Argentina, covering men, women, teens, and kids across Buenos Aires, Patagonia, and the subtropical north. Built from firsthand family travel experience. Argentina is the size of India. Packing for travel in the country isn’t a one-size-fits-all situation because there are three distinct regions across the country that all require …
Traveling to Argentina with kids? Everything families need: visas, the peso, Buenos Aires, Patagonia wildlife, and Iguazu Falls. My oldest son is fanatical about penguins. Not interested in penguins. Fanatical. The kind of obsession where he could tell you the difference between a Magallanes and a Humboldt penguin at four years old and had strong …