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 …
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 …
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 …
Plan the perfect Meteora trip: monastery opening days, how to get there from Athens, the best hikes, where to stay, and when to go. A real family’s guide. The views from the Pindus Mountains were playing hard to get. Shrouding themselves in a veil of grey as we snaked our way up to Sunset Point. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Everything your family needs to pack for Greece and nothing you don’t. Covers summer islands, shoulder season ruins days, and winter mainland travel, organized by season. I’ll tell you the moment when I understood what packing for travel in Greece actually required. We were four days into our Greek road trip through the Pelopponnese, somewhere …
The complete family packing list for Iceland in summer, covering men, women, teens, and kids. Built from firsthand family experience. Travel in Iceland during the summer, and you’ll quickly discover that the experience isn’t exactly what the photographs suggest. The midnight sun is real. Those 2 am hikes under late-day skies are magic. The green …