Amanda Smith

Amanda Smith is a blogger, travel content creator and founder of Restless Pursuits, a family travel blog that helps families with tweens and teens explore this beautiful world while avoiding the crowds. She writes about vacation destinations in South America, North America and Europe and helpful travel tips.

Little boy on the beach in Bocas del Toro, Panama

20 Unique and Uncrowded Spring Break Ideas

Spring Break is one of the best times to travel. It is usually during the shoulder season, before the very crowded summer traffic arrives and after the crummy winter weather. However, there are certain destinations that do get crowded with tourists for spring break such as Florida. In this post, I’ve come up with some […]

20 Unique and Uncrowded Spring Break Ideas Read More »

Taking the Teleferiqo - Cable car in Quito

The Best Place To See A View In Quito: Ultimate Guide to Riding The Cable Car In Quito

One of the last activities in Ecuador was to take the cable car in Quito. The Teleférico (or TelefériQo) leads you up to gorgeous Cruz Loma lookout point and the trailhead to the Pichincha Volcano. It is too bad we did this so late on our month-long stay in Quito, as I would have returned.

The Best Place To See A View In Quito: Ultimate Guide to Riding The Cable Car In Quito Read More »

sign in Popayan Colombia

International Road Trip Tips: How To Make A Road Trip In Another Country A Success

After 5 short hours of sleep, we were planning starting our first road trip abroad through southern Colombia. We learned so much during this trip and made a lot of bad decisions. Don’t make the same mistakes we made and use the following international road trip tips. Our plan was to drive 7 and a

International Road Trip Tips: How To Make A Road Trip In Another Country A Success Read More »