Category: Family Travel Tips
How To Be A Responsible Tourist? Ethical Tourism Tips
Have you ever strolled along a beautiful beach, only to find it covered in trash? Or visited a historic site where tourists ignored cultural customs, like wearing respectful attire in a sacred space? It’s frustrating, right? These small but harmful actions can take away from the magic of travel—for both visitors and the local communities…
Cartagena Costs: Is It Expensive To Visit This Beautiful City?
Is Cartagena expensive to visit? While the exchange rate in Colombia can work in your favor, we had previously decided to go “all out” on our lodging when we visited Cartagena. This was our biggest, most modern, best beach access, most amenities stop during our full-time travel trip in Latin America. Below are our total…
20 Unique and Uncrowded Spring Break Ideas For Families
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. I’ve come up with some unique and uncrowded…
The Best Worldwide Family Friendly Festivals For Kids In 2025
Why Visit A World Cultural Festival? Have you ever considered planning a trip around family friendly festivals? When traveling, some of the most memorable moments for our family have been times when we have stumbled upon cultural events. Most of the time these haven’t been a planned part of the trip while other times we…
How To Overcome A Bad Vacation Experience
Have you ever watched Home Alone 2? If not, the family takes a Christmas vacation to Florida expecting sunshine and the beach and instead gets rain all day everyday. While at the same time, Kevin is enjoying a little snowy holiday of his own in New York. Now we don’t want you to get separated…
Important Things To Know About A Country Before Visiting
You’ve booked the trip! Congrats! If not, why not? 😄 But really though, if you haven’t reserved anything yet, jump over to our post: Easy Step-by-Step Guide: How To Plan The Best Family Trip. That blog post dives into the first things you should do while planning a trip, including researching visa requirements, activities and…
Is Panama Expensive? The Ultimate Family Cost Guide to Panama
A Panama family vacation can vary in cost depending on where you go and where you stay. We stayed one month in Panama in 2023 and have broken down our expenses in this cost guide, so you can answer the question, Is Panama expensive? We spent the majority of our month long stay in Panama…
Simplified Steps To Apply For Or Renew A U.S. Passport
Before booking travel, always check your passport to see when it will expire. Many countries require that you have at least 6 months left on your passport before it expires. The processing time can vary but it’s usually not fast, so check well in advance. If you don’t have a passport, it can feel overwhelming…
Travel Safety Tips For Families: How To Stay Safe On Vacation
Over the last 6 weeks I have been addressing the top safety concerns that families have when traveling and giving helpful tips on how to keep you and your family safe. My hope is that when you use these safety tips, your vacation feels stress free because you are prepared and ready for anything. And…
Crowd Safety When Traveling: How To Keep Your Family Safe
There are many circumstances when you are traveling that you may come across a crowd. There are so many fun festivals to attend abroad, exciting music events, or you might just run into a horde of tourists at an attraction. You can try to avoid busy places when traveling, but sometimes it is just not…