Want a warm-weather vacation with your family? Read this first
If you’re reading this, you’re probably cold. You’re thinking of a warm-weather vacation with your family. You deserve one.
And you can have one — but it’ll cost you.
Destinations
A feature about sustainable and authentic destinations around the world.
Here they are: The best family vacations of the year
The best family vacations of the year are in places you’d least expect. They’re out-of-the-way destinations you might not even consider for a family getaway.
Legal travel questions every family should answer before their departure
Before you go on vacation, maybe you should ask yourself a legal travel question or two.
I’m not just talking about your passport or visa paperwork. A legal travel question could be something as simple as whether or not you’re allowed to pack a radar detector.
This is the ultimate California road trip to take with your kids
If the words “California” and “road trip” are synonymous for you, then we might be related. Every time I look at a map of the Golden State — San Diego in the south, Crescent City in the north, and Highway 1 tying the two together like a string gone partially slack — that’s what I think. Road trip! My kids agree.
How to survive an RV vacation with your family
It happened on a hot autumn afternoon as we cruised south toward Santa Rosa, Calif., on Highway 101 in a 24-foot Coachmen Leprechaun recreational vehicle.
“THUMP!” the camper went. Not like the kind of thump you make when you go over a speed bump. It was the thump of hitting something.
These unwanted guests joined us on vacation. Here’s what we did about them
When it comes to vacation trouble, the worst is the kind that you don’t see coming. I’m talking about insects, rodents, and other creepy-crawlies that decide to join you on your getaway. Add kids to that mix and you have the soundtrack for a horror movie.
Everything you need to know before you take a bucket-list drive
If you’re about to take a bucket-list drive up California’s Highway 1 to Monterey or down Florida’s Overseas Highway to Key West, you need to know this: These road trips are unlike any other drive you’ll take. And that’s especially true if you’re doing it with your family.
Worst vacation ever? Here’s how to snap back
What’s your worst vacation experience ever? Was it a delayed flight, a missing hotel reservation, or maybe terrible weather that ruined everything? Or maybe it was someone who ruined it for you?
How to upgrade your next vacation with a private tour
If you’re looking for a way to make your next family getaway special, don’t just consider where you go, but what you do when you get there. You can upgrade your next vacation with a private tour, sometimes at no extra cost.
Tips for island-hopping with your family
The fog over Anacapa Island hung low and thick. “Is that where we’re going?” my daughter asked, waving at the white cliffs that floated in a flat calm Pacific. It was just another day island-hopping with my family — and the answer was “yes.”