PLACES TO GO

College campus tours take time and cost money. Here are 13 tips to make the most of these visits. Plus, how to organize a tour of Boston Colleges.

My teen spent 3 weeks traveling around Ireland. Here are the 21 towns, cities, castles & activities she loved most. Use them to plan a road trip with your teen.

Here’s your plan for finding fantastic food, music, shopping and culture during a 3-day couples getaway in Dublin, Ireland. Plus a stylish hotel!

10 not-too scary historic ghost tours in popular U.S. cities including Savannah, New Orleans and Boston.

Here are 11 London foods, dishes restaurants and markets that kids and teens will love– and that you’ll enjoy, too.

I tell you where to eat and what to see and do so you can plan your own easy, fun day trip to Cambridge from London with your teen or tween.

A reader asks FamiliesGo! how to save money on a family vacation on a popular new Royal Caribbean cruise ship. I provide my best tips and resources for saving money on any new and popular cruise.

Take this action-packed weekend road trip across Central Florida from Tampa to Cape Canaveral. With a day at Universal Studios in Orlando and a stay in a cabana cabin at a Camp Margaritaville Resort.

Here is some inspiration for a summer vacation or road trip with kids. 10 U.S. destinations where history comes to life with costumer interpreters, National Parks rangers and hands-on activities.

11 Broadway and off-Broadway shows your teen will love, based on the recommendation of a NYC Teen and her theater-loving friends. Plus, where to find cheap tickets.

My review of 7 Costa Rica hotels and resorts that are unique and great for families. They include a budget hot-springs hotel and a luxury all-inclusive resort.

From Zip-lines and sloth encounters to tubing and hot springs, here are all the best things to see and do with teens and tweens on a Costa Rica Vacation.

Family cruise vacations more popular than ever with health-centered protocols and new ships, activities and excursions. Consider a cruise with the kids this summer.

Looking for a unique gift for the dad in your life this year? Give him a cool experience from an insider’s look at his favorite stadium to a cool food tour of his favorite city. #dad #gifts #ideas #fathersday #experiences #YOLO

Need a Mother’s Day present Mom will really love? Book one of these 7 weekends for a mom-daughter, mom-son or multigeneration all-girl weekend.

Las Vegas might seem like a tricky place to travel with teens. But there is a lot to see and do on the strip, around town and outside the city that they’ll love. Here’s my guide to what to see, do & eat in Las Vegas with Teenagers. Plus hotel recommendations.

Christmas is one of the best times of the year to visit NYC with kids. Here are the best things to do from ice skating to unique city shopping to the best view of the Rockefeller Center tree

5 ideas for some of the best warm winter vacations in the U.S. with kids. Resorts, beaches and more.

Who wants to go to Italy?  The better question might be, who doesn’t want to go to Italy?  But Covid-19 is still making a visit to …

Whether you are heading to Williamsburg VA for a weekend or a week here are my best tips for exploring the living history museums with kids and taking fun breaks from the historical stuff, plus restaurant ideas and a great family hotel.

One of the great things about Washington, DC is that it’s an easy drive to a lot of great kid-friendly weekend getaways.  Within a few hours …

NYC has incredible, yummy desserts inspired by flavors from across the globe. Here is a list of the treats you have to try when visiting the city with kids (or without!)

I always have to work a bit to convice Rich and Tween Traveler to take a vacation where the point is to relax, rather than …

We spent two summers in a row visiting Acadia National Park, off of the northern coast of Maine. We never go anywhere two years in a …

Bring your kids along on your honeymoon to make it a familymoon? It sounds like a lost episode of the Brady Bunch.  But 17% of men …

Where can we go for an easy, quick, cheap, active, romantic, family, summer, winter or fall weekend getaway from New York City?  This is the question …

We only visit the Hamptons in the off season. We can’t imagine dealing with the crowds, traffic and party scene that typifies this string of …

Vancouver City doesn’t lack for easy weekend destinations. But I do think that my adopted town of Sidney by the Sea is a bit of …

The last leg on our epic Pacific-Northwest summer road trip was Seattle, where we have long-time friends. Partly because we have good friends there it …

22 fun, cool and unique things to see and eat with teens on a Boston-vacation. Plus tips for younger kids and hotel recommendations.