Queensland should be on the top of every family’s list of things to do on a vacation to Australia. With its pristine beaches, the iconic Great Barrier Reef, exhilarating theme parks, tropical rainforests and plenty of opportunities for animal encounters this part of the country has a lot to offer, …

With its reliably warm weather and wide open spaces,  Australia is a prime spot for a family vacation with bicycles. In case you’re headed Down Under soon, here are five of the best routes and trails for a self-guided Australian Bicycling vacation. Some are easy, protected trails that are doable with …

What will next year’s family vacation be for you? Another week at the beach? A first trip to Disney? Heading home to the family? How about something more exotic? Family vacations can–and should–be about experiencing new things with your kids and having adventures together. Even if you don’t have the …

Like many families, visiting the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia was high on our family’s bucket list. We hear so much about the bleaching of coral reefs that we decided this is an item we needed to tick off our list soon. So we recently paid a visit to …

We visited Senegal, on the West coast of Africa, over Winter break and were lucky enough to be hosted by a friend who has been traveling there for his entire life. All we had to do was show up when we were told to and guides, boats and four-wheel-drive trucks …

My family spent our winter break this year in Senegal, West Africa. Rich and I have traveled a bit in developing countries, but this was our first time to Africa. And it was our first time taking 8YO Tiny Traveler to an underdeveloped country. TT is pretty adaptable but we still wondered how …

Yes, you can take kids to Bora Bora. In fact, this Polynesian Island is perfect for a beach getaway with kids. I recently took a family vacation to Bora Bora in French Polynesia with four nieces and nephews aged 8 to 13 and their parents. Now, Bora Bora is dubbed …

A safari trip is all about seeing the wildlife. So naturally days are planned around when you’re most likely to see the local animals out and about. This means early morning, late afternoon and perhaps nighttime game drives. It’s absolutely something you can do with kids. Even if they grumble …