
Mayan Riviera Bucket List With Kids
I love the Mayan Riviera, Mexico. It was one of the first places we traveled with Tiny Traveler because it’s just so darn easy to get around and do things with kids if you want to, and to relax if you don’t want to do much. The Riviera Maya has …

15 Costa Rica Foods Kids Will Love
Over the winter I had the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica with the custom-tour company *Costa Rica Family Holidays. The goal was to get a taste –literally– of how founding spouses Stephanie Sheehy and Emilio Zuñiga show their country to families with kids of all ages. With all the made-for-tourists …

Take Your Tween to Action-Filled Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a small country packed with opportunities for a fun and action-filled family vacation. You can easily find things to do with young kids and teens. But I think the sweet spot for visiting this Central American country might just be tweens—kids between the ages of 10 and …

Take Your Teens To A Costa Rica Adventure Park
costa Rica is absolutely gorgeous and known for its active adventures for families. My two teenagers were happy to plunge into it all and I did my best to keep up with them on our vacation, despite some serious pumping adrenaline at times. We generally don’t do organized, packaged activities, but …

Costa Rica Adventure With Small Kids
Until now, family travel for us has been relaxing and relatively non-adventurous. But as our kids age out of the toddler stage (4 and 6 years), I wanted to shake things up this year. So we headed to Costa Rica. We chose the northern part of Costa Rica for its …

5 Can’t-Miss Panama Activities With Kids
Panama is less well known than some of it’s Central American neighbors (hello Costa Rica), but that’s all the more reason to go. It’s home to unique eco systems, idyllic islands, incredible wildlife (some of the best bird watching in the world!), beautiful beaches and plenty of kid-friendly adventures. There …

Affordable Family Fun at Bahia Principe Coba
The Mayan Riviera in Mexico has everything my family likes in a winter beach getaway: sun, kid-friendly surf, culture, direct flights from New York and good value for our money. We’ve been there a few times, finally going to an all-inclusive resort for the first time last winter at the …

Plan An Amazing Galapagos Islands Cruise With Kids
Updated March 2020 My kids, 5 and 7 declared the Galapagos Islands were “better than heaven probably” and “the best place ever.” Now, I’ve taken them to nearly a dozen countries and have done some downright crazy things, like trying to relive my backpacking days by traveling alone across Europe …

5 Things To Do On Ambergris Caye With Kids
What’s 25 miles long, one mile wide and chock full of fun things to do? Ambergris Caye, an island off the coast of Belize. With fine white sand, crystal blue water and the world’s second largest barrier reef, it’s an ideal beach vacation with kids. Here are my five favorite things …