How We Got Here
As you might have guessed our family loves to explore and travel together, eat great food, learn about new cultures, and see new places. We travel as much as we can, and this has been fueled by my love of research and planning and Robin’s ability to pack it all together. I spend A LOT of time researching and planning our trips so that we get the most out of our travels. I get a lot of questions from others asking for recommendations and about our family’s approach to travel so thought it was finally time to be bold and share these with a wider audience who could benefit from all the crazy research I do. All the information we share on this site is from places we have visited and we hope you will find it helpful as you plan your next family adventure.
A Word on Travel
We use the word travel throughout this site in its broadest sense – to go on a trip, to go from place to place (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). Travel can be a local experience, exploring someplace new for the day or weekend, or a longer time that takes us farther from home.
“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” -Dalai Lama
Making Your Way Around the Site
This is a group of blog posts on all things travel that I hope will inspire you to get out and travel together with your family.
Destinations
All the places you might want to visit.
A list of all the places we have visited so far.
The planning basics about the places you are considering visiting.
The top things I don’t want you to miss experiencing, based on LOTS of research from each of the places we have visited. Even better, many of these things are free.
A day-by-day guide with lots of ideas on how to spend your time experiencing your next vacation destination.
One of the best things about travel is trying new foods and this is a big part of our family’s approach to travel; this section lets us share all of our food favourites.
I drive my family crazy asking them about their holiday favourites, we usually go around the table at dinner each night when we are away and share our highlights from the day. When we were away for a month, I tracked this for our big group and it quickly became apparent that we like food a lot, with gelato as the clear winner. I created an Experienced it section as a way for you to hear from each of us about what most stands out from our trips.
Favourites
Discover our handpicked selection of essential travel services and products, meticulously curated to enhance every aspect of your journey. We love sharing our favourites and only recommend things we have tried ourselves and fell in love with.
The hands-on resources that I use to plan all our family adventures.