Travel

Should You Buy Travel Insurance?

When should you purchase travel insurance and when do you not really need it…

Visit Machu Picchu: It will change your life

It was finally the day we were going to visit Machu Picchu! We woke at 5.30am, caught the train and rode the 4hr journey to Aguas Caliente. The boys were crabby and not super excited to be woken early, but the sun and excitement soon began to kick in – we were traveling to legendary Machu Picchu with our kids! We boarded the &hellip…

3 Reasons to Visit Nepal With Kids

Our summer adventure finally arrived after tons of research, lists, and checking them twice! We planned to explore Nepal with kids, and were flying from Los Angeles to Kathmandu via Guangzhou, China. Our layover was just long enough to sample the most delicious dim sum for breakfast. The flight into Kathmandu was simply breathtaking with panoramic views of the Himalayas from both sides of &hellip…

5 Reasons to Travel to Developing Countries

Our traveling circus hit the road in June, and this time we were headed to Nepal, Bhutan and India. I’m often asked why we travel to developing countries, and I always think that’s an interesting question. I mean doesn’t everyone want to visit everywhere in the world in not particular order?!? Turns out that no they don’t. 
Sitting on the…

Mom, what does Champagne taste like? – Paris with Kids

Paris is the city for lovers… Au contraire mon ami, we had a blast with the circus… read more about our trip…

So my kids wanted to go to Paris. Not to sound spoiled, I’ve been there a bunch of times (being a Brit), and didn’t feel the need to visit. Non-the-less, we decided to add-on Paris during our trip to the Motherland.
We’d be visiting in February, so packed for a worst weather scenario, and we were not disappointed by the biting cold and harsh weather.

There’s More to the UK than London!

This past Christmas we were planning to visit the UK to spend time with our family then head onto Jordan. Petra is on our bucket list, and after much research, we felt safe traveling there with our family. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be. After a terrorist attack on December 18th, the US Embassy issued a warning alerting US citizens to avoid … Read…