Self-park Schlep
Two littler sisters, early in the day. You’re not a truly intrepid family traveler until you’ve schlepped five days’ worth of gear and three tired kiddos from self-park to a hotel lobby, BY YOURSELF....
View ArticleThe Gambler Lesson
Calmer times, today at Legoland California. Here’s how tonight was supposed to go: The girls and I would leave our hotel at 4:45, pile in the car, drive 15 minutes to the house of an old college...
View ArticleToddlers as Truth
One of the best things about exploring the world with a toddler is that she lacks all semblance of an internal editor. When things suck, Baby G says so. When things rule, she says that, too. Naturally,...
View ArticleHunting for Dollars
Little R and some of her bounty When my wife and I pre-booked the final night of our road trip in Morro Bay, we had one thing on our minds: Walking on Morro Strand State Beach. Which is precisely how...
View ArticleHappy Free National Park Day
Big girls. Beach. Beautiful. Today, our annual celebration of the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., is the first free national park day of the year. This means every single American gets free entrance...
View ArticleThe Worst Family Travel Destination in the West
No pictures, no fun on this walk. It is with great embarrassment and shame that I admit I never had visited the Grand Canyon before this month. It is with even greater embarrassment and shame that I...
View ArticleFeeling the pain
Clint Edwards and family. Family travel can be full of wonderful, magical moments that everybody remembers forever. Most of the time, however, as any parent will tell you, the experience verges on...
View ArticleMaking a Splash with Family Travel
Feet in puddles. The best part of our trip. One of the biggest misconceptions about family travel is that you have to splurge for airfare and fly somewhere faraway to have an experience your kids will...
View ArticleWandering Pod in The Washington Post
Tip No. 1: Have potty will road trip. Despite this very blog, despite the fact that I’ve now parented THREE human children, I often forget I’m an “expert” on the subject of family travel. To me, a lot...
View ArticleCalifornia road trip oasis
The pool at HRI. Heaven. The girls and I are road-tripping around California again, our second such road trip of the calendar year. The destination this time looks a lot like the destination back in...
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