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We spend so long planning our family vacations. So much time and effort into creating memories that will stay with us forever. Then we take the photos. And one person is missing. Always. The [...]

A rainy day in Melbourne is not uncommon. In fact, the weather is so unpredictable you’ll be sure to find a day when the kids are going stir crazy in the house and you just need to get them out. [...]

I’ve zip-lined all over the world. In fact, so have my 8 and 9-year-old. We’ve zipped through rainforests in Saint Lucia, through Mexican jungles in Cancun and over alligators in Florida. But if [...]

If you are reading on from my previous article about the 7 Startling Realities of Nomadic Travel you would realise that nomadic travel isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I explained how hard it was [...]

Note: This started out as a very large piece including the pitfalls of nomadic travel. I ended up splitting it for your reading pleasure. So enjoy part 1. Part 2 can be found here.   Perhaps [...]

For my 14th trip to Bali, I really wanted to focus on the kids. I know my idea of Bali is daily massage, a couple of yoga classes and sitting by the pool with a cocktail. But what did they want? [...]

October on Travelocity! Every month I use my 20 years of travel experience to write for aggregator giant, Travelocity. They call us the Gnational Gnomads. These are excerpts of those stories. [...]

The first time I went to France it was pre-children. We ate snails, climbed the Eiffel Tower, and wandered cobbled streets hand in hand. The perfect romantic adult destination. Our second time in [...]

A family holiday holds the potential to be a stressful experience – but don’t let it be. There are plenty of ways to avoid any slip-ups or problems during the trip. Here are some essential dos [...]

They told me about Melbourne. That the weather was dreary, that the sun didn’t shine, that it got cold. They were right. What they didn’t tell me is despite the winter weather Melbourne is still [...]