Trip Planning

Read This Before Getting Your Baby, Infant, or Kid U.S. Passport! Much of this travel blog exists to explain how travel is easier and more fabulous than people imagine. Today, …

Eeeii! I just did something that made my heart somersault: I bought a plane ticket to fly somewhere alone for the first time since I found out I was pregnant, …

People keep asking, “What tips do you have for travel with a baby?” ever since we got back from our Puerto Rico adventure and a subsequent two-week U.S. road trip. …

“WHOA!” I yelled to my husband as we zipped down the highway from Boston to Ohio to visit family. “Do you realize that we’re just a few miles away from …

Interested in a family-friendly beach hotel in Luquillo, Puerto Rico? Read on. Now… there’s a major downside to staying at a place with “Sunrise” in the name: You’re kind of …

“Is vacation with a baby just like being at home, but harder?” a fellow new mother asked me this week. “No!” I responded with passion. “It’s still vacation, just different! …

Before traveling to Puerto Rico, I spent a lot of Google-icious hours trying to determine the most perfect part of the island for our young family. After our two week …

Reasons it’s worth it to get a rental car on a trip to Puerto Rico, plus photos and a list of the best attractions to see during travel on the island!

Stores and attractions are closed. Scraggly brown, dead-looking plants sprawl hither and yon. Streets are deserted… spooky. Hotels are run by bare-bones staff, if they’re open at all. Eek! Do …

As a solo traveler, I prided myself on never checking a bag when flying. But then came baby, and — oof! — he magically made bags and bags of STUFF …