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Family travel ideas, inspiration, and practical advice. Our American family of 5 has lived abroad in 3 different countries.

Sharing our travel experiences (based mostly in Europe) near and far!

15/09/2026

Part 2: NYC with Kids 🗽 | A realistic one-day itinerary

If you’re taking kids to NYC, don’t try to see everything. Just plan the things that you know will entertain your family. This worked well for our school-age kids, but you can adjust the pace for toddlers or teens.

Here’s exactly how we spent Day 2:

✈️ USS Intrepid Museum
Plan about 2 hours, especially with kids ages 5+; the decommissioned aircraft carrier ended up being one of the kids’ favorite stops. Don’t skip the hangar deck, it’s full of hands-on exhibits. From there, we walked toward Times Square.

🥪 Neighborhood deli lunch
Quick, casual, and exactly what we needed before the afternoon. We stopped at the Times Eatery.

📸 Times Square
It’s a requirement for everyone to at least see Times Square. We spent a little while gawking and looking around, it’s an easy walk from the deli.

🍫 Shop til you drop
M&M’s, Hershey’s & Disney Store, basically kid heaven. These are all clustered around Times Square, so they’re easy to visit on foot, but set a time limit if you want to stay on schedule. You’ll get a free chocolate when you go to the Hershey store.

🧱 Rockefeller Center
FAO Schwarz + LEGO Store before heading to dinner. It’s roughly a 10–15 minute walk from Times Square. Factor in that there might be some line waiting time to get into these stores.

🎭 Broadway Show
We saw Operation Mincemeat and everyone loved it. Other family-friendly options include The Lion King, Aladdin, and Paddington (coming in March), depending on the ages of your kids. Book ahead, check the show’s recommended age and runtime, and arrive 20 minutes early for security, snacks, and finding your seats. A matinee can be easier for younger kids than an evening performance.

Somehow…we fit all of that into ONE very full day. 😅 Don’t be afraid to skip a store if everyone needs a reset, coffee and treats work wonders for everyone.

👉 Want to see what we did on Day 1? Head back to the post before this one.

Save this for your next NYC family trip and send it to the person you’d drag to NYC with your kids. 🗽❤️

11/09/2026

Realistic look at what you can do in 1 day in New York with Kids.

Our day went like this:

🗽Staten Island Ferry (can you believe it is free to ride?!)

🥯Bagel stop at Liberty Bagels Wall Street location, so good

💔See the 9/11 Memorial but skipped museum b/c felt too heavy with it being close to the anniversary and it was our boys first time in the city, wanted to keep things lighter this time.

🏙️One World Observatory-it was pricey, amazing views, not sure I’d do it again. My daughter like the viewing platform at Empire State Building better b/c it has more of a museum element to it too (her words).

🚇Ride subway uptown

🌭Get a hotdog cart lunch before

🦖American Museum of Natural History-big hit with everyone, their collection is very impressive, and it’s a must for anyone who has watched Night at the Museum

🎯Not pictured, a stop at Target because someone forgot to pack 🩲 (bonus points if you guess who in comments)

🍜Dinner at Zutto ramen in Chinatown thanks to rec from our New Yorker friends (order the Zutto edamame, not regular edamame) Taylor Justice Dooley

🌇Sunset pics at the Brooklyn Bridge, be prepared because everyone wants to do this so it’s crowded.

Not too shabby for 1 day! Stay tuned for part 2 soon!

16/08/2026

Here’s a tiny peek at our week in Austria. My family joined me as volunteers to work at Healing Base Camp Austria for Mountain Seed Foundation

Healing Base Camp brings families affected by war from Ukraine to Austria for a week long mental health program which combines climbing and other therapeutic practices to take families from just surviving in their day to day lives to a place where they can reignite hope and build a life of flourishing despite their challenging circumstances.

It’s a gift for me to work with this foundation, I love it, it brings so much meaning and fulfillment to me personally. And it’s extra special that my family can also participate and engage with this kind of service.

We saw huge progress with our kids’ climbing this year. The fear from last year for some of them was replaced with confidence and fun this year.

If you’re looking at this thinking, wow I could never climb like that, I promise you that you can. I was terrified at first, but if you’re surrounded by the right team of people you can do it.

If you’re curious about climbing, the organization, etc. I’m happy to chat more about it. FYI I have another week of this program ahead of me so if I’m slow getting back to you, that’s why 🙂

That’s me with the camera on the edge!

This buddy was terrified climbing the dam last year but look at him now!

Here’s a tiny peek at our week in Austria. My family joined me as volunteers to work at Healing Base Camp Austria for Mountain Seed Foundation

Healing Base Camp brings families affected by war from Ukraine to Austria for a week long mental health program which combines climbing and other therapeutic practices to take families from just surviving in their day to day lives to a place where they can reignite hope and build a life of flourishing despite their challenging circumstances.

It’s a gift for me to work with this foundation, I love it, it brings so much meaning and fulfillment to me personally. And it’s extra special that my family can also participate and engage with this kind of service.

We saw huge progress with our kids’ climbing this year. The fear from last year for some of them was replaced with confidence and fu

24/06/2026

What I’m posting versus what actually happened: Garrapata Beach  Yesterday I took my kids down to Garrapata Beach which is along the California coastline in Big Sur. Overall we had a great outing but I always think it’s important to inject some reality in with the highlights.  We are in Monterey this week, our old stomping grounds! We moved to Pacific Grove when our oldest was just a toddler, and our second child was born about 6 months after that. It’s been fun to be back with big kids who can appreciate the area a little more.  We are having lots of fun at the beach, tide pools, and watching for animals in the bay. I’ll share our daily activities and recs in the coming days!

07/06/2026

Did you know you can take a day trip to Greece from Turkey?

It’s possible in a few places along the Turkish coast where Greek islands are just a short ferry ride away.

We took the ferry from Kaş to the easternmost Greek island Kastellorizo.

Basic Info:
- Two ferry lines: Meis Express and Meis Ferry Lines
- Tickets are 25 euro per adult round trip
- The boat ride is around 30 minutes long
- You will pass through passport control and customs on both sides and need to pay a 5 euro customs fee and a 200TL customs fee

It sounds glamorous to pop over to Greece for the day, but what is the reality?

The truth is there was a lot of line waiting to go through passport control and customs. We accidentally booked the second boat and I wouldn’t do that again. Because our boat arrived to the island after the first boat (Meis Express), we had to wait for all of those passengers to clear the Greek passport control before we could even get off the boat.

So we waited for a while on the boat and then you need to rush to be front of the line so you don’t wait behind everyone on your boat too. They prioritize EU passports and so they let those people go first, everyone else has to wait in the secondary line.

So what did we do with our few hours in Greece?

We ate, shopped, lounged, and walked. In total I think we had about 4.5 hours to use on the island.

It might have been worth it for the food alone as we can’t readily get Greek food in Turkey. For whatever reason most of the restaurants are Turkish, burgers, and pizza and there’s not a lot of variety beyond that.

Getting a Greek salad, some tzatziki, and delicious house w**e was honestly so fun. Loved it! The town is cute but it’s not like Mykonos with white and blue buildings everywhere. We went as part of a big group so it was a fun day out, but I’m not sure I’d repeat it again for just my family.

Those are the basic how to’s and our honest opinion of doing a day trip like this. Is this something you would want to try?

27/05/2026

It wouldn’t be the worst idea in the world to visit EuropaPark this summer 🎢

The reasons we love this park (if you couldn’t tell from the video):

💶 Affordable in comparison to other theme parks
🌸 This park is genuinely beautiful, it feels like you’re walking through a garden
🎡 Plenty of ride options for all ages
🆓 Free Virtual Line on the app helps cut down long waits
🏰 Fun theming that takes you around Europe in one day
😌 Not overly complicated to plan, you can just show up and have a great day (but I do have some tips for you if you want to take your trip up a notch)

This is a place my kids keep asking to go back to, and I’m sure yours will be the same!

Commenting “EP tips” will send the link to my detailed blog post right to your DMs 🎠

25/05/2026

If this is wrong, I don’t want to be right

Hiking in the Alps just might ruin you forever.

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