Our family's travel diary

Photos, stories, and honest tips from the places we wander to as a family — one trip at a time.

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France · Paris · 2026

Paris 2026

Nine days in the City of Light, day by day — the Louvre, Versailles, the Catacombs, and a thousand café tables. 221 photos

Brazil · Rio & Sao Paulo · 2025

Brazil 2025

Sao Paulo's monuments and street art, and Rio de Janeiro — Copacabana and Ipanema, Sugarloaf and Christ the Redeemer, the Selaron Steps, and sunsets over the bay. 67 photos

Iceland · Ring Road · 2025

Iceland 2025

Nine days around the Ring Road — the Blue Lagoon and the Golden Circle, waterfalls you can walk behind, black-sand beaches, the icebergs of Jökulsárlón, and Kirkjufell standing over Snæfellsnes. 120 photos

USA · Pictured Rocks · 2025

Pictured Rocks 2025

Lake Superior's painted sandstone cliffs by boat, the waterfalls around Munising, a Fourth of July on the bay, the beaches of Grand Marais, and a glass-bottom tour over century-old shipwrecks. 56 photos

Czechia · Prague · 2024

Prague 2024

Four spring days in the City of a Hundred Spires — the castle, St. Vitus, Charles Bridge, and the Old Town at every hour. 103 photos

USA · Oregon · 2024

Portland 2024

The Pacific Northwest — the Columbia River Gorge waterfalls, snowy Mt Hood, Haystack Rock and the Peter Iredale shipwreck on the coast, Powell's Books, and Silver Falls. 24 photos

Travel guides

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Guide · France

Paris with kids: our 9-day itinerary & tips

The route that worked, what we'd skip, food with kids, and what it cost.

Guide · Czechia

Prague with kids: our 4-day itinerary & tips

The walkable route, the castle and bridge without the crowds, food, and what it cost.

Guide · Costa Rica

Costa Rica with kids: our 10-day itinerary & tips

The route, the volcano and waterfalls, wildlife, food, and what it cost.

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Where we're headed next

How we're choosing our next family trip — the shortlist, the budget, and the checklist we run before booking.