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Follow our travel adventures as we explore the world and share travel tips, stories, and inspiration for traveling with kids. Family travel made fun! ✈️🌍
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In August, Jeremy went on a 5 day walking trek on part of the Camino de Santiago, a set of trails dating 1,000+ years through Spain to the cathedral in Santiago. Read about days 3 and 4 of his hike!
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Camino de Santiago, Days 3 & 4: Palas de Rei to Arzua & A Rua
In August, I went on a 5 day walking trek on part of the Camino de Santiago, a set of trails dating 1,000+ years through Spain to the cathedral in Santiago. This post covers days 3 and 4 of the hik…
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November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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After Jeremy's first day on the Camino de Santiago in Spain, he continued on to hike from Portomarin to Palas de Rei. It was a great day even though his calves started out a bit sore. Read about his adventure!
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Camino de Santiago, Day 2: Portomarin to Palas de Rei
After my first day on the Camino de Santiago in Spain last August, I continued on to hike from Portomarin to Palas de Rei. It was a great day as well! Though my calves were sore in the morning, fro…
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November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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This past August, Jeremy hiked on the Camino de Santiago in Spain, choosing to do a 115 km, 5 day trek between Sarria and Santiago. Read about what he did on his first day!
#Travel #Spain #CaminoDeSantiago ✈️🗺️
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Camino de Santiago, Day 1: Sarria to Portomarin
This past August, I went on the Camino de Santiago in Spain for the first time, choosing to do a 5 day route between Sarria and Santiago. This particular path was 115km, just enough to qualify for …
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November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Last August, Jeremy decided to do his first trek on the Camino de Santiago, opting for a 5 day section from Sarria to the end in Santiago. Read about how he got to his starting point in Sarria, with a stop in Madrid!
#Travel #Spain #CaminoDeSantiago ✈️🗺️
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Camino de Santiago: Getting to my trek start in Sarria, via Madrid
Last August, after dropping my oldest off at college, I decided to do my first trek on the Camino de Santiago. Not wanting to overdo things, I opted for a 5 day section from Sarria to the end in Sa…
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November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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The Camino de Santiago in Spain is a route through Spain that began nearly 1,000 years ago, and has in recent years become fairly popular. After sending my son off to college, I decided to try part of the trek myself!
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Camino de Santiago, Spain: Planning a First Trek
The Camino de Santiago in Spain is a route through Spain that began nearly 1,000 years ago, and has in recent years become fairly popular – e.g. in 2024, roughly 500,000 trekkers hiked at lea…
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October 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Living in Greater Boston, we’d meant to visit Martha’s Vineyard for some time, but kept putting it off. We finally made it! Read about a 20 mile bike ride we did as part of the trip on our first full day there.
#Travel #MarthasVinyard #Massachusetts ✈️🗺️
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Martha’s Vineyard: Ferrying Over and a Ride on Rental Bikes
Living in Greater Boston, we’d meant to visit Martha’s Vineyard for some time, but kept putting it off. We finally visited for a few days last July. Here, we will share about a bike rid…
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October 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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During our tour of the “5 Stans” in Central Asia in June and portion through Uzbekistan, the final city of our trip was Khiva. This 2,500 year old city was one of our favorites!
Read about our travel adventure!
#Travel #Uzbekistan #CentralAsia ✈️🗺️
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Uzbekistan Part 4: Khiva
During our tour of the “5 Stans” in Central Asia in June and portion through Uzbekistan, the final city of our trip was Khiva. This 2,500 year old city was one of our favorites – …
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October 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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As part of our Silk Road adventure, we found ourselves arriving at the Darvaza Gas Crater, a.k.a the “Gates of Hell,” in Turkmenistan as the sun was going down. Read about our adventurous overnight trip from Ashgabat!
#Travel #CentralAsia #Turkmenistan ✈️🗺️
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Turkmenistan, Part 3 – Darvaza Gas Crater
Following previous posts on our trip to Turkmenistan, as part of our Silk Road adventure, we found ourselves arriving at the Darvaza Gas Crater, at 8pm, as the sun was going down, after a 4 hour dr…
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September 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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On our second day in Turkmenistan, which we did as part of my son’s graduation trip to the Silk Road, we woke up in the capital, Ashgabat, ready to see both the city and the surrounding area. Read about our adventure!
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Turkmenistan, Part 2: Ashgabat
On our second day in Turkmenistan, which we did as part of my son’s graduation trip to the Silk Road, we woke up in the capital, Ashgabat, ready to see the surrounding area. The actual hotel …
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September 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Turkmenistan, which we saw as part of a trip to Central Asia, is one of the most unusual places that we’ve seen. It is a somewhat closed country with fairly small numbers of visitors. See what we did on our first day!
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Turkmenistan, Part 1: Prep, Border Crossing, Merv, on to Ashgabat
Turkmenistan, which we saw as part of a larger trip to Central Asia, is one of the most unusual places that we’ve seen. It is a somewhat closed country with fairly small numbers of visitors; …
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September 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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As part of our trip to the “5 Stans” in Central Asia, we visited Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Like Samarkand, Bukhara has been continuously settled since ancient times. Read about our adventure through this historic center!
#Travel #CentralAsia #Uzbekistan ✈️🗺️
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Uzbekistan Part 3: Bukhara
As part of our trip to the “5 Stans” in Central Asia in June and portion through Uzbekistan, we visited Bukhara. Like Samarkand, Bukhara has been continuously settled since ancient time…
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September 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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‪During our tour of the “5 Stans” of Central Asia, our day in Samarkand was one of our favorites. Labeled by UNESCO a “Crossroad of Cultures,” it is a unique travel destination. Read about our adventure! #Travel #CentralAsia #Uzbekistan ✈️🗺️
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Uzbekistan Part 2: Samarkand
During our tour of the “5 Stans” of the Central Asia in June, our day in Samarkand was one of our favorites. Labeled by UNESCO a “Crossroad of Cultures,” it is a unique cult…
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August 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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As part of our tour of the “5 Stans” in Central Asia, we spent much of 2 days in Tajikistan, exploring parts of this mountainous post-Soviet country as well as the city of Panjakent. Read about our adventure!
#CentralAsia #Tajikistan #SevenLakes #Panjakent ✈️🗺️
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Tajikistan: Seven Lakes and Panjakent
As part of our tour of the “5 Stans” in Central Asia last June, we spent much of 2 days in Tajikistan, exploring parts of this mountainous post-Soviet country. With a population of abou…
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August 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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As the largest city in Central Asia, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, is a gateway to the Silk Road with 2200 years of history. Tashkent felt fairly modern, although there were plenty of ancient sites as well. Read about our adventure!
#Travel #CentralAsia #Uzbekistan ✈️🗺️
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Uzbekistan Part 1: Tashkent
After leaving Kyrgyzstan, as part of our “5 Stans” Central Asia trip in June, our evening flight arrived in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. As the largest city in Central Asia, it&…
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August 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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During our tour of the “5 Stans” of Central Asia, we spent 2 days in Kyrgyzstan. During this time, we visited the capital, Bishkek, and then left the city to see the Burana Tower, ancient ruins, and a yurt construction demo.
#Travel #Kyrgyzstan #CentralAsia ✈️🗺️
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Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek and Burana
During our tour of the “5 Stans” of Central Asia in June, we spent a good chunk of 2 days in Kyrgyzstan. On the first day, we visited the capital, Bishkek, and on the second day, we lef…
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August 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Our first stop through the “5 Stans” in Central Asia last summer was Almaty in Kazakhstan. I wasn’t super sure what to expect, but I didn’t necessarily envision what we saw. Read about our adventure in Almaty!
#Travel #CentralAsia #Kazakhstan ✈️🗺️
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Almaty, Kazakhstan
Our first stop through the “5 Stans” in Central Asia last summer was Almaty. When planning the trip, I wasn’t honestly super sure what to expect – my image of the Kazakhstan…
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July 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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After many kids graduate high school, they might want to go to the beach or Disney. Our oldest decided that after graduation, he wanted to see the Silk Road. Read about our travel planning for this exciting destination!
#Travel #CentralAsia #TravelPlanning ✈️🗺️
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Silk Road & Central Asia: Planning a Trip
After many kids graduate high school, they might want to go to the beach or Disney. Our oldest decided that after graduation, he wanted to see the Silk Road. It wasn’t just a casual suggestio…
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July 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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With the famous Terracotta Warriors located just outside of Xi'an, China, it’s easy to forget that Xi’an is not a small town, but actually a city of over 10 million people, and an ancient capital of China. Take a look at our adventures!
#Travel #Xian #China ✈️🗺️
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Xi’an, China: City Walls, Muslim Quarter, and more
Last month, we saw the famous Terracotta Warriors just outside of Xian, China – a collection of 8,000 soldiers of clay made 2,200 years ago, commissioned by the first emperor who united China…
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July 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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One amazing sight to visit is the famous Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an, China. Discovered in the 1970’s by some farmers digging a well, this 2,200 year old creation boasts an army of 8,000 detailed, life-sized soldiers made of clay. #Travel #China #Xian ✈️🗺️
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Xi’an, China: Seeing the Terracotta Warriors
One sight I’ve wanted to see for years is the famous Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an, China. Discovered in the 1970’s by some farmers digging a well, this 2,200 year old creation boa…
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July 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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After taking an Alaskan cruise to see Southeast Alaska, we drove from Anchorage to Fairbanks so that we could see Denali National Park. See what we did on this final leg in Denali and in Fairbanks!
#Travel #Alaska #DenaliNationalPark ✈️🗺️
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Alaska: Denali and Fairbanks
Last summer, we took an Alaska cruise to see Southeast Alaska, and afterwards, we drove from Anchorage to Fairbanks, so that we could see Denali National Park. Here we write up this final leg in De…
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July 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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As we wrap up the tail end of our Alaska cruise, this post includes the final part of our Alaska cruise. See our experience with Glacier Bay, as well as the start of our self-drive land portion towards Denali National Park.
#Travel #Alaska #Cruise ✈️🗺️
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Alaska: Glacier Bay, Wildlife, and North from Anchorage
In this post, we wrap up the tail end of our Alaska cruise from last summer. This includes the final part cruising by Glacier Bay, as well as the start of our self-drive land portion towards Denali…
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June 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Read about our adventure in Skagway as part of an Alaska cruise!
#Travel #Alaska #Skagway ✈️🗺️
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Alaska Cruise: Skagway Stopover
Last summer, we did an cruise for the first time, to Alaska. Here, we explore the last of our three port stop-overs, in Skagway. Yukon Railway The main attraction that people do in Skagway is ridin…
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June 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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On a cruise to see Southeast Alaska, one activity that struck our teens’ attention was taking a helicopter to a glacier and dog sledding there. Read about our experience and thoughts! #Travel #Alaska #DogSledding ✈️🗺️
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Alaska: Dog Sledding on a Glacier
Last summer, we went on a cruise to see Southeast Alaska. When planning possible activities in the port of Juneau, one that struck my teens’ attention was taking a helicopter to a glacier and…
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June 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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On our Alaska cruise, our first port stop was in Ketchikan. Read about James’ and Jeremy's visit to the Saxman Native Village, as well as seeing the well-rated lumberjack show.
#Travel #Alaska #Ketchikan ✈️🗺️
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Alaska Cruise: Ketchikan Saxman Native Village & Lumberjack Show
Last summer, we wanted to see Alaska, and decided to go on a cruise for the first time to see the area. On that trip, our first port stop was in Ketchikan. We separately wrote up about John and Jen…
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June 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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When we were discussing summer plans last year, one thing our teenager really wanted to try was fishing in Alaska. In this blog post, we’ll talk about planning this cruise excursion and tell you about our experience in Ketchikan!
#Travel #Alaska #Cruise ✈️🗺️
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Alaska: Fishing near Ketchikan
When we were discussing summer plans last year, one thing our then-15-year-old really wanted to try was fishing in Alaska. Partly because of that, we planned a cruise to Alaska; this was a natural …
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May 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM