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Best Family Vacation Spots for Spring Break This Year
After the cold winter months, I love having a fun Spring Break trip to look forward to. And Spring Break might look a lot different now than it did in my college days, but there are still so many great family destinations that provide fun in the sun (or even snow!). No matter what it is you’re looking for, these are the best family vacation spots for Spring Break. Personally, I love looking at Spring Break as a kickoff to the warmer months ahead, so I love a Spring Break destination that is sunny and warm. But one of our closest friends loves going skiing for a week every year…
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New Orleans with Kids: Best Things to Do + Family Travel Tips
If you’re thinking about heading to New Orleans with kids, this guide is for you. We recently took the kids to New Orleans and found that while the city is known for its nightlife and music scene, it’s also surprisingly family-friendly with plenty of things to do for all ages. In this guide to visiting New Orleans with kids, I’m sharing the best things to do, where to stay, and helpful tips to make your family trip fun and stress-free. We went to New Orleans with kids because we were taking a Disney Cruise out of New Orleans over spring break. I’d always wanted to go to New Orleans. However…
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Hotel Villa del Palmar: A Puerto Vallarta Family Resort
When people think of spring break in Mexico, a family vacation might not be the first thing that comes to mind. That’s why I spent a lot of time looking at various Puerto Vallarta family resorts that would provide fun for the whole family. I was specifically looking at all-inclusive resorts, but with a family of five, that severely limited us. I was stoked when I came across the Hotel Villa del Palmar Puerto Vallarta. Because we live in San Diego, we decided to fly out of Tijuana for the first time. We took the CBX across the border, and it was so easy. From TJ, we flew direct to…
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Bahamas Family Vacation: The Atlantis
My husband and I spent a couple of nights at The Atlantis during our honeymoon, and we knew it was a place we’d want to visit someday with our kids. We figured when the youngest was 5, it would be a good time to go. That way the kids can be old enough to do most of the slides and really enjoy the entire Bahamas family vacation. That was our plan. But some things don’t always go perfectly, no matter how meticulously planned out they are. A mere 11 hours before our flight to the Bahamas, our 5-year old fell in the backyard and broke his arm. He and my…
