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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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Guide to Tijuana Airport Bridge Crossing from San Diego
We just spent our Spring Break in Puerto Vallarta and had the best time. This was our first time using the Tijuana airport bridge crossing (CBX), so I want to share our experience and what we learned. Even though everyone kept telling us how easy it was, we still had no idea what to expect. But I am here to confirm that it is so, so easy. Whether you’re looking to take the family to Cabo San Lucas for some sunshine and margaritas, or you’re off to see some Mayan ruins while staying in Cancun or in Tulum, the CBX crossing makes it easy and convenient to travel to Mexico.…
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Family Hotels in Miami: Top Places to Stay
The Best Family Hotels in Miami (That Parents and Kids Will Both Love) Planning a family trip to Miami and wondering where to stay? Whether your kids are into splashing in the pool, digging in the sand, or just enjoying a giant stack of pancakes for breakfast, Miami has some fantastic family-friendly hotels that make traveling with little ones a total breeze. Let’s break down some of the best options because let’s be honest–if the kids are happy and entertained, the vacation is better for everyone. 1. Loews Miami Beach Hotel Why families love it: Loews knows families. Their “Loews Loves Families” program includes everything from cribs and night lights…
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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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Exploring New Orleans: A Family-Friendly Spring Break Adventure
For spring break last year, we decided to take a Disney Cruise out of New Orleans. We’d taken a Disney Cruise before, but we had never been to New Orleans, so we figured this would be a good excuse plan a family vacation New Orleans style and get to see a whole new city. Obviously we’d have the kids with us, so this would need to be a family-friendly trip to New Orleans. Unfortunately, that crossed off a handful of options, like haunted cemetery tours or various drinking tours. I’d love to do a fun ghost tour next time we visit. But, even so, there was still a lot 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…
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San Antonio Family Vacation: A Spring Break Adventure
Our San Antonio family vacation was leg 2 of our Spring Break Texas vacation. After we left our wonderful vacation home in San Marcos, Texas (see my Austin family vacation post), we headed out to San Antonio to meet up with cousins for a couple of nights. Driving from San Marcos, Texas to San Antonio, Texas took about an hour. Our first stop in San Antonio was, of course, The Alamo. The kids enjoyed spending some time learning about the history there. We spent about an hour here before walking the short block to or two down to the Riverwalk. We opted not to do a river tour, but just…
