Visiting Watkin’s Glen State Park with kids
Watkin’s Glen is the most famous State Park in New York’s Finger Lakes region. While planning our road trip from Toronto down to…
Pack a travel activity bag: pre-school edition
Entertaining a pre-schooler on a trip can be challenging. They are curious experimenters, always on the move, and (if your pre-schoolers are anything…
10 ways to make destination weddings easier for your guests
If you’re considering throwing a destination wedding, you want to make attending your wedding as easy as possible for your guests. When you…
Destination wedding planning: your 3 key team members
Once you’ve settled on a destination wedding, you’ll probably be feeling two things: excitement, and panic. We got married in Tuscany, Italy. Along…
Q and A: planning an Italy destination wedding
10 years ago, we flew from Canada to Italy and got married in what was once a tiny medieval village in the Italian…
Reasons not to have a destination wedding? Consider these.
This article is part of a series on destination weddings we’re putting together as we approach our 10th wedding anniversary. We had a…
10 reasons to have a destination wedding
I don’t love hosting and I’m an introvert. Planning a wedding and throwing a big party seemed daunting and has never appealed to…
Why we always take our kids (traveling)
I didn’t plan on writing a post about why we (almost) always travel with the kids, but the topic has come up recently,…
Hotel spotlight: Occidental Xcaret all-inclusive resort
Occidental at Xcaret Destination (“Occidental Xcaret,” as there are a few Occidentals out there!) is a family-friendly, budget-conscious, all-inclusive resort along the Maya…
Complete guide to Xel-Ha with kids
Xel-Ha (pronounced “shell-ha”) is a nature waterpark located along the Mexican Maya Rivera, just outside Tulum. Xel-Ha is one of 7 Xcaret theme…