Gone with the Family

Visiting San Diego During the Holiday Season

Travel over the Christmas holidays has been a tradition for our family since my husband and I first decided many years ago that giving an experience gift such as Christmas travel was far better than buying excessive stuff for each other. One of our favourite holiday trips was to San Diego, California, an action-packed, family-friendly destination that is fun any time of the year but particularly so during the Christmas holiday season. Whether you are visiting during the pre-Christmas period between U.S. Thanksgiving and Christmas or between Christmas and New Year's, your family is sure to enjoy all of the festive events and activities taking place in San Diego. 

 

11 Festive Ways to Celebrate the Holidays in New York City

We have visited New York City during the holiday season several times and it's one of my favourite times of the year in the city. Sure it can be unbelievably crowded, but there's a festive spirit and seasonal magic in the air that makes the city seem all the more beautiful.

A Day Trip from Munich to Neuschwanstein Castle

One of the best day trips from Munich, Germany is to the spectacular Neuschwanstein Castle which is quite possibly the most beautiful castle in Europe. Seeing Neuschwanstein in person has been on my travel bucket list since the very first time that I saw a photo of the castle so when we decided to travel to Munich, Salzburg and Vienna for our spring break this year I immediately started research to figure out how to fit a visit to Neuschwanstein Castle from Munich into a tight itinerary.

10 Cool Things to Do in Hong Kong with Teens

I'm delighted to welcome award-winning travel blogger Robert Schrader from Leave Your Daily Hell to share his recommendations on the the coolest things to do in Hong Kong with teenagers.

Why Live on a Sailboat with Your Family?

I'm delighted to welcome guest poster Janis Couvreux to share her experience on living on a sailboat with a family. Janis and her husband spent 10 years at sea with their young sons and she has recently published a book about their adventures.

10 Fun Things to do in Victoria, British Columbia

One of our best experiences this past summer was a six night mother-daughter getaway to British Columbia. As part of this trip, my 15 year-old and I spent two nights in Victoria, the beautiful provincial capital located on the southern tip of Vancouver, Island. Although our visit wasn't nearly as long as we would have liked, we discovered that there are many fun things to do in Victoria.

8 Great Christmas Holiday Getaways for Families

For many years, we have given ourselves the gift of travel for Christmas so I'm always on the lookout for great Christmas holiday getaways for families to add to my wish list. I asked a few family travel writers for their recommendations for hotels and resorts that are great for family holiday getaways and came up with this list of 8 that are particularly special during the holiday travel season.