May 22, 2015 • 6 min read
When the sweat's dripping down the back of your neck and the sirens and concrete canyons get all too much, New York's parks offer up open skies and flat,…
May 11, 2015 • 5 min read
Greece is one of the best countries in the world for travel with children. Rather than just catering to kids with entertainment parks and special menus,…
May 7, 2015 • 3 min read
One of the great things about Barcelona is the local habit of including children in many seemingly adult activities. Going out to eat or sipping a beer at…
Apr 29, 2015 • 3 min read
Bostonians like their freedom. The city's rebellious reputation dates back to the days of its founding by a group of religious freethinkers fleeing the…
Apr 27, 2015 • 4 min read
There’s a never-ending procession of adrenalin sports aimed at travellers, but one seemingly old-fashioned activity is attracting more and more converts…
Apr 23, 2015 • 5 min read
Lonely Planet writer Andy Murdock takes his kids to the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi for some outdoor adventures. After playing botanist in Limahuli Garden,…
Apr 13, 2015 • 6 min read
Africa's iconic animals may be the things of childhood dreams, but taking your youngsters to the continent can be an unnerving prospect.
Mar 30, 2015 • 5 min read
Though it’s built on seven hills like Rome, Seattle is a city that’s famous for its modernity. What it lacks in Romantic ruins, it makes up for in cutting…
Mar 19, 2015 • 5 min read
If you’re looking for a top spot for a family beach vacation, why not park yourself on a patch of sand at Myrtle Beach? Located in the northeast corner of…
Mar 17, 2015 • 6 min read
Paris is foodie heaven, a showcase par excellence of French cuisine. But it's not all about dining in Michelin-starred haute cuisine temples and edgy…
Mar 12, 2015 • 5 min read
The Valle de Viñales is a stunning national park blessed by fertile rust-red soil, layered in chartreuse green expanses of tobacco plantations and studded…
Mar 6, 2015 • 6 min read
The Sound of Music turns 50 in 2015 and Salzburg is singing about it at the top of its voice. But who were the Trapps really? To find out you need to…
Mar 5, 2015 • 6 min read
As the political and industrial heart of the Confederacy, Virginia soils were among the primary staging grounds for unimaginable bloodshed of the US Civil…
Feb 24, 2015 • 4 min read
Mazatlán, on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, has pretty much everything you could want from a vacation: year-round warm climate, miles of sandy beaches, a…
Feb 9, 2015 • 5 min read
It’s 65km from Cape Town’s Victoria and Alfred Waterfront (the city’s most visited attraction) to the wind-whipped tip of the peninsula in the Cape Of…
Jan 22, 2015 • 6 min read
Behind the palm-fringed beaches and the dazzling draw of Disney, a food revolution is quietly taking root in Florida’s backyards.
Jan 15, 2015 • 4 min read
In general, Brooklyn is calmer and greener than most parts of Manhattan, but with no shortage of culture, creative energy or excellent food. The borough…
Jan 14, 2015 • 6 min read
Feral cats working the night shift; optical illusions built into the architecture; ‘Hidden Mickeys’ camouflaged in the bushes: for diehard Disneyland…
Jan 9, 2015 • 7 min read
Whether it's an empty wallet, a heavy workload, or a young family tied to the school term that's preventing you from travelling, the situation doesn't…
Jan 7, 2015 • 6 min read
Having children doesn't mean the next few years of travel are all about two-week package holidays, self-catering accommodation, and strategic locations…
Dec 19, 2014 • 7 min read
Fringed by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and Caribbean Sea in the south, the US Virgin Islands is the Caribbean island fantasy that many holidaymakers…
Dec 5, 2014 • 5 min read
Amsterdam's canal-ribboned cityscape, quirky Dutch design, innovative architecture, and inherent practicality and sense of humour give rise to some…