How Expensive is Spain? We spent 13 days in the south of Spain as a family of 4. How expensive is Spain with kids? Here is a detailed breakdown of our costs, including travel via overnight bus from Lisbon to Malaga. Transportation: $401 We had a great experience getting to Read more…
Overnight FlixBus With Kids During our family trip around the world, we have continued to recite our family mantra: “Be flexible.” Because the rules of travel during COVID-19 change so fast, we are planning one week at a time. Our search for a great travel route out of Lisbon led Read more…
Caminito del Rey Without Tickets During our family trip around the world, we spent 13 days in Malaga, Spain. This is the home of Caminito del Rey, one of the top-rated hikes in the world. Because we ended up in Malaga on short notice, we didn’t plan and book a Read more…
Malaga with Kids Our family spent 13 days in Malaga, Spain, in September of 2021 as part of our family’s trip around the world. Read about the impact that COVID-19 had on our travel and activities in Spain here. We planned to visit the southern coast of Spain, but didn’t finalize plans for Read more…
COVID-19 Travel to Spain This describes our experience traveling to Spain in September 2021. It is not prescriptive for travel arrangements. Rules concerning COVID-19 travel to Spain can rapidly change. Consult official sources for up-to-date information before booking and executing travel plans. We use and recommend the Re-open EU site. Read more…
How Expensive is Portugal? We spent 6 days in Portugal as a family of 4. How expensive is Portugal with kids? Here is the detailed breakdown of our costs, including flying to Lisbon from Paris. Read our thoughts on traveling to Portugal as a family here. Transportation: $308.45 4 flights Read more…
Portugal with Kids Our family spent 6 days in Portugal at the end of August 2021. We had no issues arriving in Lisbon via flight from Paris (read about our experience traveling from the U.S. to Paris during COVID here). Our passports and COVID vaccine cards were both checked in Read more…
Plug Adapter or Voltage Converter Now is a great time to start planning your trip to Europe. COVID-19 vaccinations are allowing for tourism to open, and prices are great (read more about our experience with COVID protocols in France here). You may know that outlets come in different sizes around Read more…
Paris Transportation: Paris Visite vs. Navigo Decouverte Paris is an amazing place to visit. There are sights, tastes, activities, smells (some of them good) all awaiting American tourists. What is the best, cheapest way to get around Paris and enjoy everything that France has to offer? Our family saved over Read more…
COVID-19 Travel to France The impact of COVID-19 travel to France continues to evolve. It is confusing to figure out testing requirements, safety of travel, and if things are open. Here is how our trip to France has been impacted by COVID-19, arriving from the USA in late August 2021 Read more…