Destinations

Monte Carlo Casino during COVID-19 During our day trip to Monaco, part of our family journey around the world, Jon took an hour to visit the inside of the Monte Carlo Casino.  Here is Jon’s trip report for visiting the Monte Carlo Casino during COVID-19: First of all, Goldeneye is Read more…

COVID-19 Travel to Monaco Can you travel to Monaco during COVID-19?  We did!  After spending a day in Monaco in September 2021, this is our top information to pass along: We traveled by train from Cagnes-Sur-Mer (between Nice and Antibes) to Monaco.  We brought our passports and our vaccination cards Read more…

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…