596 articles tagged with family travel
When my marine biology colleague invited me to guest lecture at KU Leuven (Belgium's oldest university founded in 1425!), I was thrilled to explore this charming Flemish city. What I discovered was a perfect blend of historic architecture, vibrant student...
When most people think of Copenhagen with kids, Tivoli Gardens instantly springs to mind. But as someone who's spent countless hours exploring waterways and food cultures around the world, I'm here to tell you that the Danish capital serves up...
When most people hear 'Woodbridge, New Jersey,' their minds immediately jump to the sprawling Woodbridge Center Mall. But having spent childhood summers with my mother's cousin in this unassuming township, I've discovered there's so much more beneath the suburban veneer....
As someone who studies how environments impact human health, I find smaller cities like Oshkosh, Wisconsin fascinating microcosms of American cultural resilience. During my recent research trip studying seasonal illness patterns across the Midwest, I carved out a weekend to...
There's something architecturally fascinating about the transition from urban grid to natural landscape—a spatial relationship I've come to appreciate both professionally and personally. Last summer, I traded my usual international haunts for a week exploring my home country's heartland: Kansas...
G'day, fellow wanderers! There's something profoundly nostalgic about returning to your homeland as a semi-tourist, especially when it's a place as magnificent as Sydney. After two decades living abroad in Germany, I've developed a fresh appreciation for this harbor gem...
Y'all, I never thought I'd be writing about my hometown after moving halfway across the world to India, but there's something about distance that makes you appreciate the places that shaped you. While Bangalore has become my spiritual home, my...
As someone who's spent my career helping families connect with America's natural wonders, I've explored countless destinations across the country. But sometimes the most magical family adventures happen in places you'd least expect. Nestled just south of the Twin Cities,...
When most people think of New Jersey, the first images that come to mind are probably the Shore or the urban sprawl outside NYC. But tucked away in the northwestern corner of the Garden State lies a surprising secret: a...
I've traversed plains across five continents on my trusty Triumph Tiger, but sometimes life calls for trading leather boots for flip-flops and swapping my helmet for oversized sunglasses. When my sister asked me to plan the perfect luxury family getaway...
The first time I laid eyes on the Front Range from Lakewood, I was reminded of my father's woodworking—how he'd often say that the grain of the wood tells you where to carve next. The Rocky Mountains rising beyond this...
The first time I stepped onto the sand in St. Augustine, I closed my eyes and just *listened*. Beyond the visual postcard of America's oldest city lies a coastal symphony that few travelers truly experience – the gentle percussion of...
While my research typically takes me to remote mountainous regions where geology and cultural preservation intersect, I recently found myself in Chicago for a medical conference on genetic disorders—a field that has consumed much of my professional life since my...
When my epidemiological conference in Detroit was unexpectedly extended by a weekend, I found myself with 48 hours to kill in nearby Warren, Michigan. As someone accustomed to analyzing patterns, I quickly recognized that this Detroit suburb—Michigan's third-largest city—harbors a...
There's something profoundly transformative about discovering places that exist just beyond the well-trodden tourist path. Guaynabo—a mere whisper in most Puerto Rican travel conversations—revealed itself to me as precisely this kind of sanctuary. Just minutes from San Juan's pulsating energy,...