I’ve always thought it was funny when people say, “We’re barely going to be in the room anyway.”

Sometimes that’s true.

There’s a certain point in trip planning where excitement can quietly turn into over-planning.

You start with one beautiful idea. Then you realize another city is only a few hours away. Then another island looks amazing. Then someone says, “Well, if we’re already there…”

Traveling with teenagers is one of my favorite kinds of family travel, and also one of the fastest ways to discover that everyone can have a completely different definition of a good vacation.

There are moments that are exactly what you hoped for.