Guides, tips, and destinations for family travel
Hanging Bridges are a super fun activity while in Costa Rica. While there are a few places to choose from, here is a Mistico Hanging Bridges review so you can decide if this sounds right for your family as well! Hanging Bridges are a great family-friendly activity. The bridges are long, steel cable walkways over…
La Fortuna Waterfall, also known as Catarata Río Fortuna, is one of the most popular and famous waterfalls in Costa Rica. It is THE waterfall in La Fortuna to visit. It is frequented by tourists and photographed often. La Fortuna Waterfall is great with kids! But it might not be for everyone. We visited La…
There are so many fun, family activities in La Fortuna, Costa Rica. Between rivers, lakes, waterfalls and jungle adventures, why not mix water and jungle? We took a safari float in La Fortuna on the Peñas Blancas river and it was one of my kids favorite things to do in La Fortuna. It’s the perfect…
While planning our family vacation in Costa Rica, we knew we wanted to go to La Fortuna. La Fortuna is home to Arenal Volcano, along with its National Park. It’s also well known for the great hot springs in the area. We found Los Lagos in Costa Rica and knew immediately this is where we…
Costa Rica is filled with over 60 volcanoes. There are so many cool ones you can see up close. Poas Volcano National Park is a great place to experience the top of a volcano up close. Here’s everything you need to know about visiting Poas Volcano National Park. First, know that the park is technically…
Branson Missouri is bursting with things to do for the whole family! We spent 5 days there and easily could have stayed longer with so much to do. We decided 5 days was enough though, because every activity comes with a cost. So as always, we set out to find fun and free things to…
We have made the drive from Denver to Moab many times. After making the same route over and over, we decided to switch it up and take a completely different route. If you are looking for a great Denver to Moab road trip, you have a few options of great routes to enhance the drive…
Mesa Verde was home to the Ancestral Pueblo people of long ago and is best known for it’s cliff dwellings. We recently got to visit and the kids loved what a unique place this was. From getting to run down paths, look across canyons, and get up close with ancient dwellings, they loved and learned…
Pagosa Springs is a fun, beautiful town in the southern part of Colorado. If you’re looking to spend a day, weekend, or week there, you’ll find plenty of thing to do in Pagosa Springs with kids. We visited Pagosa Springs in March and had an awesome time. We can’t imagine what it would be like…
We recently took a hike to Zapata Falls near Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado. While most hiking and waterfalls are great to see in summer, seeing Zapata Falls in winter is quite a treat! We love going anywhere a waterfall is involved, so we knew we had to go to Zapata Falls. This…