Lighthouses, a national seashore, wild horses on the beach, and massive vacation rental homes: the Outer Banks is one of the best family-friendly road trip destinations on the east coast. The Ultimate Guide to an Outer Banks Road Trip For Reader’s Digest, I wrote a guide to an Outer Banks […]
Between the COVID-19 pandemic, civil rights protests, skyrocketing unemployment, and the contentious run-up to the most critical presidential election of our time, this summer has been a doozy and a half. Not sure if socially-distanced travel ideas are high on your list of needs right now but you may want […]
Is there a Bubba Gump shrimp in Galveston, Texas? You betcha there is. A Joe’s Crab Shack too. This slender strip of land is a beachfront tourist hub after all, and it shows, in parts, but there’s more than mile upon mile of sandy gulf coast shoreline and the requisite […]
Big Sur? Yes, sir. Kentucky bourbon?? Make it a double. Gilmore Girls??? Everyone loves Lorelai. Now is the ideal time to take a road trip to see, taste and geek out over all of that and more. Let’s be real: it’s gonna be a hot minute before we once again […]
Camping is lovely, save for the rocks, bugs, humidity and random terrifying wildlife encounters during the night. But during the age of Coronavirus, domestic camping is both socially distant enough to be safe and, frankly, one of the few options left to actually travel. Instead of signing up for a […]
Best Vacations for Teens No matter what your teen digs, I got you covered with a destination recommendation to delight them (and you!) in my guide to the best vacations for teens in 2020. Here’s a baker’s dozen of choice locales, from Memphis, Tennessee to Krakow, Poland and Brooklyn NYC […]
After many years of cruising together, on both sides of the Atlantic, my teens and I know our way around a cruise ship and we know what makes a good ship great for young people. So together, we present the best cruise ships for teens in 2020. These vacations at […]
