Category Archives: Family Travel

Figuring Out Dad: The Reluctant Traveler

June 16, 2011 – 6:53 pm

My mother is currently celebrating her 59th birthday in Swiss Alps — a trip she’s been anticipating for nearly a year when her brother first put a bee in her bonnet. She’s been in Europe for just shy of four days now, leisurely making her way through Switzerland with a few stops scheduled in Italy [...]

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Costa Rica Travel Video: My 12 year old and I take on the Morpho Falls

May 12, 2011 – 1:42 pm

Earlier this year, I had the rare opportunity to travel with my 12-year-old daughter, Gabs, to Costa Rica. Exclusively a mother-daughter trip, all other siblings, husbands, grandparents, friends and what-have-yous were strictly instructed they were NOT invited; this was a trip just for Gabs and I. We didn’t waste a moment of our 8-days away, [...]

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Family Travel Tip: Solo Parent Traveling with Child

October 14, 2010 – 1:07 pm

In the recent years, it has become more and more common for border officials to exercise caution when they encounter a child traveling with just one birth parent. So if you are traveling as a solo parent with your child and another legal guardian/parent for your child is staying in the US, it is a [...]

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Holiday Travel Tips for Your Adventure Tour

July 21, 2010 – 11:01 am

These holiday travel tips are about planning for the best. It’s about being smart and traveling well — work out all the kinks in advance, keep a cool head, and you’ll set yourself up for smooth-sailing. 1. Plan in Advance Spaces fill up quickly for holiday departures, especially on the most coveted travel dates — [...]

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Mom, How About Patagonia? A Plea to My Mom on Her Special Day

May 6, 2010 – 1:15 pm

Dear Mom, I’ll get right to the point. Today I’m using all tools at my disposal, including the Adventure Life blog, to appeal to you to finally take that mother-daughter trip with me to Patagonia. With Mother’s Day approaching this weekend, I thought the timing was right — thematically anyway. Also, you are probably wondering [...]

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Adventure Life is Baby Friendly

April 14, 2010 – 2:30 pm

As part of Adventure Life’s policy, we welcome newborns in the office for the first 6 months to help make the transition back to work easier on Mom, Dad and baby … and budget! And believe-you-me, we’ve put it to good use. Our Adventure Life family continues to grow — sometimes, exponentially. For a while [...]

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Family Trip: Leatherback Turtles at Pacuare Reserve

September 18, 2009 – 3:14 pm

The Pacuare is located between Costa Rica’s coastal lowlands and the country’s highest mountain range. Besides being home to thousands of species of birds, insets, reptiles and mammals, Pacuare is home to Costa Rica’s most important nesting ground for leatherback turtles. On our Turtles and Rainforest trip, our travelers have the unique opportunity to visit [...]

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