Family Travel

May 29, 2019 • 3 min read

When June rolls around, Capetonians tend to wrap up and hibernate, sheltering from the winter rains. To entice them out of their homes, restaurants and…

May 24, 2019 • 3 min read

New Zealand’s Northland means family fun in the sun, pohutukawa in bloom and dolphins frolicking in pretty bays. It is beaches without a scrap of…

May 23, 2019 • 9 min read

It’s now nearly June, and that means summer is here — the perfect excuse for a road trip or quick getaway to explore quirky small towns.

May 15, 2019 • 4 min read

Ottawa is a children’s playground with many outdoor activities and, in the case of summer showers, some of the best museums in the country. Here are the…

May 14, 2019 • 3 min read

With such an incredible variety of landscapes, California is the perfect place to reconnect with nature. But what if you just don't like to tough out…

May 8, 2019 • 4 min read

With a diverse and multicultural population, Toronto has awesome places to eat and drink. But if there’s one thing everyone agrees on, it’s ice cream…

May 8, 2019 • 6 min read

On the hunt for family-friendly antics that’ll keep the whole clan on their toes? Don’t fear. Or maybe do. There’s something satisfying about spooky…

Apr 25, 2019 • 6 min read

Small is beautiful. Nowhere is that truer than in Istria, the compact, heart-shaped peninsula at the northern end of Croatia's coast, surrounded by the…

Apr 11, 2019 • 6 min read

In a world dedicated to screen time and school-based learning, there’s nothing like an outdoor adventure to reinvigorate your family holiday. From epic…

Apr 10, 2019 • 7 min read

For many travellers, camping isn’t just a bit of fun, it’s a way of life: a chance to ditch the rat race and reconnect with the natural world. But whether…

Apr 3, 2019 • 5 min read

You always say you simply must go away together. But arranging a group trip can be akin to herding cats, and your cohorts’ enthusiasm evaporates when it…

Apr 1, 2019 • 9 min read

Flying with your infant is like the contact sport of parenting: you feel like you have to plan, train, know the rules and then proceed through the airport…

Mar 22, 2019 • 4 min read

There’s no better time to plan an escape to Yorkshire than summer. The days are long, the green hills and dales shimmer in the sun like emeralds and there…

Mar 20, 2019 • 6 min read

Australia is such a huge country that it seems logical to cross it by plane. But there is another option, one that becomes a memorable holiday in itself:…

Mar 18, 2019 • 5 min read

Tremblant, a bilingual pedestrian village in Quebec’s Laurentian mountains, is known as one of the best ski resorts in Eastern North America and welcomes…

Mar 14, 2019 • 4 min read

Year-round sunshine, scenic beaches and an array of outdoor activities make San Juan an ideal locale for a family vacation.

Mar 13, 2019 • 4 min read

St David’s Day, the annual celebration of Wales’ patron saint, falls on 1 March and tends to denote the start of spring. As if like clockwork, carpets of…

Feb 28, 2019 • 7 min read

After a tumultuous two decades of political instability and civil war, calm has returned to Sri Lanka, and visitors are flooding back. This Indian Ocean…

Feb 25, 2019 • 6 min read

Move over Orlando. Not content with boasting the world’s tallest building, an indoor ski slope and a palm-shaped island, Dubai is now also striving to…

Feb 22, 2019 • 7 min read

It can be easy to play it safe when it comes to taking a city break with the kids: will it be London? Rome? Surely not Orlando again? But, while…

Feb 18, 2019 • 4 min read

Lonely Planet Local Alana Morgan first moved to the northern Thai town of Chiang Mai thinking she would stay six to eight months. Seven years later and…

Feb 11, 2019 • 5 min read

A surprisingly world-class art scene awaits in the Midwest, and it’s not where you think. Chicago may have its Art Institute, but the place to be is 450…