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Travel through the lens of a family of five: Adam, Lindsay, and three daughters. What changes when you're moving across countries with kids, what gets easier, and what never does.

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Where To Stay

Where to Stay in Seoul: Neighborhoods First, Then Hotels

Where to stay in Seoul is a neighborhood question before it is a hotel question. Here is how Myeongdong, Yongsan, Jongno, Hongdae, and Gangnam compare, with specific hotels and current rates, from a family that spent thirteen days there.

Jul 13, 2026 9 min read

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Back to London: Remembering Our First Arrival After the Queen Mary 2

Four years after we walked off the Queen Mary 2 with a luggage pile and no answering Airbnb host, we are planning a return to London this August. Scotland and Ireland are circling the map too.

Jul 12, 2026 5 min read

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5 days in Tokyo with kids: the family itinerary we actually use

Five days is our number for Tokyo with kids: enough for Asakusa, teamLab, Odaiba, Disney, and everything in between without forcing it. Here is the exact itinerary we run when we come back, with the maps, Klook links, and eSIM setup we actually use.

Jul 10, 2026 13 min read

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Tennoji and Shinsekai: The Part of Osaka We Kept Coming Back To

We spent three months based in Osaka and kept ending up in the same southern pocket of the city, from Tennoji Zoo through the retro streets of Shinsekai under the Tsutenkaku tower. Here is the zoo, the tower, the food, and how to string it into an easy half-day with kids.

Jul 7, 2026 8 min read

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Why Lucca Is Our Favorite Italian City (and Why We Want to Go Back for Months)

We've been to a lot of Italian cities. Lucca is the one we keep saying we'll go back to for months. Here's what we did in 11 days. And what makes it different from everywhere else.

Jun 14, 2026 9 min read

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I Have Bought Glasses From Zenni for 13 Years. Now It Is Lily's Turn.

Thirteen years of ordering prescription glasses off a website, across a sold house and full-time travel. Now our oldest gets her first pair from Zenni.

May 21, 2026 6 min read

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Tokyo Mount Fuji Full-Day Private Tour Review: Worth It for Families & Our Klook Code

Our review of the Tokyo Mount Fuji Full-Day Private Tour on Klook. When the $417 private vehicle beats group bus tours for families, plus how to save with code ADAMANDLINDSKLOOK.

May 18, 2026 11 min read

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Asakusa Sumo Club Show with Chankonabe: Our Family Review and Klook Discount Code

We took the kids and grandparents to the Asakusa Sumo Club show with chankonabe hot pot. Here's what's included, what it costs, and how to save with our Klook code ADAMANDLINDSKLOOK.

May 18, 2026 9 min read

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Our Six-Year-Old Has Now Spent More of Her Life Abroad Than in America

After 43 months of full-time travel, our youngest daughter Harper has officially spent more of her life abroad than in America. The math, and what it means.

May 6, 2026 8 min read

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Chimelong Guangzhou and Zhuhai: Our Family Trip Planning Guide

Chimelong runs the most ambitious resort cluster in southern China -- Safari Park and Paradise in Guangzhou, plus the massive indoor Spaceship Park in Zhuhai. Here's how we're planning our summer family trip.

May 2, 2026 11 min read

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Is Trafalgar Good for Family Travel? Age Limits, Group Sizes, and What to Expect

The most-searched Trafalgar family travel questions answered clearly: minimum ages, group sizes, what's included, and whether the motorcoach format works with kids.

May 2, 2026 5 min read

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Universal Studios Japan: Tickets, Express Pass and Our Family's Real Itinerary

We've visited USJ four times from our Osaka base. Here's how to buy tickets on Klook, whether you need Express Pass, and what Super Nintendo World is actually like with kids.

May 1, 2026 5 min read