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Ducks in a row

What Do Kids Actually Do on a Long Cruise? Kids Clubs, Cruise Ducks and Sea Days

What do kids actually do on a cruise with lots of sea days? My two couldn’t be more different: one disappears to kids club with...
Fiji Airways

Overnight Flight with Kids: What Worked for Us from San Francisco to Fiji

An overnight flight, a 5am arrival and hours until hotel check-in could have made for a very long first day in Fiji. Here's what we...
Family on a plane

How Frequent Flyer Points Made Family Travel More Affordable

After a difficult 2023, I booked a transpacific cruise for myself and my two children to give us something exciting to look forward to. Then...
Meiji Jingu Torri Gate

Visiting Meiji Jingu with a Local Guide: Seeing Japan Through Local Eyes

Exploring Meiji Jingu with our guide Yoshii gave us an insight we would have missed on our own, from Shinto customs and the famous sake...
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