Ciao Bambino

The decision to travel as a family during the holiday season — especially if it’s someplace new — is a tough one. From weather worries to seemingly constant reminders about record-breaking travel, it’s oh so easy to come up with a multitude of excuses simply to stay put. But you’d be missing out, especially if…

Feel free to debate, but aside from religious figures, surely the English playwright William Shakespeare is the most famous person ever to have walked this earth. His works feature on the curriculums of schools across the globe and his plays are acted out everywhere from tiny village halls to Hollywood. And what better way to introduce…

Kauai is that rare destination that doesn’t just live up to the hype — it transcends it. There’s simply no way to capture its ancient, powerful landscape in words, or to convey the otherworldly mystique that pervades this pastoral island (the oldest in the Hawaiian archipelago). Hawaiians talk of mana, which loosely translates to spiritual energy. On Kauai, the magic of mana takes hold straightaway, tightening its…

There’s never a bad time to visit London, but the holidays are especially magical. The city comes alive with millions of twinkling lights and elaborate displays appear in the shop windows; pedestrians sip steaming beverages as they wander past towering trees and through the stalls of Christmas markets. It’s like stepping into Dickens’ A Christmas…

New England this time of year is a wonderful place for a long weekend break with the family — the smell of freshly cut Christmas trees; quaint historic towns hosting Christmas parades; ice skating on local ponds followed by hot chocolate; brisk walks along the rocky seashore with a view to lighthouses in the distance;…

Trying to learn from the countless sources of parenting advice is a lose-lose situation. One day you might take a look at a study that suggests children lack problem-solving skills due to helicopter-style parenting. The next day you could read about the police being called on a kid who was simply riding a bike around…

The Azores off the coast of Portugal are one of Europe’s best-kept secrets — mass tourism has not hit this archipelago yet in the same way it has the Portuguese mainland. Known as “Europe’s Hawaii,” these nine islands are shaped by volcanic activity: beautiful black sand beaches, incredible caverns, craters and fertile soils. Add to that countless…

Although Europeans have flocked to Sardinia as a summer playground for decades, it’s not on the radar for many Americans traveling with kids. We recently had the chance not only to experience Sardinia itself, but also to stay at Forte Village Resort on the island’s southern tip — one of the premier family-friendly beach resorts in the world…