Travel comes first, and the food is always part of the journey.
Honest reviews from our family of four, Alex, Vika, Josh, and Emily. Cruises, hotels, lounges, and the food along the way, so you know exactly what to expect before you book.
Follow Along
Fresh Off the Camera
We just walked through the United Club at LAX by Gate 71A, and I think it might be worth building a layover around.
Book What We Actually Did
These are not random picks. We stood in these lines and ate the gelato. Start with the Colosseum and Roman Forum, St Peter’s and the Vatican Museums, or Omega Mart in Vegas.
The Gear That Comes With Us
- Owala FreeSip 24 oz water bottles: four bottles, four colors, zero fights over whose is whose.
- EPICKA universal travel adapter: lives in my backpack permanently, and it doubles as a multi USB charger even on US trips.
- Loop Quiet 2 ear plugs: what I pack for long haul flights.
- CHARMKING compression socks: for the 12 hour flights where your ankles complain the next day.
The Reviews Behind the Posts
If you came from a post and want the full write up, with the real prices and the parts that did not work, it is here.
- Black Pearl Sushi, Glenview: $77 for two on opening night.
- Sagrada Familia on the cheapest ticket: what 100,00 euros for four gets you.
- La Spezia cruise port: the half day we spent in town instead of Pisa.
- Foxtail on the Lake, Des Plaines: the special occasion place our kids picked.
- Civitavecchia cruise port: the night we skipped Rome.
- Three Gaudi houses in one day: the walking route that worked with kids.
- The Singapore Sling at Long Bar: S$44 a drink, and whether to bother.
- Italy, the meals worth the money: what two weeks of eating cost a family of four.
- Tanjong Hwaro, Singapore: Korean charcoal BBQ in Tanjong Pagar.
- Walking to Park Guell: an hour uphill, and the ticket to skip.
- Legend of the Seas: Royal Caribbean’s newest ship with two teens.
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