Off the Beaten Path Custom Travel Planner Julianne Mohr recently returned from a scouting trip to Samoa. Here’s her report… I wasn’t sure what to expect when I stepped off the plane into the warm air of Samoa, but it didn’t take long to fall in love with this idyllic, friendly place. If you’re looking […]

When your family is ready for an entry-level adventure vacation, tiny Costa Rica is the perfect place to start. Costa Rica family vacations have it all, beaches, jungles, volcanoes, and abundant wildlife, all in one beautiful and relatively safe and compact package. Costa Rica has bestowed some of my kids’ favorite travel moments and memories […]

For the five years when our two kids were between the ages of 8 and 17, our family had one sacred summer ritual: climbing Half Dome in California’s Yosemite National Park. The George Family Summer Half Dome Hike became one of those cherished family rites that will bind us throughout our lives. But the beginning […]