Greek Family Here We Come: San Francisco to Frankfurt, Germany! Our Greek journey was launched at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) via Lufthansa’s Condor Air to Frankfurt, Germany. The non-stop 11-hour overnight flight was easy and comfortable. Henry (8 years old) and Andrew (6 years old)’s excitement for hours of screen time, snacks galore, and […]

Paris, France with kids, on y va! With Emily studying abroad in Paris during college, and myself (Tony) studying abroad not so far from Paris, in Geneva, Switzerland (French speaking part of Switzerland), Paris was a fun destination for Henry and Andrew’s first trip abroad since our family’s pre-pandemic 2019-2020 New Year’s trip to Japan. […]

We recently spent 3 days in Barcelona with Henry (3.5 years old) and Andrew (1.5 years old). It was our first stop on our 10-day journey in Europe, so we were definitely jet-lagged, but we just said: “we are in Barcelona time!” (Everyone is up until wee hours of the morning!) We just embraced the […]

It’s that time of the year – pumpkin patches time! Fall is by far our favorite time of the year for us. It actually warms up here in San Francisco, yet there’s the smell of Pumpkin Spiced Latte everywhere. It’s the beginning of the festive time of the year, and Tony will mention football season. […]

5 countries in 14 days with 2 kids under the age of 3 – why did we do it? We didn’t mean to! It all happened kind of accidentally – some out of spontaneity, and some because of circumstances beyond our control. I have to admit; I’m that person that loves to keep track of […]

From San Francisco to South Africa, we have all the amazing cable car rides from all over the world in one place!  When I thought of “cable cars”, growing up in Hiroshima and living my adult life in San Francisco, I automatically think of the trolleys on the streets with cables connected to them on […]

Planning a trip to the Alimentarium in Vevey, Switzerland? Read this guide before you go so you know what to expect! Though it is a food museum, you don’t have to be a foodie to appreciate this place. You’ll learn how food is made, how it affects our bodies and the environment, the history of […]

Do you want to drive the Golden Circle in Iceland on your own? Here is a map and a guide so you can do it! It’s so easy to drive the Golden Circle on your own -it’s a perfect day trip from Reykjavik. We did it with a toddler and a newborn! When we tried […]

When we searched for things to do in Budapest with kids in the winter, we kept running into roadblocks. We kept hearing the answer –  “it’s too cold to visit Budapest with kids in the winter”. We found it’s not true! We found plenty of things to do in Budapest with our kids this winter […]

Read this review before you go to the Miniversum in Budapest with kids so you can be prepared! What to expect, what to bring, and what it is like to go to the Miniversum in Budapest! We had a great time with Henry (almost 3) and Andrew (almost 1) at the Miniversum in Budapest when […]