Yesterday was so terrible we didn't even take any pictures.  We had a 4 am wake up.  The kids were a complete disaster on the first flight.  At one point I turned to Jack and said, "The next time we...

Not all beaches in Thailand are created equal.  Thanks to the country’s seriously strong marketing skills, I was under the impression that the southern part of Siam is covered in pristine white sugar beaches.  That’s… not entirely accurate.  Those ’10...

We're an ocean family.  Mom wanted to dip her toes in the Pacific so we decided to take a day trip to Santa Cruz. We didn't know much about the place.  We headed off in that direction on a recommendation...