No Kids, Will Travel

Local Connections in Luxury

If you want to visit an exotic locale and expand your horizons, I say that’s great. But you still might be nervous about pushing your comfort zone and might prefer the security of a tour. Well, we’ve found two companies now offering the luxury tour experience without the luxury “bubble”. We’ll profile the first this […]

Make an Effort: Traveling for Valentine’s Day

“No, I didn’t forget…” How many of us have said that on February 13 and had to lie through our teeth?  I will admit, this has never happened to me. Even when I wasn’t in a relationship, I’d have flowers delivered to each single girl in my small newsroom with a note saying “no girl […]

Winterized Water Parks

Baby it’s cold outside, but not in these spots.  The east coast and much of the U.S. have been in a deep freeze for the last week, and there’s no doubt many of us are thinking , “why don’t I live somewhere warmer?” I’m ready to tape wings to my back and fly south. Alas, […]

Catching a Travel Bug

We love travel. We love experiencing new people, new places — opening our minds to how excitingly varied the world can be. Unfortunately, this time of year in particular, travel often means exposing yourself to some not-so-pleasant things. Namely other passengers’ germs. Here in the United States, we’re in the midst of a particularly intense […]

Lesson Learned

I have often mentioned the importance of journaling your travels and how it can take you back to details and moments you’ve forgotten.  What I have not mentioned is that sometimes those details are ones you’d rather forget.  The second travel journal I ever kept, the first being lost to time, is from the summer […]

Travel Tips: Grab Your “Go Bag”

Have you ever arrived at your travel destination and realized you forgot something small but important? We’re pretty sure we aren’t the only travelers to end a long day of cars, buses, airports and taxis with the realization your toothbrush didn’t make the trip. Amanda and I have found a great solution, we call it […]

Dreaming of New Years to Come

Update: Zeke had a great idea on New Year’s Eve — to celebrate on Italian time. That meant we could count down to ‘midnight’ at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard, which is a lot more reasonable given Zeke’s 2:00 a.m. wake up time. This could become a tradition! Happy New Year from No Kids, Will Travel! […]

A Trip to See Santa

We all know Ol’ Kris Kringle lives in a gingerbread house sitting next to a candy cane pole sticking out of the snow with a sign reading “North Pole” written in frosting. This is proven by the number of photographs and drawings that depict the same building; I don’t think it’s a coincidence.  I am, […]

Hobbit Tours

As Boromir and countless meme variations (including this gem from Google Maps) will tell you, “one does not simply walk in to Mordor.” So how about a quick trip to the Shire instead? The people of New Zealand have seen a boost in tourism in the last several years due to the film adaptations of […]

Where to Next?

Travelers and travel bloggers have a few things in common; wanderlust for one, and second, friends and relatives who think of us as their go-to sources for travel information and planning. I, for one, love planning trips; I plan trips all the time just for fun. As travelers, we also know that a trip and […]