My favorite time of year in the San Francisco Bay Area is almost here! The weeks leading up to Christmas in San Francisco are always filled with kid-friendly special events and activities, so it is no ...

More than a decade ago, my husband and I made a purposeful decision to switch the bulk of our flying to Southwest Airlines. After some family-unfriendly experiences on other airlines with our young ...

Rumors have been swirling for awhile that this was coming, but today Disney finally unveiled a new addition to its Lightning Lane portfolio: Lightning Lane Premier Pass. We already have Lightning Lane ...

When it comes to national parks, few have quite the name or cachet of Yosemite National Park. Yosemite is one of the oldest national parks in the United States and is also one of the most visited – ...

Disneyland vacations can be expensive endeavors. Budget-conscious visitors often look to save money by foregoing a few of the Disneyland optional extras, from Lightning Lane line skipping to character ...

Traveling with small kids often slows even the speediest of travelers down. Thankfully, most airlines accommodate flying families at some stages of the air travel process, most notably with ...

My family doesn’t do long lines on Disney vacations. When we began planning a trip to Japan to visit Tokyo Disney Resort, we knew we were facing our biggest Disney line challenge yet. Tokyo Disney is ...

Contributing writer Jennifer Yellin inherited the travel bug at a young age and when searching for her first job out of college, was thrilled for an opportunity to put her on an airplane every Monday ...

Summer is over, and fall is finally in the air! Or, if you live in the San Francisco Bay Area like I do, you know that fall is in the air somewhere. We don’t exactly have seasons in our part of ...

The holiday season is upon us and it’s time to start getting Santa’s list in order. Traveling with kids can require a lot of gear, so why not get the frequent traveler in your life something that will ...

When most Northern Californians think of national parks, Yosemite looms large. Perhaps Lassen, Sequoia, or Kings Canyon come to mind for the more outdoor-minded. What so many travelers don’t realize ...

More than a decade ago, my husband and I made a purposeful decision to switch the bulk of our flying to Southwest Airlines. After some family-unfriendly experiences on other airlines with our young ...