Family road trip through Morocco

In November 2021 we packed up two carry-ons and three kids (ages 1, 4, and 6) and flew to Morocco for a seven day road trip! Morocco had been on our travel bucket list for a while… beautiful architecture, gorgeous tiles, the Sahara dessert, RUGS! When we saw flights for under $400 round trip, we […]

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Family Friendly Moab in One Day (Arches and Canyonlands)

Josh had to be in Salt Lake City for work last week, so we all tagged along and made it a family road trip! On our way back, we spent a night in Moab and explored Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. We stayed at the River Canyon Lodge. It was very bare-bones, but it worked […]

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The Craddock Adventure Map

For Christmas, we received a Geojango pushpin map to document our world travels (thanks mom and dad!). It’s customized to highlight where we’ve gone individually or as a family. Today we got it all set up… We had so much fun revisiting all the places we’ve been over the last few years! So far, Josh […]

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6 Best Winter Activities in Québec City

As the Winter snows fall in Denver, I’ve been reminiscing on our mid-March trip to Québec City this year. While most people head south for Spring Break, we decided to go north into Canada to explore the region’s French Canadian history and snow sports. Here are some of our top recommendations for Winter/Spring visitors: Tobogganing […]

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Positano & the Amalfi Coast

Earlier this summer, Josh and I went to Italy on a work trip. We decided to spend a few extra days exploring the Amalfi Coast and I’m so glad that we did! It ended up being one of the highlights of our year. Here are a few tips if you ever visit… We drove from […]

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Our 10 Day Car Camping Adventure with Toddlers!

We did it! We just wrapped up our 10 day camping adventure in Colorado, Arizona, and Utah. It was a whirlwind of quick stops, tent set ups, camp meals, and long drives. We had a blast exploring the Rocky Mountains and the southwest desert. Our first stop was the Great Sand Dunes. After camping at […]

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Rajasthan Part 2: Jodhpur

(Rajasthan Part 1: Jaipur.) After we spent a full day exploring, we ate dinner, grabbed some ice cream, and putzed around Jaipur until our overnight bus left for Jodhpur. Traveling by sleeper bus through India was a bizarre travel adventure. We began our trip at 11pm on the side of a busy highway. When the […]

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Rajasthan Part 1: Jaipur

In January, we took two carry-ons and our two kids and went to India for a month. We spent the bulk of the month in New Delhi, where Josh was working, but we also had a chance to explore Agra, Mumbai, and Rajasthan during our stay. My favorite part of our trip was the week […]

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We saw the Taj Mahal (sort of…) + tips for visiting Agra with kids

I’m going to try to do a better job of keeping my blog up-to-date in 2018. Wish me luck! Last Friday, we embarked on our month-long adventure to India. After 20+ hours of travel from Boston via Amsterdam, we arrived in New Delhi on Sunday “morning” at 1:00am. We caught some quick zzz’s at a […]

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Six Tips for Travel With Tots

We love to travel. Between work trips, visiting family, and going on vacation, we seem to travel somewhere with our kids at least once a month. Our friends frequently ask us if we have any travel tips to offer. While I certainly don’t think we’re the world’s leading experts, we have learned a few things about […]

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