We here at Offspring Tourism love the saying, “old stomping grounds.” In the 1950s, my dad used to use the term all the time. “Oh, the...

Before I leave on a trip of any length I upgrade to the newest operating system and I confirm that all my apps are up to date on each of...

My husband, John, and I pressed our backs against a wall while we scanned the throng of people in the Cologne street just past midnight....

In early December, I will fly to Germany to celebrate Christmas with my family. I love visiting them - time together there is the...

In April 2023, it was time to plan some offspring tourism. This time, my family and I decided to vacation in Italy in July. I was...

You may wonder why I’m writing about Christmas Markets in Germany in October, but I will tell you. It is so you can book your trip to...

After a little offspring tourism in March 2023, I booked a flight home out of Amsterdam. Luckily, I have a dear friend who lives there...

A photo of my late husband, John. We were hiking in Königsforst in Germany. Always a good sport, he posed with my gnomes who were hunting...

Offspring tourism means stumbling on amazing events wherever your progeny take you. In 2019, my daughter, Rebecca, arranged our itinerary...

The college tour is a rite of passage for many high school juniors. Applications to colleges are due by the end of the first semester of...

What do Marc Fogel, Brittney Griner, Emilia Semrau and Otto Warmbier have in common? They all, sadly, did not know that when you leave...

Driving into Indus River Camp, a forty acre natural reserve nestled in the Indus River Valley of the snow capped Trans-Himalayan range...

Dear Reader: Yes, my last post was on April 23rd. It is now June 24th. I won’t give into the temptation to say, “I don’t know where the...

Sometimes when you’re traveling with others via offspring tourism or with friends, you have to break with the program, or work around it,...

Offspring tourism has taken me and my husband, John, on some unexpected adventures. One such surprise came in January 2019 when we...

Have you ever set a quest when you travel? I can’t remember when I started setting a daily quest when I’m away from home, but my...

What I have learned about keeping healthy when traveling from - drinking the local tap water on an upper floor of a home in England...

I'm still a big fan of Google Fi as a phone carrier if you like to use an Android, specifically a Pixel phone, it's great, but now that...

When I arrived in Bangkok in 2017, I had a painful stiffening in my shoulder called, ”frozen shoulder.” I literally could not raise my...

1. Have a beautiful pool to swim in. The one pictured here is at the Majestic Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Utterly delightful! 2. Go...