Go! Europe

Pag, Croatia

The final destination of our Croatian summer holiday experience took us back to the sea.  With about 6,300 kilometers of Adriatic …
Go! Europe

Plitvička Jezera National Park, Croatia

The third stop on our hot summer tour of Croatia was Plitvička Jezera (or Plitvice Lakes) National Park.  Similar to Krka National Park in …
Go! Europe

Krka National Park, Croatia

The second stop on our Croatian summer holiday was the waterfalls of Krka National Park.  The waterfalls in the Krka River …
Around Town, Local Fun

Travel in Your Own City

What is so fun about waking up in a foreign city with a guidebook, a wide open day ahead, lots …
A Multicultural Home, Local Fun

Travel Birthdays – Without Leaving Home!

Why have a Disney party or a shark party when you can have a party that travels?  Get your kids …
Around Town, Local Fun

The Pan-Asian Experiment

The Pan-Asian Experiment: With teens!  Without leaving home! It was a rainy Saturday and we were stuck in Seattle. My …
Random Bits of Travel Advice and Philosophy, Tips, Tricks, and Trivia

Deconstructing Travel: A Guide for 2021

We are all hoping to travel soon but, to protect the most vulnerable, we need to wait until it is …
Random Bits of Travel Advice and Philosophy, Tips, Tricks, and Trivia

Thankful for Immigrants

Last year, our halal turkey was wrapped in halal turkey-bacon.  Our first halal turkey: our friends’ first Thanksgiving in America.  …
Random Bits of Travel Advice and Philosophy, Tips, Tricks, and Trivia

Traveling with Teens: The Why and How

Teens are complicated but they can be great travel companions.  Read our whys and hows of traveling with teens at …

Bill Richards and Ashley Steel are the authors of "Family on the Loose: The Art of Traveling with Kids", from Rumble Books. The book is packed with bulleted lists of travel tips, fill-in pages for packing and journaling, ideas for inflight entertainment, strategies for browsing museums with kids, and much more. It is unlike other family travel books in that it is not about where to go. "Family on the Loose: The Art of Traveling with Kids" details how to make any family trip smarter and more fun!

Get Ready!

Family on the Loose on Rick Steves’ Radio Show

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Interviewed About Our Second Book!

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Interviewed About Our Book!

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Go Asia!

Family on the Loose in Saigon: Day Two

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Family on the Loose in Saigon: Day One

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Ready to Visit Vietnam?

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Go Americas!

I Don’t Count Sheep

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Seattle Scavenger Hunt

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Digging Up My Own Past: A Visit to the LaBrea Tar Pits

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loose. “1b (1) having worked partly free from attachments. 1b (2) having relative freedom of movement. 2a free from a state of confinement, restraint, or obligation.”    –Miriam-Webster On-line Dictionary.