Author: Marae

Is Peru Safe for Families? An Honest Answer From a Traveling Mom

Quick note: a few links below are affiliate links, at no cost to you, that help keep this blog free. I only share what our family genuinely uses. Xoxo. This is the question I got most before we left, and the one I want to answer honestly, because fear keeps so many families home. Is Peru safe for families? In our real experience, traveling here […]

Cusco With Kids: Things to Do in Cusco and the Sacred Valley

Quick note: a few of the links below are affiliate links. They cost you nothing extra and help keep this blog free. I only share what our family truly used. Xoxo. Cusco stole my heart. Cobblestone streets, golden light, markets full of color, and the Sacred Valley spread out below it like something from a dream. If you are planning Cusco with kids, this is […]

Sleepy Italian Villages Where a Home Costs Less Than a Car

Heads up: some links below are affiliate links. They cost you nothing extra and help keep this blog free. I only share people and places we genuinely love. I have a habit I am not proud of. Every time we fall in love with a small town, I quietly look up what a house costs there. And in a lot of these sleepy Italian villages, […]

Florence to the Italian Alps: An Off-the-Beaten-Path Family Road Trip

Heads up: some links below are affiliate links. They cost you nothing extra and help keep this blog free. I only share people and places we genuinely love. Most families do Italy the same way. Florence, Rome, maybe the coast, all in a rush, all in line. We did something slower, and it turned out to be the best trip we have taken as a […]

Day Trips From Ormea: Garessio, Pieve di Teco & the Real Italian Alps

Heads up: some links below are affiliate links. They cost you nothing extra and help keep this blog free. I only share people and places we genuinely love. If you read my Ormea guide, you already know we fell hard for this little mountain town. But part of what makes Ormea such a good base is what is around it. You are sitting right where […]

Countries That Pay You to Move With Kids: The Honest 2026 List

Heads up: some links below are affiliate links. If you book or sign up through them it costs you nothing extra, and it helps keep this blog free. I only share things we actually use as a family. Every few months a headline goes viral. “This village will pay you $30,000 to move there!” My inbox fills up, my girls’ grandparents text me, and someone […]