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April 21, 2016

An Update on Ecuador

On April 18 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador. Many communities were affected by the earthquake and the places that were hit the hardest were the coastal provinces of Esmeraldas and Manabi. We have been in contact with our friends and partners in Ecuador and while they are all safe it is clear that this…

October 6, 2015

Five Great Reasons to go on a Family River Cruise

While river cruising isn’t the typical family vacation we’re used to here at Thomson Family Adventures, we have grown to love them. We made sure we picked the right operator to team up with and we’re happy that we chose Uniworld, the best family cruise operator out there! Since European river cruising is new to…

May 15, 2015

Family Vacation in Historic Ireland

Ireland seems to have a voice that reaches out to you, calling you home to the rolling hills that sweep over the countryside in a color wheel of green. Every so often you might see the ruins of a castle or a whitewashed cottage bordered by a stone fence. The heart of every village is…

November 19, 2014

Don’t forget the camera—and your travel insurance!

It’s pretty easy to talk yourself out of buying travel insurance, especially when you’ve just spent a substantial amount of money on travel. When I was a young traveler, I never gave it a second thought. Now though, with a longtime career in travel under my belt—and after a few unavoidable travel pitfalls and 20/20…

May 13, 2015

Tulips in Amsterdam

By Noemi Gamel What do you think of when you hear of Amsterdam? Call me a total geek, but I think of tulips, windmills, the Anne Frank House, and The Fault In Our Stars book. To recover from our emotional but uplifting visit to the Anne Frank House, we headed to Keukenhof, one of the…

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