Planning a city break with kids? Explore our family guides to Lisbon, Osaka, Singapore, Bangkok and more, with ideas for sightseeing, food and getting around.
Planning a city trip with kids comes with a lot of questions. Which sights are worth your time? How will you get around? And what will keep everyone happy between meals? Start with the city you are visiting, then use the guides below to choose the activities that fit your family.
Explore Lisbon with kids, plan family activities in Copenhagen, or put together a weekend in Barcelona. Each guide focuses on one city, so you can get to the practical details for your trip.
Start with our Osaka family guide or things to do in Singapore with kids. For markets, food and sightseeing, browse Bangkok with kids, Bangkok night markets for families and family activities in Taipei.
Use our Pacifica and San Francisco guide to plan a Northern California visit, or browse Portland with kids for your next city stop.
Still deciding where to go? Read through the city stories below and start with the experiences your children would enjoy most.
Exploring Osaka, Japan, With Kids: Top Tips for Family Visits Last updated: October 26, 2026. This update adds current information for selected Osaka attractions and transit; the family’s trip remains historical. Date information added October 28, 2026. Family memories, with planning details checked in October 2026. First published April 11, 2025, this guide includes our
Top 12 Must-Do Activities in Lisbon for Families Last updated: October 27, 2026. This update checks current Lisbon attraction access, route, and age details while keeping the family stories in their original travel context. Date information added October 28, 2026. First published July 26, 2024. This guide combines our earlier life in Lisbon, family visits
We visited Singapore with our five kids in 2019 and fell in love with this amazing city! Though not as large as other Asian countries and often used as a layover, Singapore has much to boast. In fact, we often say Singapore would be our home base if we were to live in Asia. With
Scandinavia ranks among the best places to live in the world, and it’s not hard to see why. People are friendly, if not overly warm, pedestrians and bikes are everywhere, landscapes are breathtaking, and quality of life ranks as some of the highest in Europe. Copenhagen offers plenty of entertainment for families. Take in the
Exploring Barcelona for a couple of days with kids? See all our recommendations for how to get around, where to go and how to make it a great.
Bangkok Markets with Kids: Family Favorites and What to Expect Our family’s daytime Chatuchak Weekend Market visit · Full film (8 min 46 sec) ▶Watch full film 8 min 46 sec Muted · Tap for sound Playback isn’t available here. Open the full film on Vimeo ↗ Watch the full film on Vimeo Bangkok is
We are SO sad to leave Singapore, which is what inspired me to write this Singapore travel guide. We originally booked a month there, but our first Airbnb was canceled by the host. Apparently the government is cracking down on…
Travel Italy by Train: How to Make It Easy Last updated: October 28, 2026. This update checks selected ticket and operator details; the guide’s personal route, fare, and onboard observations remain historical. The guide was first published December 15, 2019; that date does not establish when the trip took place. Date information added October 28,
Bangkok Travel Guide: Our Family’s Tips, Tricks and Takeaways Last updated: October 18, 2026. Updated family transport guidance and operator references, qualified historical fares and traffic, and added context for recorded market and tuk-tuk memories. Date information added October 31, 2026. Our earlier Bangkok guide: what we learned as a family · Full film (10
Bangkok with Kids: Top 13 Things to Do Last updated: October 25, 2026. Updated attraction and safety guidance, corrected place names, and qualified historical transport, schedules, and KidZania recommendations. Date information added October 31, 2026. Bangkok by long-tail boat ▶Family river outing 12 sec Muted · Tap for sound Family footage from a long-tail boat
Traveling Taipei: Tips, Tricks, and Takeaways Originally published March 24, 2019. Updated October 31, 2026. We’ve clarified which details below come from our family’s earlier visit and added links to official sources for current transit, ride, and mobile-data information. As our third large Asian metropolis we’ve hit, we were feeling pretty good hitting Taipei. There
Bali With Kids: Tips From Our Six-Week Family Stay We spent six weeks in Bali with our five children. These are the stories and takeaways from that stay, with a companion film showing some of our family outings around the island. Our family outings in Bali: temples, a waterfall, and Kecak dance · Full film
Family Activities in Taipei Last updated: October 26, 2026. This update qualifies selected Taipei access, transport, and attraction information; the family’s 2019 travel memories remain historical. Date information added October 28, 2026. Our Taipei family trip, originally published March 24, 2019. An overnight stop on our way to Bali made us want to return, and
Pacifica and San Francisco: Touring Northern California with Kids Last updated: October 27, 2026. This update qualifies current coastal and park-safety planning while keeping the family’s weather and boardwalk memories personal. Date information added October 28, 2026. *This post may contain affiliate links. Opinions shared are my own and I only endorse products I support.
Children’s Museum San Francisco: The Exploratorium Last updated: October 25, 2026. This update checks selected Exploratorium hours, age, and visitor details; the family’s visit remains a historical account. Date information added October 28, 2026. First published on August 8, 2018, this story describes our family’s visit and our children’s ages at the time. Planning notes
Touring Pittock Mansion with Kids Last updated: October 27, 2026. This update distinguishes our past visit and remembered walk from current Pittock Mansion access details. Date information added October 28, 2026. *This post may contain affiliate links. Opinions shared are my own and I only endorse products I support. By clicking on any of the
The Tillamook Factory: Traveling Portland with Kids Last updated: October 27, 2026. This update separates the family’s past factory visit from current visitor and dining information. Date information added October 28, 2026. First published July 7, 2018. The Tillamook visit, meals, tour details, and beach stop below are from the family’s trip at that time.
Oaks Amusement Park With Kids: Our July 4 Visit in Portland Last updated: October 18, 2026. Updated ticket and wristband guidance, ride requirements, July Fourth planning, and the historical context of our family visit and separate Portland outings. Date information added October 30, 2026. We arrived in Portland just before July 4 and chose Oaks
Traveling Portland With Kids Last updated: October 31, 2026. Clarified the historical context and current transit planning links while preserving our original Portland journal. Historical family journal: First published July 2, 2018. The observations below describe that trip, including our accommodation, transport and a temporary playground closure. They are not current schedules, availability or opening
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