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Finding Hidden Treasure In Abu Dhabi

Three days ago, our family left our part-time home in Manila for our first visit to Dubai. We explored the legendary emirate by sea, air, and land. But now we’ve driven 75 minutes south to Abu Dhabi to experience some of the most magical parts of UAE culture. From sites and bites to a journey through the world’s largest sand desert and a night at one of the most awesome hotels on the planet.

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Bali’s Biggest Resort Villa

We just spent 24 hours in the world’s best airport but now we’re flying to the Indonesian island of Bali and this trip is FULL of surprises. Like a last-minute upgrade to a $4,000 a night cliff’s edge villa, to some very special friends making Brooklyn’s 12th birthday one she’ll never forget.

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Maui, Hawaii—resort experience vs. local experience

What’s it like to vacation amongst the Hawaiian Maui homes of celebrities like Jeff Bezos, Jim Carrey, and Oprah… while staying in a $5k per night oceanside villa and searching for the actives that make this island so appealing? We found out.

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First Impressions of Kyoto, Japan's Gion District

After spending our first night in Japan in a cramped robot hotel in Tokyo’s Ginza district, we took a cross-country bullet train to class things up significantly: We’re spending two nights at the five-star Four Seasons Kyoto, where we’ll soak up their 800-year-old family-friendly luxury and devour our first bites of true Japanese sushi. But... why the long face?

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Volcano treks and midnight ocean diving on Hawaii's Big Island

We’re leaving the island of Oahu and flying to Hawaii. Now, I know what you’re thinking… if you’re in Oahu now, aren’t you already in Hawaii? Well, yes and no. See, Hawaii is part of Hawaii itself, but Hawaii itself isn’t limited to just Hawaii. Does that make sense? We’ll explain later—let’s get to the big island.

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Living like locals in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

We’re back in San Miguel de Allende in Guanajuato, Mexico, the hotspot that Travel and Leisure calls the best city in the world. And true to our mission of finding authentic experiences, we’re crashing in a downtown house, meeting up with a local to visit the mercado, cooking up a home-style Mexican meal, volunteering at neighborhood charity, and exploring some of the spots that make this town so unique.

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Crashing Singapore at Marina Bay Sands

Our family of five’s on quest to experience 110 distinct cultures across all 7 continents by the summer of 2025. We’ve just started a 3-week tour of Southeast Asia and the first spot is Singapore, where we stayed at the iconic Marina Bay Sands Hotel. Here’s what it’s like.

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Our Montage Palmetto Bluff resort experience with Inspirato Pass

As we wait a little longer for our passport renewals, four of us have swapped the California coast for the low country of South Carolina, where we’re crashing in a bussin' 2-bedroom guesthouse suite at the legendary Montage on the sprawling Palmetto Bluff resort. If you’re craving a taste of the Deep South, it’s time to dig in.

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Stay in this $2.5M residence on the 28th floor of the Dominick in SoHo, NYC

After visiting 6 countries in back-to-back trips around the world, we kept things closer to home for our latest trip and booked an activity-packed week in Manhattan. In this episode, we explore a bit of the big apple as our kids experience the city for the first time—and we’ll give you a full tour of our multi-million-dollar 2-bedroom apartment on the 28th-floor of the Dominick Hotel in SoHo, New York City.

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INSIDE a private Costa Rica beach villa in Playa Guiones

Last year, we visited Costa Rica for the first time and were blown away by the beauty of the land and the people. So when we were invited to come back and spend a week in a new villa just a couple minutes’ walk from the Pacific Ocean, we booked our flights and packed our bags.

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7 Nights In a 45th-Floor Strip-View Family Residence in Las Vegas' Vdara City Center—Full Home Tour

Most people seem to think of Las Vegas as a destination best suited to bachelor/bachelorette trips of debauchery but we've always seen it differently. With high roller suites, some of the most fabulous restaurants in the world, and attractions that amaze visitors of all ages, it's been our go-to city for short trips, short flights, and endless family fun.

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