Real travel, written by the people who took the trip
Every guide, itinerary, and recommendation on this site comes from firsthand family travel. No press trips, no Pinterest scrapes — just places we actually went.
Miles Durfee
Lead Writer, Travel Logistics Manager & Cultural Detective
Miles writes the stories and runs the on-the-ground logistics for every Durfee trip. He handles last-minute pivots when a plan falls apart, then turns the whole experience into the honest, detail-rich posts you read here. He is the one chasing down the local shopkeeper, the off-menu dish, and the backstory behind the building everyone else walks past.
Trip logisticsLong-form travel writingCultural deep divesItaly & France
Libby Durfee
Travel Planner & Travel Sleuth
Libby is the master planner and research engine behind every itinerary. She digs past the obvious tourist beats to find the neighborhoods, family-run restaurants, and quiet corners that make a destination memorable. If there is a spreadsheet involved, she built it, and probably color-coded it.
Family travel planningItinerary designSlow travel researchHidden-gem sleuthing
Our editorial standards
Firsthand only. If we haven't been, we don't write about it.
No sponsored deception. Hosted stays or comped meals are disclosed in the story.
Updated as we re-visit. Itineraries carry a last-updated date and we revise when things change.
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