Category archives for Jenss Family Travels
10 Questions to Ask Before Booking Your Next Family Trip
Posted by Rainer Jenss on January 12, 2012 
Family travel writer Rainer Jenss shares his New Year’s resolutions when it comes to planning trips with his family. For 2012, instead of making my usual bucket list, I’m concentrating mostly on which places and activities are going to benefit my kids and enrich their lives. With that in mind, here are a few questions…
Read the whole post »Winter Family Getaway in New York
Posted by Rainer Jenss on December 23, 2011 
With winter now officially underway, the northeast is bracing for what could be another very snowy season. For those of us with kids in the New York City area, traveling this time of year is often focused on the nearby ski resorts and slopes of New England. There are alternatives, however, for parents (like my…
Read the whole post »Four Family Spring Break Resources
Posted by Rainer Jenss on December 16, 2011 
The holidays can be the most joyous, and stressful, time of year, so I don’t want to add to anyone’s anxiety by asking parents if they’ve made travel plans for their children’s spring break yet. After all, we haven’t even gotten through the winter recess, right? But as most moms and dads of school-aged kids…
Read the whole post »How to Take a Career Break to Travel: Meet, Plan, Go!
Posted by Rainer Jenss on September 30, 2011 
Have you ever been tempted to leave your job and pack your bags to travel? My wife and I did just that for a one-year trip around the world with our two young boys back in 2009. We would eventually visit 28 countries before landing back in New York to resume our lives, forever changed…
Read the whole post »Southern Hemisphere Beach Gems
Posted by Rainer Jenss on July 14, 2011 
Because we’ve got sand on our minds these days, I’ve compiled a list of five more amazing beaches from around the world that can serve as inspiration for those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere who may be longing for some surf and sun once the weather turns cold here.
Read the whole post »Hidden Beach Gems
Posted by Rainer Jenss on July 11, 2011 
Rainer Jenss recently traveled around the world with his wife and two sons and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. We’re proud to announce that Rainer’s Jenss Family Travels was selected as one of the Top 25 Family Travel Blogs by Babble.com. This is Part 1 of his report on some of the world’s best…
Read the whole post »Back on a Cruise – Part 2
Posted by Rainer Jenss on May 24, 2011 
A year ago, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. We’re proud to announce that Rainer’s Jenss Family Travels was selected as one of the Top 25 Family Travel Blogs by Babble.com. This is Part 2 of his family’s latest adventure–a cruise to…
Read the whole post »Back on a Cruise – Part 1
Posted by Rainer Jenss on May 16, 2011 
A year ago, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. We’re proud to announce that Rainer’s Jenss Family Travels was selected as one of the Top 25 Family Travel Blogs by Babble.com. Today he writes to us about his family’s latest…
Read the whole post »Meet, Plan, Go 2011
Posted by Rainer Jenss on April 13, 2011 Have you ever considered taking a break in your career to travel? If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably the type of person who has. In 2008/2009, my wife and I acted on a long-time fantasy and took a one-year trip around the world trip with our two young boys–an experience we’ll never forget or regret.
Since returning to the U.S., I’ve been inspired to encourage others to travel more. It doesn’t have to be for a whole year; taking six months, a summer, a week, or even a long weekend is fine, as long as you get out there and go.
Read the whole post »Celebrating Winter: Adrenalin Rush
Posted by Rainer Jenss on March 24, 2011 A year ago, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. He writes to us about his family’s latest adventure– embracing the cold. This is his third post. Read more from Rainer here. If you go by the calendar, winter is officially…
Read the whole post »Celebrating Winter: The Ice Hotel
Posted by Rainer Jenss on March 21, 2011 A year ago, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. He writes to us about his family’s latest adventure– embracing the cold. This is his second post. Read the first post here. Having traveled around the world together, the Jenss family…
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Posted by Rainer Jenss on March 15, 2011 A year ago, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. He writes to us about his family’s latest adventure– embracing the cold. After enduring several months of snow and bitter cold temperatures, it was really tempting to head south from our…
Read the whole post »Family Diving in Palau: Part 2
Posted by Rainer Jenss on February 9, 2011 Last week, Rainer Jenss shared how he prepared his children for their first diving trip to Palau. Read the first post here. When I told friends our family was traveling to Palau this past Thanksgiving, I usually had to include a brief geography lesson as part of the conversation. The truth is, it’s not enough…
Read the whole post »Scuba Diving With Kids in Palau
Posted by Rainer Jenss on February 4, 2011 Anyone with young kids certainly knows about the lifestyle modifications that need to be made in order to raise children. Among other things, you just can’t go out as much or stay up as late as you did BC (before children). And when it comes to traveling, most parents somehow feel obligated to forgo their…
Read the whole post »A Return to Lake Placid
Posted by Rainer Jenss on January 20, 2011 A year ago, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. Now he’s back stateside and sharing his tips on traveling with kids. Back when the thermometer readings were in the 80s in the Northeast, our family spent a couple action-packed days…
Read the whole post »The Christmas Lights of Dyker Heights
Posted by Rainer Jenss on December 17, 2010 A year ago, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons, and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. Now he’s back stateside and sharing his tips on traveling with kids. If you ask the average New Yorker what their plans are for the holidays, my guess is most will…
Read the whole post »Lake Placid With Kids
Posted by Rainer Jenss on November 1, 2010 Last year, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons, and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. Now he’s writing a column that focuses on traveling with kids. When asked for travel advice, I usually recommend people try to visit a place during its “shoulder season” to take advantage…
Read the whole post »Japan’s Maid Cafes
Posted by Rainer Jenss on October 5, 2010 Last year, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons, and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. Now he’s writing a column that focuses on traveling with kids. During a recent visit to Japan, I had a chance to explore a side of Tokyo that was quite different from…
Read the whole post »Taking on Toyko
Posted by Rainer Jenss on September 17, 2010 Last year, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons, and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. Now he’s writing a column that focuses on traveling with kids. This summer, my ten-year-old son Stefan was invited to Tokyo, Japan, to take part in the 20th anniversary of the World…
Read the whole post »Bridging a Gap: North Carolina’s Sunset Beach
Posted by Rainer Jenss on August 11, 2010 Last year, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons, and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. Now he’s writing a column that focuses on traveling with kids. Every family probably has that one special vacation spot they visit annually – a favorite place that both parents and kids…
Read the whole post »Green Cards: A Cautionary Tale
Posted by Rainer Jenss on July 26, 2010 Rainer Jenss offers a cautionary tale for travelers with green cards… As terrific as my recent visit to Brazil was, it almost didn’t happen. So I’m posting this cautionary tale in the event anyone else runs into the same predicament as I did and needs some guidance. Because I am a German national and still…
Read the whole post »Back to Sugar Loaf
Posted by Rainer Jenss on July 8, 2010 Last year, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons, and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. Now he’s writing a column that focuses on traveling with kids. A recent one-week trip to Brazil marked the first time I’ve been overseas without my family since returning from our yearlong…
Read the whole post »Kids Love D.C.
Posted by Rainer Jenss on June 30, 2010 Last year, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons, and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. Now he’s writing a column that focuses on traveling with kids. Last week, I found myself in the familiar situation of being invited down to National Geographic’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., only…
Read the whole post »Searching for Great Summer Camps
Posted by Rainer Jenss on June 17, 2010 Last year, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons, and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. Now he’s writing a column that focuses on traveling with kids. This week marks the last week of school for my sons, and so naturally we’re busy planning activities for the boys…
Read the whole post »Take the Kids: Biking through Harlem
Posted by Rainer Jenss on May 18, 2010 Last year, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons, and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. This year, he’s back with a new column that focuses on traveling with kids. Ask a typical New Yorker (if there is such a thing) when they last went to the top…
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