Zenni
I Have Bought Glasses From Zenni for 13 Years. Now It Is Lily's Turn.
Thirteen years of ordering prescription glasses off a website, across a sold house and full-time travel. Now our oldest gets her first pair from Zenni.
Japan
Every room at Hakone Kowakien TEN-YU has a private open-air onsen bath fed by natural hot springs. Here is the full breakdown of room types, pricing, and how we think about the value.
Mount Fuji
Our review of the Tokyo Mount Fuji Full-Day Private Tour on Klook. When the $417 private vehicle beats group bus tours for families, plus how to save with code ADAMANDLINDSKLOOK.
Tokyo
We took the kids and grandparents to the Asakusa Sumo Club show with chankonabe hot pot. Here's what's included, what it costs, and how to save with our Klook code ADAMANDLINDSKLOOK.
china
We used Holafly's China eSIM for ten days in Shanghai with three kids. Here's what actually worked — and what the built-in VPN handled so we didn't have to.
holafly
There's exactly one real Holafly student discount and a lot of fake ones. Here's how to tell them apart and which option actually saves you the most.
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Holafly is an eSIM provider, not a VPN company — with one important exception. Here's exactly when you need a VPN alongside your Holafly eSIM, and when you don't.
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The Holafly discount code is ADAMANDLINDS. We've used it across 33+ countries and it works on every order -- not just the first.
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Holafly's Always On feature gives you 1GB of free data every month even after your plan ends, automatically, in more than 70 countries. Here's what that means in practice.
Family Travel
After 43 months of full-time travel, our youngest daughter Harper has officially spent more of her life abroad than in America. The math, and what it means.
Chimelong runs the most ambitious resort cluster in southern China -- Safari Park and Paradise in Guangzhou, plus the massive indoor Spaceship Park in Zhuhai. Here's how we're planning our summer family trip.
The most-searched Trafalgar family travel questions answered clearly: minimum ages, group sizes, what's included, and whether the motorcoach format works with kids.
We've visited USJ four times from our Osaka base. Here's how to buy tickets on Klook, whether you need Express Pass, and what Super Nintendo World is actually like with kids.
We've spent over 700 days across Southeast Asia and Japan. Here's what travel insurance actually matters for families traveling in the region - and where the real risks are.
We've spent 300+ days in Southeast Asia and we're heading back this May. Here's why Holafly Plans with Always On is the only eSIM setup worth using for a spring SEA trip.
Spring is the best time to visit Okinawa before typhoon season. The Klook Pass Okinawa covers everything from Churaumi Aquarium to Blue Cave snorkeling.
After 325+ days in Japan, we know which Klook bookings make the trip and which you can skip. Real experience, real prices, current discount code.
Lost Plate runs food tours in seven Chinese cities. Here's our spring 2026 guide to Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Xian and beyond — plus how to save $5 with code ADAMANDLINDS.
Three months in Osaka go by faster than you expect. We arrived in early February, watched the city move from late winter into peak cherry blossom, and now we're nine days out from boarding a flight to Da Nang with ten checked bags, five carry-ons, and the slightly
Spring is the best time to visit New York City. The Klook Pass NYC bundles the Empire State Building, Top of the Rock, MoMA, and more — with an optional Broadway show add-on.
We bought Aura digital frames for both grandmothers before leaving on full-time travel in 2022. Four years later, they are still the best Mother's Day gift we have ever sent.
Harper broke her arm in Vienna. Five months and three countries later, SafetyWing had paid every claim and our total out of pocket was under $100. Here is exactly what happened.