New York Comic Con, then Italy and Paris

Sixteen days, six stops, four of us: my wife, our two daughters, and me.

It started with work. I was in New York for New York Comic Con, and my wife and the girls flew in from Honolulu to meet me. From there we flew overnight to Naples and spent the rest of the trip as a family.

The route

• New York (Oct 9–12): New York Comic Con.
• Naples (Oct 13–15): Pompeii and the historic center.
• Rome (Oct 15–18): by train from Naples. The Colosseum, the Forum, and the Vatican.
• Venice (Oct 18–20): by train from Rome, then a water taxi to the hotel.
• Disneyland Paris (Oct 20–21): flew from Venice to Paris, one night and two park days.
• Paris (Oct 21–24): the Eiffel Tower, the Seine, and the Louvre, then home to Honolulu.

How we travel with kids

We keep the touring to about three hours a day, with a long lunch and hotel downtime in the afternoon. We book connecting rooms or two-bedroom suites so everyone has space and enough bathrooms. For the big sites, like Pompeii, the Colosseum, the Vatican, and the Louvre, we use private, family-focused guides.