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Amanda Eye Ward

Amanda Eyre Ward is a New York Times-bestselling novelist who also writes nonfiction for the New York Times, Travel + Leisure, Afar, Texas Monthly, and audible.com. Amanda's work has been optioned for film and television and translated into fifteen languages. Amanda lives with her family in Austin, TX.

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I Let My Daughter Plan Our Family Vacation and It Was Perfect

It was a transformative family vacation. In a moment of parental surrender—or wisdom—I told my daughter to go ahead and tell me her dreams for our family trip. 

Sep 5, 2025
Inspiration I Am a Travel Writer: Here Are My 6 Family Travel Hacks

I Am a Travel Writer: Here Are My 6 Family Travel Hacks

Our family vacations—as cheap and tiring as they have been—have made my kids empathetic, curious, and open-minded world travelers, and this makes me proud.

Mar 17, 2025