family travel

Travel with kids requires a completely different planning process than traveling alone, or even as a couple.  Planning a family vacation can be a daunting task; trying to fit in everyone’s interests, and finding age-appropriate activities for every family member… no parent wants to go in blind.  The amount of gear you need to pack is enough to keep some parents home. 

Searching family travel blogs and websites makes planning so much easier, by reading the travel tips and reviews written by parents who’ve been there.  Parents can compare those reviews to their own family’s interests and tolerances to get a good idea of where to go and what to avoid.  Many travel blogs will include reviews of the nearby restaurants.  Parents will also find great tips on travel gear, saving money, and keeping kids occupied en route. 

Most travel is educational for kids by experiencing a place first-hand and giving them knowledge they can draw on later.  Kids who’ve traveled to museums or monuments, even for field trips, score better on tests on those subjects.  

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “family travel”

• Belgium Mussels

  
  Traveling Mom — Authority: 133
  My family and I sat on the top floor of a restaurant called The Fat Belgium.  Our table was next to a window and we could see Toronto street life outside, not much different than the street life in New York or Chicago.  Across the street was the American chain restaurant Hooters.  I took a [...]
  11 hours ago

• Love animals? Check out Aca-Zoo!

  
  Mexico Vacation Travels Pictures, Reviews, & Deals — Authority: 132
  If it is your first time to visit a tropical country, and if you are traveling with your little ones, a fun-filled and educational activity you can do is to visit a zoo. The Aca-Zoo, short for Acapulco Zoo is located in La Roqueta island. Once in the island, visitors must go on an uphill trek to see the islands flora ...
  18 hours ago

• New Mexico Kids Learn to Ski Progam

  
  Travel Tips & Trips — Authority: 120
  SKI NEW MEXICO, KOAT-7 HELP KIDS LEARN TO SKI KOAT TV-7 in cooperation with Ski New Mexico and nine (9) of its resorts ( Angel Fire Resort, Pajarito Mt.., Red River Ski Areas, Ski Santa Fe, Sandia Peak, Ski Apache, Sipapu Ski Resort, Taos Ski Valley, and Nordic area - Enchanted Forest ) join the nationwide ...
  18 hours ago

• hong kong trip 2009 - part 2

  
  andre in taiwan — Authority: 103
  continuing with our trip to hong kong earlier this month ..... we spent our entire second day inside the disneyland theme park. once inside you can immediately feel the xmas spirit and atmosphere in the air. even the mascots had xmas themed clothes on. olivia was super excited when we first saw them ...
  1 day ago

• State Memories Project: South Dakota

  
  Various Observations in Written Form — Authority: 120
  Our family went on a trip to South Dakota in 1973—my dad was the featured speaker at some sort of anesthesiology shindig up there. So all six of us piled into a station wagon and headed to Rapid City. I was only three years old, but I do have two memories of the trip that endure. The first is not that notable. ...
  1 day ago

• Who Loves Ya, Baby(s)?

  
  Innocent Bystanders — Authority: 566
  Does life get any better than this? I think not.Posted in Art, Economics, Family, Religion, Sports, Travel
  1 day ago

• Recoleta

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 142
  The barrio of Recoleta is the most sophisticated neighborhood in Buenos Aires.
  1 day ago

• Papago Park

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 142
  Papago Park is noted for its distinctive red rock formations.
  1 day ago

• New York and the Enmeshed Family

  
  Sexuality Happens — Authority: 474
  I’m not a very spontaneous person, but last Wednesday, I did a very spontaneous thing. I book last minute stand by flights to and from New York so I could go home with Q for Christmas. I’m Jewish. Christmas has never been a big deal to my family. Perhaps brunch at a nice hotel, or going to see an opening day ...
  2 days ago

• You Can’t Go Home Again

  
  Let's Go Ride a Bike — Authority: 426
  You can’t go home to a trailer park and farm in North Carolina again, not after living the simple bicycling lifestyle in Chicago for three years. It’s not that folks from my hometown read my blog and hate me for portraying them as bumpkins, a modern and predictably crappy remake of Thomas Wolfe, simply that my ...
  2 days ago

• Ski vacation: hit the slopes in Utah

  
  Orbitz Blog — Authority: 130
  By Kate Schwartz Move over Colorado, Summit County isn’t the only amazing spot for a ski vacation . As snow begins to blanket the west, Utah is seeing a good amount of powder and an even better base. Most runs are open at Utah ski resorts, and ski enthusiasts are coming out of the woodwork. Whether you are a ...
  2 days ago

• W2

  
  Disaster Kitchen — Authority: 116
  Internets, this is the third separate blog post Ive started over the past week to try to explain both my recent absence (in person Christmas-ing!) and where I am for the holidays.Before leaving Mpls, I was busy being all sorts of festive: I sent out all my Christmas cards, had a cookie-baking and -decorating ...
  3 days ago

• What Lies Beneath? Intriguing Cold War online exhibit from Britain’s Imperial War Museum

  
  Family Travel Guide — Authority: 112
  A recent letter from one of my readers led me to a terrific “online exhibition” about British experiences in the Cold War - it is very well done and would be suitable for tweens and teens, whether they’re on a trip to the UK or not…. From reader Tom: “Hi Sheila, My name is Tom and I’m from the UK. Just ...
  3 days ago

• Punta Delgada

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 142
  Punta Delgada is a great place to observe southern elephant seals.
  3 days ago

• Arizona Museum of Natural History

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 142
  Arizona Museum of Natural History is a great place to learn about prehistoric Arizona.
  3 days ago

• Reino Aventura: nearly three decades of amusement

  
  Mexico Vacation Travels Pictures, Reviews, & Deals — Authority: 132
  When you bring the entire family to a vacation , it is certain that the kids will want to go to some place where they will also have fun and get to enjoy their time away from home. A sure fire way to let the kids have fun is to bring them to an amusement park! Reino Aventura or Adventure Kingdom in English, has ...
  3 days ago

• Visit a Texas Family Farm

  
  Traveling Mom — Authority: 133
  If you prefer organic or local foods, youll enjoy visiting a Texas family farm. Most of the farms are quite small but produce everything from pastured poultry, to grass fed beef, to cheese, in addition to fresh fruits and vegetables. The farmers are proud of what they do and many open their farms to visitors so that ...
  3 days ago

• Accommodations Choices When You Are in Breckenridge

  
  SmartHealthForLife.com — Authority: 169
  If you are looking for a place to stay in Breckenridge, Colorado, it is probable to be overwhelmed by the number of existing possibilities you have to evaluate and decide on. Searching the internet generally turns out URLs of various kinds of lodging like ski-in, ski-out accommodations or vacation homes. Based on ...
  3 days ago

• My Family Vacation Needs Another Family

  
  Traveling Mom — Authority: 133
  This is one of those things you don’t want to admit. But I’m gonna take a chance here that I’m not the only one who finds it easier and – I’ll say it– more fun, to go on vacation with another family. In fact, I’m going to go even further and say that without another [...]
  4 days ago

• Tiny Travel Tools: One HOT Bottle

  
  Traveling Mom — Authority: 133
  There have been a handful times in my mother-hood that I discovered a product so thoughtful, so handy, so hip that I wanted to track down the inventor and give them a big ol’ kiss on the mouth.  This is one of those times. I give you the self-heating bottle by Iiamo.I can’t tell you the ways that [...]
  4 days ago

Comments about family travel

Personal attacks are NOT allowed
Please read our comment policy