travel with kids

Family travel requires a bit more finesse during the planning stages than traveling solo.  First, you need to find a destination that has activities geared to all the kids’ ages.  If you are traveling with toddlers, preschoolers, or young children, you may be looking for a resort with babysitting services to enjoy an adult’s night out once or twice on your vacation.  If you are traveling with older children or teens, you may want to find a destination that offers more adventurous or unique activities such as diving, rock climbing, or a rock and roll theme park.  Still other families spend their summer vacations learning about their nation’s history by visiting the important landmarks and monuments and experiencing them first-hand. 

When traveling with small children you need to consider all the extra travel gear you need.  Bringing a cherished toy, could mean the difference between a calm and contented child versus a crying, inconsolable child.  Not to mention all the extra feeding and diapering supplies needed for babies and toddlers.

No matter what your family vacation goals are, searching travel blogs is a great way to find the travel tips you need to make your trip not only fun, but relaxing as well. 

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “travel with kids”

• A family Christmas Holiday in Strasbourg

  
  Venere Travel Blog — Authority: 428
  Located in the heart of France’s Alsace region on the Franco-German border, Strasbourg exemplifies the best of both French and German culture with its fine wine, gastronomical delicacies, and relaxed conviviality. However, Strasbourg’s most endearing feature appears during the holiday season when the ...
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• Water Safety for Children

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 143
  Water safety is fundamental whether you are heading to the beach or plan to let the kids play at a hotel swimming pool.
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• Teach Kids to Travel Green

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 143
  By Rhonda CroneUnless youve been under a rock lately, you well know that were �going green� in all kinds of ways, even when we travel. What exactly is green travel? Whether you call it green travel, ...
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• Traveling With Mannerly Kids (Part 2): Thanksgiving Travel Tips

  
  Seriously McMillan's "She So Ghetto" — Authority: 129
  Part two of two: Seriously dishes out more tips on traveling with children this Thanksgiving and Holiday season. Kids are kids, not little adults, so how can we get kids to be on their best behavior, yet still act their age? Seriously tells how. How do kids learn best? It’s not by sitting down and watching a ...
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• Travel Health Concerns: Heat Illness and Sun Safety

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 143
  Knowing how to keep your children out of the heat and safe in the sun will help them stay healthy and make your vacation that much more fun.
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• A Myrtle Beach Ripley’s Experience

  
  Vacations Blog — Authority: 476
  Iron Maiden torture chamber at Ripleys Believe It or Not! I loved the Ripley’s Believe  It or Not! cartoon as a kid.  Learning about  Robert Ripley’s weird and wacky discoveries around the world was always intriguing.  So there was no way I’d pass up the strip of Ripley’s attractions on Ocean Blvd in ...
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• Traveling With Kids: Thanksgiving Road Trip Travel Tips

  
  Seriously McMillan's "She So Ghetto" — Authority: 129
  I’m so excited about Thanksgiving, aren’t you? Well, if you are traveling to see family and friends, why not take along some ideas to help your travels. When you travel with kids, it adds a whole new dimension to traveling.  When you travel alone, you can pretty much do what you like.  With kids, they are in ...
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• Family Fun Things to Do in Orlando, FL

  
  Venere Travel Blog — Authority: 428
  There are literally hundreds of cities in the US alone that have become popular favorites where the family vacation is concerned. One of the first cities that come to mind is Orlando, Florida . Orlando has become one of the most desirable family holiday destinations in the United States and possibly ...
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• Safety Abroad: What to know when you hit the ground

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 143
  n recent years, discussion on travel safety has focused on air travel. Yet safety on the ground should not be ignored, especially when traveling internationally with children.
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• How Responsible is your Responsible Travel Company?

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 143
  How responsible is your responsible travel company? Weve put together a list of 10 questions to help you determine if your travel company really is responsible or just greenwashing.
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• Spend the Holidays with the Coeur d’Alene Resort

  
  The Informed Traveler — Authority: 138
  Only one can be the best. And among on-the-water resort holiday light shows in the United States, the luxury Coeur d’Alene Resort in Idaho is far and away the best. With 1.5 million lights sparkling across the clear waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene every evening, this incredible light show brings the holiday season ...
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• Holiday travel with kids: Save money (and your sanity) by renting baby gear instead of schlepping

  
  WalletPop Blog — Authority: 728
  Filed under: Kids and Money , Travel If you happen to be bringing baby over the river and through the woods to grandmothers house for Thanksgiving, youre not alone. Despite the fact The Air Transport Authority is reporting a 4% decline in air travelers, Gail Weinholzer, director of public affairs for AAA said the ...
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• 8000 kilometers from Canada to Mexico

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 143
  Our three-week summer road trip took us through 7 states, over 8000 km and through mountains, desert, and grasslands. Our friends and family thought we were crazy to take a 10 year old on such a long journey, but it proved to be the most educational vacation weve ever taken.
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• Getting the Most out of the Dollar

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 143
  A trip to the United States has to be a top contender for European families this year. Notwithstanding higher prices for airfare and gasoline. The U.S. dollars continued slide (nearly 20% versus the ...
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• Finding the best Foreign Exchange Rate

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 143
  One of the most frequently asked questions on travel forums is Who offers the best exchange rate? Travelers want to know which website is the most competitive and which bank or foreign exchange service charges the lowest commission.
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• A House Swap Affords the Comforts of Home

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 143
  Swapping homes can alleviate much of the packing related trauma often associated with a family holiday. In addition, it provides a familiar environment for children and circumvents the constraints of a hotel.
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• Caribbean Hotel Deals for the Holidays

  
  The Informed Traveler — Authority: 138
  How does four nights for the price of three sound? At a swank villa at the CuisinArt Resort & Spa in Anguilla? Or free car rental to tool around St. Barts while staying six nights at Hotel Guanahani? Or a couple free nights on a private island in the Turks and Caicos? (Parrot Cay is [...]
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• Tips for Traveling with Infants

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 143
  Taking your infant on holiday can be great fun, as long as you accept that your plans will need to be constantly adapted�to please the baby.
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• A Great Escape

  
  heatherhalesdesigns.com — Authority: 121
  We took a family trip today.  We escaped the 90 degree temps and found fall, it was beautiful!the kids enjoyed collecting leaves, throwing leaves, and rolling in leaves.i enjoyed the beautiful oranges and yellowswe went to Montezuma’s Well, in Camp Verde.  Not only is there a HUGE Well, but the Hopi’s built ...
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