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 House Swap Affords the Comforts of Home

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 141
  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: 481
  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: 141
  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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• Holiday Travel with Kids

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 141
  A few years ago an article on holiday travel with kids would have focused on survival. Today, the main objective is to make it meaningful.
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• A Vegan Campfire

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 141
  A vegan family camping trip is easy to plan and great fun for the brood.
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• Ask Pattys Tips for Long Distance Car Travel with Toddlers

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 141
  Ask Patty gets a lot of questions from moms about car travel. Read their favorite tips for traveling safe and having fun on longer road trips with young kids.
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• Couple Vacation: Time for Mom & Dad

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 141
  Travel without the kids can be the key to recharging your relationship.
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• Eating Vegan on the Road

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 141
  With a bit of planning your vegan vacation can be filled with great times, great fun, and, most importantly, great food.
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• Travel With Kids? Absolutely!

  
  Rockin Mama — Authority: 550
  Last weekend, my husband and I took a babymoon little road trip.  It was our *last* trip before our baby girl is to be born.  Traveling without my son is filled with mixed emotions.  I always feel like the trips are too short and too long.  But coming back, even from being gone for just 2 days leaves me feeling ...
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• Tampa Bay on a Budget

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 141
  By Rhonda CroneFloridas Gulf Coast is one of the top family destinations in America. It is easily accessible, showcases some of the best white sand beaches in the United States and offers more fun ...
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• Creating the Photo Album

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 141
  Involving children in the making of a photo album will extend the adventure and preserve the family fun.
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• Disney World Must Do List: Disney Hollywood Studios

  
  Traveling Mom — Authority: 472
  TravelingMom.com is your best bet for Walt Disney World information! Todays article is about the cant-miss rides and attractions at Disneys Hollywood Studios!
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• One Familys Trip to Disneyland� in California

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 141
  When I traveled to Los Angeles with my then 5-year-old daughter to visit friends and take in local attractions I didnt buy a guidebook nor did I search the web for ideas on maximizing a day at the house of the venerable mouse.
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• Exploring the Colorado Plateau with Kids in Tow

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 141
  When my 18-year-old niece picked Utah and Colorado over Yellowstone and Montana I was secretly disappointed.
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• Sprint to the Finish

  
  Our Journeys Within — Authority: 99
  I showed up at San Francisco Airport with 300 lbs of luggage! I was flying Asiana Air and I was sure that there were going to be disapproving stares at best and absolute refusal to help at worst. Turns out my sweet smile (a girl can dream) and my story about the school in Cambodia and a quick flash of toothbrushes and ...
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• Family Vacation Traditions: On the Road Again and Again

  
  Travel Tips & Guides | kids can travel — Authority: 141
  With each trip we took I was sure that we had created a family tradition that our kids would look forward to every year. Or so I thought.
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