Stuck On A Freeway With Two Under-Fours
Today’s guest post is from Sarah Franklin, the editor of How To Fit A Car Seat On A Camel – a hilarious collection of stories about traveling with kids. I love Sarah’s writing and subscribe to her blog nevergoeswithoutsaying. In fact, I might say her post on the real Irish Anthem is possibly my favorite Read the Rest…
Sydney With Kids: A Destination Page
I’m very excited to announce my first ever destination page on WanderMom.com: check out Sydney With Kids. If you’re planning a trip to Australia with your children, I hope you find the information on that page helpful. (You’ll be able to quickly find this page on the Destinations section on the Home Page). I plan Read the Rest…
Preparing For Jet Lag
I started thinking about jet-lag and how I would manage it days before my trip to Sydney. Yes, I tend to hyper-organize but also I was nervous about traveling east-to-west for the first time in a long time and traveling alone with my two children. Knowing that I would likely be more tired than they Read the Rest…
What Makes Ciao Bambino A Valuable Resource For Traveling Families
Today’s guest post is from Amie O’Shaughnessy, the editor of Ciao Bambino, a family travel planning website that I regularly recommend to family and friends looking for help finding accommodation which has been rated and reviewed by other parents. When I first started Ciao Bambino in 2004, there were a surprisingly few number of online Read the Rest…
Three Tips On Choosing Budget Family Accommodation
I stay in budget hotels. With kids. And, you know, it’s more feasible than you might think. It’s much more common to see reviews for expensive resorts and luxury properties in travel magazines and on travel blogs than to see reviews for budget hotels. Sometimes I wonder who really has money to pay $250+ per Read the Rest…
Handheld Video Games, Kids And Travel
My kids travel with their Nintendos I’m not particularly proud of this fact, but that’s because I have a love-hate relationship with video games in general. I love the way they keep my children entertained – sometimes for hours at a time – but I can’t stand the way they keep my children occupied to Read the Rest…
Four Tips For Finding Vacation Rental Accommodation
I’m a huge fan of renting vacation properties directly from owners as an economical, affordable and sanity-preserving choice for family vacations. Sanity-preserving because I am a princess with regards to sleep in that I need my eight hours every night, no exceptions and that can be very difficult in a shared hotel room with two Read the Rest…
What To Expect When You Travel With Children
My friend J. – who’s a mom of a delightful toddler and is currently pregnant with her second child – likes to travel with her son (OK, and husband too), and is looking forward to traveling more with her children. Recently, she asked me an interesting question about traveling with children: When we travel, what Read the Rest…
A GREEN Car Rental Company
Have you heard about VroomVroomVroom? I have to admit I haven’t used their service yet (being in an armchair travel phase at the moment), but I just LOVE their commitment to pay all of the carbon offsets for all car rentals reserved through them. You can check out all the details at their green car Read the Rest…
Worldwide Economic Differences and Your Kids
When you travel with your children, especially internationally, there will come a day when your son or daughter will ask about the differences between the level of comfort they’re used to in their own home and poor living conditions they may see when you are traveling. It’s a difficult question to answer. How you respond Read the Rest…
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