5 Tips for Family Travel Budgeting In Difficult Economic Times
I am not a fan of rollercoasters, in fact, I think I might go so far as to say I can’t stand them. And just listening to the bad economic news lately is making me feel like I’m stuck on a never-ending rollercoaster ride. But, there has been one good outcome of all this craziness: Read the Rest…
Unaccompanied Minors
“Unaccompanied Minors”. To me, as a parent, these are two frightening words conjuring up images of children alone and lost. In reality, children traveling alone are so common that most airlines have programs to support this service. I have considered using this option a number of times to enable my children to spend more time Read the Rest…
public transport options from heathrow to central london
I’ll be traveling to the U.K. in March, flying from Seattle to London Heathrow. Usually for us, Heathrow is a lay-over point where we connect to a flight to elsewhere in Europe. This time, however, we’ll be staying in the U.K. – visiting family, tasting pasties, and finding pixies in Cornwall. Picking up a rental Read the Rest…
airport security and sking?
Yet again my children remind me why traveling with children is fascinating, funny, (sometimes) frustrating and truly unlike traveling with adults – even before you get through security at the airport! We willingly subjected ourselves to the trials of holiday lines at the airport so that we could spend Thanksgiving with friends in San Francisco. Read the Rest…
crazy wireless internet charges at the westin and visiting SFMOMA
BigB posing with Katharina Fritsch’s Baby With Poodles I have a rant and a rave to report from my recent trip to San Francisco. My rave: using Expedia’s package options, we stayed at the Westin San Francisco Market Street. The published rate for our room, a standard room with 2 Queen beds is $329/night. We Read the Rest…
the low-down on flying with children of all ages
Photo credit: anyjazz65 Chris Elliot’s post regarding an unsuspecting consumer charged for a lap child on an international flight took me by surprise. Chris was obviously provoking a discussion on the outlandish ‘fees and taxes’ levied on airfares. But it seemed to me that very few of the folks who left a comment really knew Read the Rest…
long haul flights with little kids
A little confession: I have a fairly haphazard collection of photos of trips taken with my kids over the past 12 years. I’m not a photographer and I regularly just plain forget to take my camera with me when I’m out and about. But I’m learning and I’m also working on cleaning up my digital Read the Rest…
how to avoid crawling under airplane seats…
…to pick up your child’s crayons/markers/pencils. The TRAYblecloth from the folks over at Love To Travel Products is a must-have for any mom juggling children, bags, snacks and toys on a flight. This is a product which your child will use from toddlerhood all the way through to middle school. The clear vinyl surface can Read the Rest…
celebrity pilot comes to the rescue and other travel tales
Who knew? Apparently Bruce Dickenson, lead singer with Iron Maiden, also works as a commercial pilot. He just had his own vacation cut short to help rescue passengers stranded in Egypt and Greece by the recent collapse of XL Leisure Group. Thanks to Lisa Mullins, the host of PRI’s “The World” for adding this tidbit Read the Rest…
family reunion in tuscany
Last summer, on the WanderDad’s birthday, as he was lamenting the fact that this was his last thirtysomething birthday, my wheels started spinning with plans for a 40th birthday party celebration. It would have to be something special. With most of our families in Europe it made sense to combine “the event” with a vacation. Read the Rest…
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