Things To Know

Bring your kids along on your honeymoon to make it a familymoon? It sounds like a lost episode of the Brady Bunch.  But 17% of men …

Many families who never thought they would consider long-term travel or homeschooling are suddenly pricing RVs and mapping out cross-country routes. My guest blogger set …

A common mantra in family travel circles is that you get 18 summers with your kids. That is, you have 18 summers before the leave …

Most of us have a dream vacation on our bucket list. Maybe it’s a European art tour hitting all cities and landmarks, an adventure-sports trip …

A good vacation can generate memories that stay with you long after you’ve returned home to your everyday routine. When something goes amiss on vacation …

Traveling with kids always has unique challenges. Holiday travel is always extra stressful. It’s no wonder that most parents dread holiday season travel with kids. …

On any city vacation we take, admission fees to museums and other cultural institutions are one of our biggest expenses. For art, history and even …

Having a camera on our phones makes it easy to take pictures. So we take a lot of photos these days, especially vacation photos. But …

We took quite a flew flights with Tiny Traveler when she was a toddler and preschooler and were lucky enough to never have a meltdown. …

One of the most fun parts of being on vacation is eating good food. For you that might mean trying all kinds of new things …

Question: The Holiday-Season Airfare Challenge How can I find cheap airfares for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays? FamiliesGo! Answer: In general you save money on …

Short-term vacation rentals are popular with families. You’ve probably rented someone else’s house or apartment for a vacation with your kids somewhere along the way …

This is Ask FamiliesGo!, where we answer our readers’ questions about family travel. We add new questions as our readers pose them, so keep checking back. You …

Updated March 2020 Your kids are great and you love them. But being confined in an RV with them for ten days might not seem …

Updated July 2021 with new trail rides. I love bicycle riding. From the moment we began teaching Tiny Traveler to ride a two-wheeler I have …

Updated May 2020 Few things scare new parents like the thought of *flying for the first time with a baby or toddler. There is the …

Updated August 2020 Who couldn’t use apps that help you to plan and save for vacations and spend wisely while you’re off traveling. When you …

For our first car trip with Tiny Traveler, we packed the car up bright and early, then transferred the 6-month-old baby from her crib to …

The Trouble With Kids and Taxis Yes, we know. You don’t need a rental car and either there isn’t public transit or you can’t deal …

I think about road-trip safety and health far more than I used to. Now that we have a child (and our airfare costs have increased …

If you don’t live where you and your spouse grew up, you probably wind up sharing a house with relatives over the holiday season. Sometimes …

We put a surprising amount of time and effort into keeping our houseplants alive. We make sure they get the right amount of sun and …

It’s probably easy to believe I was not excited about the prospect of flying long haul to Australia from the U.K. with a 10-month old …

Updated march 2020 Following two exotic trips over the winter (Guadeloupe and Senegal), plus spring break jaunt to Pittsburgh, we opted to be relatively frugal …

Updated February 2020 Cruising is an easy way to vacation with children, especially if you live in a city that’s an embarkation point. Whether you …

When was the last time you traveled without your family? I can count the number of times I’ve been away from my family for a …

“Come out little guy. Are you in there?” My son Sam, 10 at the time, poked at a snail shell in Calais, France, glorying in the …

Updated June 2020 Laundry on vacation? I avoid it at all costs. In my carefree younger days I would pack 14 pairs of underwear on a …

As part of a married couple, I never expected to spend a lot of time traveling with a toddler as a single parent. But my …

Read about planning road trips and prepping for them. For a lot of people, getting ready for a trip is half the fun.  Then comes the …