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. We had a lot of badly timed naps, forbidden food, squirming and inappropriate climbing, and scrambling in our pockets for amusements. That’s OK. When you’re …

Schools are out for summer (or nearly there) and that means lots of families are hitting the roads. Our family will be exploring the Pacific Northwest between Portland and Vancouver, Canada this summer. Sitting in the car for several hours at a stretch isn’t any healthier than sitting all day at …

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 or eating fancier meals than you do at home. But for your kids it might mean getting to eat chicken fingers and ice cream every …

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 can ask your own question with the private contact form down below. Add your own great advice in the comments. More Ask FamiliesGo! • Making …

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 can ask your own question with the private contact form down below. Add your own great advice in the comments. More Ask FamiliesGo! • Making …

Your kids are great and you love them. But being confined in a large box with them as it travels down the road? No thanks, right? I totally get that. The truth is though, an RV family vacation isn’t nearly as daunting as it seems. In fact, road-tripping with an …

I love bike riding. From the moment we began teaching Tiny Traveler to ride a two-wheeler I have been dreaming of family bike trips through Tuscany or Alsace or even just the Hudson Valley, two hours from home. I’ve had to downsize my biking dreams a bit in the short …

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 can ask your own question with the private contact form down below. Add your own great advice in the comments. More Ask FamiliesGo! …

You might also like these flying tips for single parents Few things scare new parents like the thought of *flying for the first time with a baby or toddler. There is the prospect of getting through the airport and onto the plane with ALL THAT STUFF you can’t leave home …

Have you decided to travel to Cambodia for a vacation, work trip, or visit to family? Cambodia is a remarkable country with a unique history and culture and plenty of attractions to appeal to tourists. From Cambodia’s low, flat plains to the Mekong River, you’ll find plenty of natural beauty …

For our first car trip with Tiny Traveler, we packed the car up bright and early, then transferred the 6-month-old from her crib to her car seat still in her PJs, more asleep than awake. We handed her her usual wake-up bottle of milk and set off. Everything was great …

Being a parent is all about improvising. Travel is one of those times where you wind up improvising a more then usual. For example, when the key’s from dad’s pocket are far more enticing than any of the toys from the bagful you’ve brought in the car or on the …

There are certain New York experiences that native residents happily leave to the tourists. New Years Eve in Times Square is one (really, anything in Times Square) and for me, for a long time, meeting the Macy’s Santa in Herald Square was another. But the Santaland at Macy’s is a …

It seems every holiday season and every summer someone predicts there will be more travelers than every flying. Fickle December weather, smaller planes filled to capacity and all that extra luggage people try to carry on these days can make getting to and through the airport and onboard your plane stressful and …

The taxi cab thing… Yes, we know. You don’t need a rental car and you can’t deal with public transit with the kids in tow. You just need to get your family from the airport to your hotel and back again in a safe manner in a destination you don’t …

We choose to travel by road trip far more now that we have a child (and our airfare costs have increased by 50%). We drive in snowy winter weather to ski and crazy summer traffic to get to and from our beach or mountain vacations. And in between we take city …

Read a concierge’s tips for holidays away from home. With holidays on the horizon, chances are good you have travel in your future and it involves your extended family. You’re traveling to them, or they’re traveling to you. Or maybe this is the year you’re all meeting up for that destination holiday …

Read 12 more Holiday Travel Tips Flying with your family can be a daunting but necessary evil to if you want to spend the holidays with your family. Road trips are also pretty draining. With the holidays fast approaching (and AAA says it will be an especially busy travel season), …

Holiday travel with kids isn’t much more stressful than any other holiday travel and is usually worth it in terms of family time, vacation opportunities and time with extended family.  This was the consensus at our Holiday Travel-themed #MOMtravelchat this week. We got advice from some of our favorite regulars as …

You might also enjoy these holiday travel tips and these flying tips. Holiday Travel. There’s so much in it to look forward to, but so many logistics, hassles and landmines to navigate to get to the good stuff. Here are some nuggets of advice I’ve gathered from friends who live …

Plants are often the detail that gets overlooked in our house in the flurry to plan and get out of the house on vacation. But few things are more discouraging than coming home to a plant that’s brown and dead (or near dead). So here are some tips to help …

Check out more tips for stress-free flying with little kids 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 baby. In fact, I was so anxious, I nearly cancelled the trip. But I’m …

What do moms want in a great family beach resort? That’s the question we asked in September at #MOMtravelchat. The Twitter Party was sponsored by Grand Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, which is known for great family amenities like big rooms with an extra bathroom and even a Kid Zone right …

Rock climbing may seem out of reach (literally) and intimidating for a family outing, but my kids and I love it. It’s been rewarding to see them master the basic skills and scramble up a wall ahead of me. And it’s an easy activity to build a day or weekend …

Read 9 Staycation day trips and 20 staycation ideas. We decided to do a staycation this summer. Following two exotic trips over the winter (Guadeloupe and Senegal), plus our spring break jaunt to Pittsburgh, we opted to be relatively frugal and save up for bigger trips again over fall and winter breaks. …

Cruising is an easy way to vacation with children, especially if you live in a city that’s an embarkation point. Whether you were an avid cruise-goer before you became a parent, or you doubted you’d ever go on a cruise in your life (guilty!), there are things you’ll want to …

Having a camer on our phones makes it easy to take photos. Without the worry of running out of film we take a lot of photos, especially vacation photos. But then, we have a lot of photos – taking up finite space on our phones. And they sit there forever …

Share your expat stories and advice below. We’ve all had that moment where we’ve wondered what it would be like to live for a while in a different country. I’ve pictured myself in Hong Kong, Munich and London among other places, usually during short visits I wish could be much …

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 night or two on one hand — and have fingers to spare. All these trips have been for business, usually speaking engagements. Each time I …

“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 special mini-fork that came with his order. I was holding my breath, still disbelieving that my picky eater had asked for snails instead of pizza. …