The best tips, hacks and advice on family travel from parents who have been there and done it all.
A reader asks FamiliesGo! how to save money on a family vacation on a popular new Royal Caribbean cruise ship. I provide my best tips and resources for saving money on any new and popular cruise.
Cruise vacations are back with health-centered protocols and lots of new ships, activities and excursions. Time to consider a cruise with the kids this summer.
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 …
In 5 easy steps we help your family decide on a dream vacation, figure out the cost and make a plan to save month-by-month to pay for it.
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 …