Things To Know

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 …

I caught the travel bug from my parents, who love to travel and always made it a priority to explore the world. I knew I wanted …

Updated May 2020. For better or for worse, your holiday plans are made. The bags are mostly packed, the presents mostly bought and wrapped (unless …

In the fall Tiny Traveler and I were flying coast-to-coast on Jet Blue. Of course, given the current stranglehold airlines are putting on seats that don’t cost extra, it …

I started FamiliesGo! because when Tiny Traveler was small it was incredibly difficult to find out whether a hotel, even one that bills itself as a kid-friendly, had the amenities …

There’s always one week of summer where everyone is home from camp and work but we aren’t going away. We need things to do so …

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 …

Theme parks are go-to vacation destinations for some families and places to avoid at all costs for others. But if you have kids, you’ll wind up spending …

I admit I chuckled a little when the editor at FamiliesGo! asked me to write about my most ambitious family vacation. As a father of …

I love to travel and being a filmmaker has given me all kinds or reasons to go many places. But as my family grew I …

We recently did our first home swap vacation, staying in the 15th arrondissement in Paris while a French family lived in our Brooklyn home. It …

New more on travel with a toddler? Try Toddler-Friendly Resorts, and Travel Diapering.  New parents, here’s a little secret: Traveling with a baby is much easier than travel …

I wish I’d had these diaper tips the first time I flew with my first baby. It’s a whole new world flying with the not-yet-potty …

You might find our planning and packing lists helpful for your first vacation. Your first vacation with your very small child won’t be least bit …

Clomp, clomp, clomp. My legs are aching, my arms feel like they will be pulled from their sockets and I can’t even see the river …

Updated January 2019 Like many parents with young kids we have—with cautious optimism—become cruise-goers! It’s one of the many things I thought I would never …