Things To Know

Need more advice on traveling with grandparents? Read Disney World With 3 Generations. I caught the travel bug from my parents, who love to travel and always made it a priority …

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 you’re my husband, who probably …

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 seemed likely my daughter and …

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 I needed as a parent planning …

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 that we feel like we’re …

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 …

At the age of ten, Tween Traveler declared she wasn’t interested in visiting museums that aren’t interactive. Luckily there are plenty of science and history museums that interest us and …

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 at least a few weekends …

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 six, pretty much every trip …

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 got tired of long hours …

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 saved us a few thousand …

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 with a toddler. Your infant …

Like our diaper tips? Find more advice in our Know section. I wish I’d had these diaper tips the first time I flew with my first baby. It’s a whole …

In our first year of marriage, my wife Kendra and I tested our relationship with a six-week trip to Europe. Fortunately it was a great tip and the first of …

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 relaxing, at least not in …

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 I’m walking toward with a …

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 do–until I became a parent. …