One of the major reasons I travel with my daughter is to visit family. With my parents in Alabama, my sister and other relatives in North Carolina, and my husband’s extended family in Connecticut, we cross the country often so that my daughter can have real relationships with these large but close-knit groups of people. …
I recently saw a post on one of my favorite travel blogs, Luxury Travel Mom, about a new product called KidKit that is a pre-packed toiletry bag for kids travel. Neat idea, but the products were kind of pricey. Not all of us can be a “luxury travel mom” all the time! But if you …
One of the biggest logistical decisions to make when planning to travel with kids is how to get to and from the airport in your hometown. With kids, you have the added concern about needing a carseat, and some of the transportation options don’t make that easy. The right answer depends on a lot of …
Redeye flights are a necessary evil of air travel for cross-country or international flights. Need to get from San Francisco to New York and leave after your workday is over? A redeye is your only choice because of the time difference. Redeyes are also often the cheapest flights of the day for many destinations, so …
As I wrote about last week, my family recently took a trip to Disneyland with a fairly large group of adults and young children. Since my daughter is a big fan of “Lightening A’Queen” (as she calls him), we were excited to explore the new Cars Land attractions in the California Adventure Park. The only …
For those of you who are frequent travelers, it probably goes without saying that you should ask for compensation when things go seriously awry in your travels. Airlines have been known to hand out free miles and even vouchers willy nilly, but these only go to those who ask! I think a lot of infrequent …
Lugging bulky and heavy baby gear on planes, trains, and automobiles doesn’t make for a fun vacation. And hitting up a Target or drug store with a cranky tyke after a full day of travel to buy baby supplies is not much better. That’s why I’m a firm believer in shipping baby gear ahead to …
A few weeks ago, I was returning from the Big Island of Hawaii with my husband, parents, and daughter, and one of our dreaded travel fears arose – a flight cancellation. We were in a fairly remote airport (KOA) flying an airline that only has one flight a day back to the San Francisco Bay …
Many parents who travel with small children find that their vacation isn’t much of a vacation when they are chasing small children and having to adjust all their plans around naptime and early bedtimes. One solution is to bring extended family with you on your travels (we invite grandmas whenever we can), but that isn’t …