Trips With Tykes

San Francisco Bay Area Family Travel Blog

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Hiking with Toddlers: Tried & Tested Tips for Family Travelers

This post is sponsored by Moon Travel Guides. All opinions are my own. Travel with little ones always presents unique challenges, and perhaps even more so when taking young kids into the great outdoors. Our traveling family has found that hiking with our children, even in the extra-challenging toddler years, is incredibly rewarding. From national […]

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Halloween Time at Disneyland: Everything You Need to Know

Fall might just be my favorite time of year to visit Disneyland. Crowds are reasonable, the weather is often quite nice, and the Halloween decorations and treats are out in full force. Halloween Time, as the season is known at Disneyland Resort, has lots for everyone in the family. There is a special ticketed event called […]

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Travel During Summer Wildfire Season: What You Need to Know

If you’ve been following the news lately, you may know that this summer is one of the worst wildfire seasons in the Western United States in years. Just a few days ago, wildfires forced the closure of Yosemite National Park for the first time in nearly three decades. A major wildfire just started near the […]

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Best Things to Do in Cabarrus County, North Carolina with Kids

My parents recently retired to the suburbs of Charlotte, North Carolina to the college town of Davidson. While I miss having a reason to visit my home state of Alabama now, the silver lining is that I have an excuse to travel to a new place! When the kids and I visited family in the […]

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Which Southwest Credit Card is Right for You?

Yesterday, Chase and Southwest Airlines shared big news about a brand new credit card offering: the Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority Credit Card. Southwest and Chase have partnered for a long time to offer two personal consumer credit cards: the Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card and the Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card. Even with […]

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Why You Should Never Accept a Flight Schedule Change Right Away

Have you ever booked a flight many months in advance only to have your carefully selected flight time change? Flight schedule changes happen all the time. Airlines are always tweaking their schedules for optimum performance. Often a flight schedule change is simply a matter of minutes that doesn’t really affect much. But sometimes a change […]

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Do You Need a Car Seat for Disney World?

Planning Walt Disney World vacations require lots of decisions: Do you choose an off-property or on-site hotel? Do you park hop ’til you drop or save cash on tickets? Do you really need Memory Maker?  And there are many more. One decision you have to make when traveling to Orlando with kids is whether you […]

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Complete Guide to Toy Story Land at Walt Disney World

Toy Story Land just opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World. I attended the press previews this week to get a sneak peek at the land in the days before it opened to the public. As always at any Disney grand opening, I’ve made it my mission to report back with actionable tips […]