I’ve called this blog Trips with Tykes in the hopes that it would be helpful to all parents traveling with small children.  But the reality is that I’ve never actually taken a trip with tykes (plural) as I only have one child.  I’m happy to announce, however, that this is soon about to change! Baby …

My husband and I traveled cross-country to the New York area this past weekend for a friend’s wedding, leaving Little V behind in the capable hands of grandma for once.  We booked our return flight on JetBlue from JFK to OAK, a route and a carrier we had not traveled in quite a while but …

Once of the first posts I made on this blog when it launched in the summer of 2012 was about how you should track your tyke’s travels so that your child has a record of their jetsetting childhood one day.  I traveled so much with my parents when I was young, but there is no …

My husband, daughter, and I recently returned from a long weekend jaunt to Hawaii, choosing to fly on Alaska Airlines.  We booked the tickets fairly last minute (for Hawaii at least — 3 weeks out).  When we booked, we were unable to secure three seats together on our return flight because it was already fairly …

My family and I recently flew from Oakland to Honolulu and back for a weekend Hawaiian jaunt, and had very enjoyable in-flight economy class experiences even with a three year old in tow.  If you are going to be flying with small children, Alaska is one of the top airlines on my list of recommendations …

I published an ultimate toddler packing list back in the early days of this blog, but I realize that the list doesn’t totally reflect the little logistics of preparing a useful and creatively engaging carryon for your little ones.  When my list says “snacks,” that doesn’t really tell you what I actually pack, does it? …

My family returned a few weeks ago from four nights at Disney’s newest resort, Aulani. Located on O’ahu just 20-30 minutes from Honolulu Airport, we knew that it was the perfect getaway for an extra-long weekend jaunt from the West Coast. We had some Alaska Airlines vouchers burning a hole in our pocket that had …

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 …

A few months ago, I blogged about the terribly family-unfriendly seating policies of American Airlines.  When I booked a last minute trip on Delta earlier this week, I was faced with what looked like a similar problem… an airplane with lots of empty middle seats and no two seats together available to book anywhere on …