There are so many different ways to get travel advice these days – blogs, social media, YouTube. While I’m on the road or on the move, I can’t always keep up with all the reading or watching I want to do. Enter the podcast – a travel-friendly way to consume content! Podcasts have been around …
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One of the writers over at TravelingDad wrote a pretty eye-opening piece about visiting Universal Orlando’s new water park Volcano Bay last week. He visited on one of the first few days it was open to the public. He had a less than stellar experience – ride breakdowns, never-ending waits, equipment not working, and customer service missteps …
The great state of California is on nearly every traveler’s bucket list and with good reason. Its massive size, however, makes it the ultimate travel challenge. There is so much to do and see that seeing it all nearly takes a lifetime. But this is what makes it a perfect place to call home for those …
Hard to believe it but this blog is nearing its 4 year anniversary. Every year since the very beginning, I take stock of the travels I’ve done with my kids and write down where we’ve been so that I have a record for them when they are older. My daughter just turned 7 a few …
Another year is coming to an end, so I thought it would be appropriate to look back at 2015 here on the blog. The year was a big one at Trips With Tykes and totally exceeded even my wildest hopes and expectations for my little slice of the web. I’ve worked with some amazing partners …
As much as I love to write about family travel, I also love to read about it. As a result, I read a lot of other blogs. Fellow travel bloggers provide inspiration, travel tips, ideas for our family’s next vacation, and more. There is an amazing community of people who blog about travel with kids. Because there …
Every year on my daughter’s birthday, I take stock of our travels for the year and record them in a flight log for her that goes into her baby book. Our family really enjoys the little details of air travel, so this is a chance for me to track geeky air travel metrics while also …
I spent this weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina attending the Family Travel for Real Life conference. Family Travel for Real Life (or #FT4RL as you may have seen on Twitter) is a conference founded by Dia at The Deal Mommy to promote diverse perspectives in the family travel and miles and points spheres. The mission …
Welcome! Thanks to Daraius for featuring my little corner of the family travel world on Million Mile Secrets this week. And thanks for clicking over. His site, along with a few others, is how I was introduced to the crazy hobby of miles and points many years ago. While frequent flyer miles have certainly enabled my family …
As 2014 is coming to a close, I’ve seen lots of my favorite travel bloggers posting some great wrap-ups of their years in travel. Naturally, I wanted to join the fun. This past year was a blast for our traveling family. We took our first flights with Baby C, got passports for the kiddos and …