One of my goals for starting this blog was to be able to connect with other like-minded families who choose to travel with their kids. I met a mom at the park the other day who told me she’d be taking her five week old baby (and two other kids) to New Zealand and my first thought was “Ohhhh, you’re my kind of crazy…” Lucky for me, I’ve connected with alllllllll kinds of pretty crazy travel families on social media and hence, have learned some invaluable tips and tricks when it comes to travel with kids. For whatever reason- I chalk it up (somewhat) to Google Search Engine Optimization- a lot of really great resources for specific travel destinations go under the radar on the web. In the past I’d found it incredibly difficult to find family travel advice that resonated with me and my family’s travels (but found plenty of articles from large parenting platforms with less-than-ideal advice). But great resources do exist and I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorites. If you’re searching for travel tips, itineraries, looking for general family travel inspiration or just some travel horror stories to make you feel better about your last trip, start here:
Platforms that share tips and itineraries written by parents for other parents:
Nugget Travel. Beyond suggestions for day-trips (like this one I wrote about a hike in Iceland) and overnight trips and accommodations for destinations around the world, Nugget just started recording podcasts for both parents and kids alike (I recently listened to one of the kid-friendly episodes and think it could be an awesome resource for classroom teachers as well). When my kids get older, I plan on building their background knowledge for upcoming trips by listening to podcasts like these ones.
Travelokido. Beyond family-friendly itineraries, Travelokido also has a magazine as well as an entire section dedicated to family-friendly accommodations around the world.
Trekaroo. A self-described “community of tens of thousands of travel savvy parents,” Trekaroo also has an App that can help plan your next family vacation.
Little City Trips. Features tips, itineraries, and packing lists, all geared for travel to big cities (currently 18) around the world. They also have a podcast now, too!
In addition, there are several other blogs that have great information and can serve as inspiration as you prepare to travel with your family:
The Cluster Cast Podcast. These guys are funny, call themselves “filterless” (and it’s true, thankfully)…. Sometimes it can be so boring seeing beautiful pictures of families traveling with kids on social media when you KNOW that travel with kids is just plain messy. Beyond humor and not sanitizing family travel, they actually have really great tips. I just listened to their episode about road trips and will absolutely be implementing their idea of having an activity schedule throughout the drive.
Family Can Travel and Baby Can Travel are two websites with lots of great information. They’re created by a Canadian couple who travels with their kids (and their kids are older than mine, so I’ll definitely be looking for their advice as our children grow). There is a wealth of information on these sites and many collaborations with other traveling families (I collaborated on this article about top destinations for travel with toddlers).
We3Travel is a site run by a Rhode Islander (woohoo!) who travels frequently with her now-teenage daughter. She has some great suggestions for mother-daughter trips and travel with teenagers in general– a field that I don’t know much about aside from that weekend trip to Boston I took with my middle school students a few years ago that I hope to never repeat.
Yes, there a ton of other great blogs out there with amazing resources, but these are my favorites at the moment. What are your favorite family travel resources that I haven’t mentioned?
