A Trusted Voice in Family Travel and Multi-Award Winning Publisher, Blogger, and Author Shelly Rivoli is a veteran travel writer, blogger, and guidebook author specializing in family travel. She founded TravelswithBaby.com in late 2004 as she began work on what would become the 1st edition Travels with Baby guidebook. (This post contains affiliate links to…
Who needs a vacation more than the family with a baby or toddler–or both?! There is A LOT of information on this site to help you plan for your best possible vacations with babies and toddlers (and preschoolers!) as your children grow. Not to mention, there are also dedicated help sections for flying, and travel…
The Ages & Stages series continued… Planning Tips for Travel with a Child 3 to 4 Years For many families, this is the year when travel becomes significantly easier, especially with the completion of potty training and the child’s improved ability to express himself. Your preschool-age child may also crave more social interaction than ever…
“Scrubba” looks like a happy bright green dry bag you might take out on the kayak—and you can actually use it for that, too. But inside, it has hundreds of secret scrubbing “nodules” that work as a modern-day washboard, making tidy work of a soapy sloshing of up to two adult-size T-shirts, two pair of…
The Ages & Stages series continued: Planning Travel with a Toddler 2 to 3 Years No more “free rides” for your child on domestic flights, most cruises, and rail travel in the U.S. and Canada, though kids continue to ride free on trains throughout Europe. Most child-oriented attractions will charge admission for your 2-year-old as…
The Ages & Stages series continued… Planning Tips for Travel with a Baby 18 to 24 Months These are the final months your child will be able to fly as a lap child—free on domestic flights and for around 10% of your ticket price on international flights. On anything but short flights, however, you may…