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"Moms around the world" kicks off in Cairns, Australia

I’m very excited to announce the start of a series of interviews I’m running this month in my column at Examiner.com. Moms Around the World will be celebrating moms in various parts of the globe, giving you an insider’s scoop on the place they call home, with top tips for visiting with babies and small…

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Rivoli Roundup: Health tips for travel with your baby

In light of the current swine flu outbreak, many of you might be reconsidering vacation plans, or postponing travel with your babies. As you weigh your plans and strategize about health considerations, you might find some of these tips helpful, especially my article just published on Tips to help protect your baby from flu during…

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Rivoli Roundup: Finding great places to vacation with kids

I just finished up a 4-part series on “Where to stay with kids,” where you’ll find great resources to help uncover truly family-friendly places to stay on your next adventure, whether it’s a recommended roadside motel on your next road trip, a baby-ready jungle hut in Central America, or a family-friendly medieval villa with a…

Going farther afield: Food and water safety for small children

Last week, Eric at TravelBlogs.com posed a question that caught my attention. He started an interesting debate between six travel bloggers on whether or not they would haggle over a “tourist price” they were told to pay for food from a street vendor in an “unnamed Asian country” (click here to read the full post)….

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Taking the train overnight with a baby (FREE book giveaway)

For those who missed the earlier post, we’re looking at “Best holiday travel moments with children” this week. Post your comment to the previous post to share your own moment and possibly win a signed (and gift-wrapped if you like) copy of Travels with Baby. Details in the last post. This snapshot is from one…

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Give Thanks for Train Travel with Children

Ever since the first mention of this year’s Thanksgiving, the girls have been anxiously awaiting their next trip on what they are calling “The Thanksgiving Train (exclamation point).” I can relate. When I was young, my family traveled by train over many Thanksgiving weekends from Oregon to Seattle to visit relatives. For my brother and…