Vacationing With Kids- What Works
The biggest drawback to vacationing with kids may be this: wherever you go, your kids will still actually be with you.\xa0\n\xa0But seriously\u2026 successful traveling as a family means keeping everyone happy. That doesn\u2019t mean your choice of vacation destination needs to revolve around your kids, but it does mean your expectations for sightseeing or miles logged per day might need to be somewhat flexible. After all, you have even less of an escape from your kids complaining while on vacation than you do when you\u2019re at home.\n\xa0And despite all the hassles, we both love traveling with our kids. Even when it\u2019s not easy, it\u2019s always worth the journey. So this episode is full of ideas for creating family vacations with appeal\xa0for all age groups, whether you\u2019re going across the state or around the world.\n\xa0We discuss:\n\xa0\n\xa0the wonders of RV travel\n\xa0why the anticipation of a trip can be as much fun as the trip itself\n\xa0the indispensability of Ziploc bags\n\xa0how older kids will accept sightseeing when it is offered with a tiny side order of danger\n\xa0our listeners\u2019 very best travel-with-kids tips\n\xa0\n\xa0Here\u2019s some writing we love about traveling with kids:\n\xa0Meg Lukans Noonan for Travel and Leisure: The Age-Appropriate Vacation\nMariam Navaid Ottimofiore for The Huffington Post: Seven Reasons Why Travel is Never Wasted on Young Kids\nSarah Clemence for Travel and Leisure: 10 Essential Hacks for Traveling with Small Kids\n\u2026and our own Episode 20, on what to pack when traveling with kids\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices