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How to find cheap flights in Europe: get creative

As we've been starting to book our 2018 travel in earnest, I've been asked a couple times lately about how I find cheap flights within Europe. Today, I thought I'd talk about that here. I don't pretend to be an expert -- frankly, I think I pour more time into searching options than most reasonably can -- but I want to [...]

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Surviving a long plane ride with toddlers and preschoolers: A Packing List

If you are planning a long plane ride with your toddlers or preschoolers, chances are you are stressing out about it. Hell, we've done this at least five times now and it still stresses me out! That said, you can make things easier on yourselves by packing strategically. You don't need to bring [...]

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10 tips for surviving a long plane ride with young children

Headed on a plane ride with your babies, toddlers or perschoolers soon? Let's start by saying it probably isn't going to be as rough as you think! With a little preparation and the right attitude, surviving a long plane ride with young children can be easier than you think.

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7 books that will inspire your child to travel the world

7 Books to inspire children to travel the world

"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page." -Saint Augustine. There are a lot of inspirin [...]

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Five ways to make the most out of a long weekend trip

One of the main reasons we decided to move to Sicily was so that we would have the opportunity to travel with our kids. So far, we love it! Obviously we've gotten to go on our fair share of longer trips this past year, but we've also found that we love taking advantage of long weekends for quicker getaways. Shorter tri [...]

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On packing light: Tips from my mom

So packing light is something I've been wanting to address for a while now. We're big proponents of limiting the amount of stuff you take on a trip as much as possible. Not only can this save you money -- checking a bag or bags can get expensive quickly -- but it also saves you the considerable trouble of dragging it a [...]

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7 unexpected benefits of traveling with young children

Unexpected benefits of traveling with young children

Traveling with young children often gets a pretty bad rap. People talk all the time about wanting to do certain types of trips "before we have kids," as if the baby's first cry sounds the death knell for travel ambitions. I sa [...]

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Europe with kids: stroller or carrier?

If you had asked me this question before our first major trip since getting here -- visiting Naples and Rome -- my answer would have been "neither." I don't want to deal with a stroller, I'd say. Fiona loves to walk! She hasn't let me put her in a carrier since she was about 13 months old, I'd [...]

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Traveling in Europe with kids and without losing your mind

So you are going to Europe with kids ... First of all, good for you! It has always been our experience that travel adds somthing wonderful to your life. It broadens your horizons (and your palate), leads to great memories and is just plain fun. Europe is a fascinating, varied and historically rich place [...]

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Munich Travel tips

So you’re going to Oktoberfest: table reservations

With about two-and-a-half months to go until Oktoberfest in Munich, Chris and I took our most important step yet in planning our trip yesterday ... We orde [...]

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Trip planning with points: what’s in your wallet?

So first some news: we're coming back to the States in this fall! Christmas in Chicago last year! Today we cashed out our [...]

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Ireland Travel tips Traveling with kids

IRELAND, interlude: Renting a car on the Emerald Isle

Fun. Fairly chill. Easier than expected. Words I use to describe our experience driving around in Ireland, with me (exclusively) at the wheel. Nerve-racking. White knuckles. Life flashed before my eyes. Words my husband used to describe our experience drivi [...]

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Hotels vs. Apartments vs. Castles: Planning a Trip

As you may have noticed, we've been taking it a little easier on weekend trips since we moved into our house -- a combination of having things to do around our house now, and just plain being tired from the holiday season. That said, we've hardly been idle on the trip-planning front. So far we have plans to spend 9 day [...]

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Preparing for a solo international flight with the kids

It's only been two months (+3 days) since the four of us dragged ourselves, exhausted and over it, off our first-ever international flights as a family. Now, in just a couple more days we'll be boarding a plane to do it all over again -- except this time, it'll be just me and the kids.* Gulp. Basically, Chris di [...]

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A quick travel recommendation

If you are planning to book travel in the future through a website like Hotels.com or Expedia, you might want to try running the transaction through Ebates first. As you probably know, Ebates is a website that purportedly sends you "big fat checks" for spending money online through the retailers affiliated with it. [...]

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How to find cheap flights in Europe: get creative

Surviving a long plane ride with toddlers and preschoolers: A Packing List

10 tips for surviving a long plane ride with young children

Headed on a plane ride with your babies, toddlers or perschoolers soon? Let's start by saying it probably isn't going to be as rough as you think! With a little preparation and the right attitude, surviving a long plane ride with young children can be easier than you think.

7 books that will inspire your child to travel the world

7 Books to inspire children to travel the world

Five ways to make the most out of a long weekend trip

On packing light: Tips from my mom

7 unexpected benefits of traveling with young children

Unexpected benefits of traveling with young children

Europe with kids: stroller or carrier?

Traveling in Europe with kids and without losing your mind

So you’re going to Oktoberfest: table reservations

Trip planning with points: what’s in your wallet?

IRELAND, interlude: Renting a car on the Emerald Isle

Hotels vs. Apartments vs. Castles: Planning a Trip

Preparing for a solo international flight with the kids

A quick travel recommendation

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