Toddler Travel
Category6 potty training tips for traveling with young kids
One monkey wrench that often gets thrown into traveling with young kids is potty training. Some families, even ones that love to travel like ours, might take a break from
Flying Alone with Preschoolers – Tips and tricks for a successful trip
In my last post, I detailed my (mostly) successful experience flying alone with my two young children, which went much better than my first attempt. If you’re flying alone with
Flying Alone with Preschoolers – my latest experience
About a year ago, I told myself my attempt at flying alone with preschoolers or toddlers probably sufficiently broke me to the point of avoiding traveling alone with the kids.
Hong Kong Revisited: Breaking all the parenting rules in Hong Kong
Raising kids in America means being subjected to a large set of rules about what’s safe and best for your children. I semi-religiously adhere to these rules – car seat
Surveying Scotland: Preparing to travel with two children under four
As I mentioned in the introduction, a lot of decisions now revolve around my kids. I thought it might be useful for some young parents to see what other decisions
Surveying Scotland: Introduction
Two kids creates more than twice the work. That holds true for regular life and travel. Nonetheless, we took it upon ourselves to travel to the United Kingdom to celebrate
Hyatt Regency Aruba Report Spa and Casino Impressions
Now that I’m a family man, we’ve been gravitating towards the Caribbean more and more. Shorter flights, nice beaches, and less hassle overall. Last year we visited Turks and Cai..
Daring to Disney: Things I wished I knew before I went to Disney
For someone who hadn’t been to Disney in a long time, the trip seemed daunting. So much has changed since I was a kid and of course I wasn’t planning
Daring to Disney: Tips for parents of toddlers and infants
When I started this series, I talked about how there is so much to absorb when going to Disney and that I was looking forward to figuring things out. As
Daring to Disney: Dining Reviews
180 days before our trip, I made some advanced dining reservations (ADRs). Out of those, I kept Via Napoli, Biergarten, Chef Mickey’s, Be Our Guest (lunch), and I made a
Should I bring my own car seat or rent it at my destination?
At this point we’ve traveled enough with our three year old (and even our seven month old son) to have a general idea of what to consider when making those
Daring to Disney: One perfect day at the Magic Kingdom
So I haven’t decided whether I’ll do a ride by ride analysis for Magic Kingdom like I did for the other parks, but what I would like to do is
Daring to Disney: Touring Animal Kingdom with a toddler
They say that you should always be prepared for it to rain at Walt Disney World – for us the rain came the morning we planned to go to Animal
Daring to Disney: Touring Epcot attractions with a toddler
OK, I’ve gotten a little bored about writing about saving money and maximization, so I’m gonna take a break from that stuff and get to the fun stuff – parks!
Daring to Disney: When a Disney annual pass makes sense
So I mentioned in my last post that I saved money by staying off site, but I should have saved more. It’s downright shocking to me, but it would have
Daring to Disney: Saving money by staying off site
When I had originally booked this trip, we originally had booked two rooms at Port Orleans: Riverside for seven nights at a rate of about $200/night. After much thought, however,
Daring to Disney: Optimizing a visit using Touring Plans touring plans
Follow the trip in real time on Twitter or Instagram!
As I mentioned in my last post, Touring Plans is a web site dedicated to making the Disney experience either. The
Daring to Disney: Using Touring Plans (the non-touring plan parts)
With Disney fast approaching, I’ve been in turbo planning mode. You’d think that once you’ve booked your flights, hotel (though that’s changed), dining reservations, and tickets ..
Daddy and Daughter in D.C. – Flights and a Fun Friday
Ready to go!
My wife and I decided to split the team and take two separate trips this past weekend. While she took our four month old son down to Charlotte
Parenthood is destroying all my “principles”
M and I are gearing up for a father-daughter bonding trip (while Jess takes H as we split the team). I’ve noticed that once again, as a dad, some long
Family Travel for My Real Life – Splitting the Team
I had originally planned to attend FT4RL3, but unfortunately I’m not going to make it due to real life circumstances. Instead, our family is going to embark on a new
Portland the Third: Fun Activities and Eats, Old and New
Eventide has some of the best oysters Maine has to offer
I’ve discussed kid friendly activities/eating in Portland, ME, before, so instead of rehashing I’ll just give a quick upd..
Portland the Third: Travel with Four
As I mentioned in my parking post (thanks for all the feedback calling me crazy after I said so myself, btw!), we were back in Portland, Maine, our favorite local