9 How She Travels

Traveling when you have kids takes patience, planning, and creativity—even if you're leaving them home—but it can be done! And, usually, it’s worth all the pain. In this episode, we talk about family travel strategy, packing, flying with kids, road trips with kids, and more.  Here are links to some great blogs and podcasts that I mention in this episode:  Podcasts Extraordinary Moms Podcast: "Tips for Packing with Jennica Woodbury" Jessica Dahlquist interviews Jennica Woodbury of mommyconvos.com and they both share great family packing ideas for both air and road trips. Family Looking Up, Episode 31: "Traveling as a Family"  My favorite podcasting trio talks to Kam and Shani of Our Family Passport about how and why they travel to exotic (and some not-so-exotic) places as a family. It's a fun listen, and packed with great ideas. It will inspire you to be adventurous.  Family Looking Up, Episode 79 “How To Travel as a Family and Actually Enjoy It” If you’re hesitant about traveling with kids this interview with Jessica Dabelich may just change your mind. Yes, it’s a lot of work, but the memories are worth it! The Mom Hour, Episode 185: Road Trips and Air Travel with Babies, Toddlers, and Kids Sarah has flown a lot with kids, and Meagan is an expert at road trips. Together, they created a great podcast episode full of great traveling hacks. What Fresh Hell, Episode 20: Vacationing with Kids: What to Pack Great packing tips with a dose of humor and a slight ziplock obsession.   Travel Blogs Flyingwithfour.com: Jessica Dabelich shares her family travel adventures with four small children, including lots of great articles with travel tips, packing lists, and great destinations. Our Family Passport: A family of ten that has traveled to over 40 different countries together. They share tips for the logistics of traveling, plus location-specific, family-friendly recommendations for what to do once you get there. Power of Moms: If you haven't yet discovered Power of Moms, you'll thank me for hooking you up. Saren Loosli has written the definitive family road trip article here. It also links to several other great travel posts from the site.  CSGinger.com Candice is an intrepid traveler with her twins, now three years old. She has great tips for traveling domestically and abroad with littles.  3kidstravel.com One of the best parts of this site is the interviews with other families that travel. Elise has great insights of her own and a knack for finding other intrepid traveling families.  Adventure Together Christina McEvoy and Rachel Von share fabulous tips and destination-specific travel guides for families.  travelmamas.com A great resource for traveling with kids, including some fabulous packing lists. thepointsguy.com Go-to resource for travel deals and navigating credit card, airline, and hotel points.