The holiday season has begun. If you’re not ready yet, don’t fret. We’ve updated our annual traveler gift guide for the coolest and most unique gifts for the traveling friends and family in your life. From portable travel trays to toys and tech, flying machines and gifts that give back, we know that you’ll find something special in …
Let’s talk delicates, shall we? How do you keep your underwear, swimsuits, baby and fitness clothes clean on the road? It’s not always easy, especially without ready access to laundry facilities or wash and fold services. I’m a huge minimalist packing advocate, and that’s only possible when you’re committed to some self service laundry work …
Over the course of many summers, my kids lived in their Crocs. The blue, classic Crocs clogs were part of the ‘summer swimming apparel support crew’ as I called it. This supply bag included quick-dry towels, goggles, and swim caps. The Crocs were always scattered poolside at practices and did double-duty as playground and street …
A lifetime of travel has taught me a few important life lessons. One of the most critical is that comfort on the road is no small deal. Finding the best shoes for travelling is a big factor in achieving a level of comfort that will keep you going down miles of cobblestone alleyways or theme park streets on …
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An experienced family traveller goes to great lengths to ensure precious personals are safely stowed in suitcases and bags for travel. While those bag contents are unique, too many of the suitcases going round and round the airport carousels are black, carbon copies of each other. But there is a way to stick it to lost luggage with a new handy, dandy …
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So, what’s on your head this winter? If you’re living in a cold climate, a warm hat is de rigeur to ward off chilly wind and wet snow. Yet, finding stylish head gear that also travels well and handles foul winter weather isn’t quite so easy. That’s where Tilley Endurables travel hats come in. Tilley Endurables travel hats are …
Do your children dream of exploration? Do they love it when you read them stories at bedtime? Or enjoy reading books themselves as a favorite nighttime ritual? My kids love to read, despite the lure of their iPhones, our family iPad, and the latest version of COD on the Xbox. But the love of a …
Choosing and packing appropriate travel clothing can be a real challenge. Not only should said clothing item be stylish, comfortable, breathable, easy to clean and wrinkle-free, but perhaps it should also keep you safe and secure. How so? Sadly, whether in a busy downtown restaurant or remote countryside bus stop, pickpocketing can rear its ugly, …
If you’re a skier or snowboarder, or better yet, a parenting version of same, then happy day! The days of missing gloves and goggles are numbered. Through our participation in the annual Passports with Purpose fundraiser and sheer luck, we were the very happy recipients of a family-pack of Transpack’s XT1 & XTW ski bags. We had the opportunity …
News flash. Books are not dead. Despite the lure of iPhones, iPads, Xboxes and PS3s, kids still like to read. This fact makes me very happy, because I love to read as well. And despite the ‘e-competition’, there are still so many great books out there to read and enjoy. Books like Lonely Planet’s Not for …
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Claudia
I’m Claudia, an adventurous mom who loves to explore the world and travel with my family. This site shares modern-mom-tested family travel sanity tips, destination advice, and inspiration to stay ever curious and create lifelong travel memories.
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