I know when we’ve hit upon a good vacation spot when my husband starts to question why we live in NYC. It only took a few hours in New Orleans for him to start with the following line of questioning – Why do we live in NYC again? Do you realize what kind […]

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The travel industry is notoriously ridden with a lot of “guides” that are actually just advertorials. But family bloggers and parent writers are stepping up to give parents traveling with kids real information based on their personal experiences. We’ve gathered together the top genuine resources for family travel from blogs to books.
DeliciousBaby
An excellent site I […]

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Despite the fickle weather, summer is just around the corner and it’s time to get serious about planning those summer vacations. So, this week we thought we’d share some summer travel ideas with a couple of family friendly destinations to inspire your summer travel dreams. This first one is a guest […]

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Private schools just had their Spring Break and public schools have theirs coming up and as we’re waiting for the weather to warm up, we’ve got vacations on the brain.
Have you ever been stuck with a family vacation that actually seemed like more work than not being on vacation? If you are used to having […]

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[ March 5, 2008; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] I know what you did last summer? Big whoop, so does the whole world—I’m a blogger. The real horror movie is about planning for next summer. I’m already in a cold sweat over trying to figure out what to do with my kids, my childcare…and if I have to have one more circular, non-committal conversation […]

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Last week we posted about Drop and Dine, a fabulous new way to enjoy dinner out at a restaurant together/alone with your toddler or child. Today we’ve got another great solution for eating out with kids—Fun-a-Go-Go—and we’re giving away whole party pack of them.
Fun-a-Go-Go is a deceptively simple solution for entertaining children in a restaurant. […]

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Our second installment of Top Posts for 2007 is perfect reading for these traveling holidays, whether you’re en route or just dreaming of escaping from family.

How to Bring Your Own Water on a Plane

Top Resources for Family Travel

Home Swapping: a Great Way for Families to Travel
Top 5 Beaches for a Family Daycation
A Free […]

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I’ve actually been surprised at how hard it has been to find good resources for traveling with kids. As we were planning our family vacation for this summer, I was looking around online and found very few good sites for planning trips with kids. After scouring the web, here are the best resources I’ve found […]

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When preparing for a long trip with kids, whether by car or airplane, there’s always a moment of trepidation before leaving when you consider those long hours in transit and how your child will be possibly stay occupied, tear-and whine-free while on the go. It is always my instinct to go to the book or […]

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You may have seen or heard lately about a movie called The Holiday in which two women swap houses and end up swapping more than that. Or something, I haven’t actually seen it. But it has become part of the popular culture enough that now there is some frame of reference for house swapping so […]

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