When I was asked to review The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Best Family Destinations by Family Tree Forum with Kyle McCarthy, I admitted to a certain prejudice for this book. I [...]

With St. Patrick’s Day just around the bend, I figured I’d take the opportunity to paint shamrocks all over the van and take the family somewhere. I’d never really thought of St. [...]

So, you are getting on an airplane, jetting off to someplace fun and fantastic! Bon voyage! Oh, wait. You are taking your baby or toddler or (heaven forbid) both with you? Well, [...]

HowCast made a video that I liked on how to vacation with Moody Teens. Neither of my kids were really moody in their teens but we did do all of the things [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Nancy Sathre-Vogel from FamilyOnBikes.com about their odyssey – a bike ride with two young boys along the length of the Pan-American highway from Alaska to the southern [...]

Even in this economic downturn families will take their kids in droves to Disneyland and Walt Disney World in this coming year. I am a fan of Mickey Mouse (Amateur Traveler Episode [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Debbie from http://DeliciousBaby.com about traveling (internationally) with small kids: why not just stay home, how to cope with the airport and long flights, and destinations that are [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Barbara Egbert, her husband Gary and daughter Mary. Barbara is the author of “Zero Days: The Real Life Adventure of Captain Bligh, Nellie Bly, and 10-year-old Scrambler [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to the Anders Family (who were recently featured on the Oprah Winfrey show) about their trip around with world with 4 kids ages 4 to 14. We will [...]

by Chris Christensen I was asked recently by Erin and Kristin of the Manic Mommies to come up with a list of 10 tips for traveling with kids. Rather than arrange this [...]