Actually, the best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures.
— Lewis Carroll
As a family travel advisor and writer, I have had thousands of questions about what families need to know to plan a fun, educational, safe, and memorable trip abroad. Most people don't know the questions that they should be asking.
My top tip to families traveling with their kids abroad is:
Don't overschedule.
Everything with kids takes more time than you think it does. Set yourself up for success and be realistic in your planning.
I am offering a course that covers many other tips and questions that families need for international travel.
This course will present answers to the first questions you'll ask when you're considering traveling abroad with your school-age kids, and then we'll talk about the questions you didn't even think to ask.
What you'll learn:
- how to choose a destination
- detailed packing list for travel with kids ages 4-12
- best restaurant types and foods for traveling with kids
- best tips for downtime activities with kids
- how to keep kids off electronics and engaged during trips
- what to expect when going to the airport, through immigration and customs, etc.
- best online tools for flights, cars, hotels, apartments, etc.
- best online itinerary resources
- how to decide whether to take a train, a bus, a car, a ferry, or a plane
- how to use online maps when you don't have data
- What's a SIM card, why do I need one, and how do I get one?
- using your phone abroad
- international driving
- best information for finding amazing tours and guides for you and your kids
- ins and outs of using your credit card abroad (chip and pin, anyone?)
Hi, I'm Adria.
I'm a mom who moved to the UK with 3 small kids and traveled extensively in Europe. Since moving back to the USA, I have continued traveling with my family, visiting countries in Europe, Asia, and South America.
As a travel advisor and writer for websites such as Ciao Bambino!, the Huffington Post, and Odyssa Magazine, I have researched destinations all over the planet; planned trips for families with newborns, many children, and multi-generational families; and written about the ins and outs of travel with kids for a Thomas Lowell Award-Winning Virtuoso company.
I am also a natural educator, teaching writing, research, and professional skills for George Mason University, Florida Institute of Technology, and the US Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force, and Special Forces.
Spend 90 minutes with me reviewing the best sites, resources, information, and stuff you didn't even know you needed to know to make your family vacation the most memorable ever.