Comments on: 5 Interesting Destinations for Flashpackers Who Have Started a Family http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/5-interesting-destinations-for-flashpackers-who-have-started-a-family/ Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:00:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jen http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/5-interesting-destinations-for-flashpackers-who-have-started-a-family/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Jen Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:52:12 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1286#comment-358 Great post! It made me laugh when you said that the mind remembers good! We have had a few trips that I vaguely recall saying I would never do it again only to pack up and hit the road a few months later. One of our favorite "kid-friendly" cities was Amsterdam surprisingly enough. Everyone was so welcoming of our child at places to eat, museums, public transportation, etc. It is one of our fondest memories from our Europe trips. Great post! It made me laugh when you said that the mind remembers good! We have had a few trips that I vaguely recall saying I would never do it again only to pack up and hit the road a few months later. One of our favorite “kid-friendly” cities was Amsterdam surprisingly enough. Everyone was so welcoming of our child at places to eat, museums, public transportation, etc. It is one of our fondest memories from our Europe trips.

]]> By: Samantha http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/5-interesting-destinations-for-flashpackers-who-have-started-a-family/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Samantha Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:57:23 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1286#comment-356 Hey Chris!!! How are you ?!?! We miss you guys! Great pic of little Nick! I'm sending someone your way shortly. XO ~Samantha~ Hey Chris!!!
How are you ?!?! We miss you guys! Great pic of little Nick! I’m sending someone your way shortly.

XO
~Samantha~

]]> By: baby carriers & backpacks http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/5-interesting-destinations-for-flashpackers-who-have-started-a-family/comment-page-1/#comment-354 baby carriers & backpacks Sat, 07 Mar 2009 06:41:42 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1286#comment-354 Thank you for this post. We are always looking for new places to travel with our kids. There is nothing like the looks on their faces when we travel somewhere new. I will always look back on these times with my family as the best in my life! Thank you for this post. We are always looking for new places to travel with our kids. There is nothing like the looks on their faces when we travel somewhere new. I will always look back on these times with my family as the best in my life!

]]> By: soultravelers3 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/5-interesting-destinations-for-flashpackers-who-have-started-a-family/comment-page-1/#comment-353 soultravelers3 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:31:41 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1286#comment-353 Thanks for tweeting me about this post & I am flattered that we inspired it. I agree 100% that any place can be great for family travel! Love those places and what a cute kiddo! As you know we are into our 3rd year of an open ended world tour & have been to 4 continents, 29 countries & over 75,000 miles, most of it by land or sea and we have not found one place that was not wonderful! My daughter did her first travel and stayed in her first hotel at just 2 weeks old, but we mostly did road trips in the early years as there is much to see in our beautiful state of California. We took her to Tahoe at 3 months just to see the snow ( oh and a grandparent lives near by so we got two for one!). San Diego is a great place for kids and we have spent lots of time there and all around our state. My daughter did not take her first plane trip until she was 5 when we started our open ended world tour. We prefer slow travel and really immersing so take few flights ( which also saves us a lot of money). My daughter walked well at 6 months and was running faster than me by 9 months and absolutely hated the car seat so we had plenty of challenges, but found ways around them like driving at night once she was in a deep sleep. We never used a stroller with her and her high energy really works well on our world tour as she can out walk and out bicycle both her parents! I think the key to traveling with kids is always pack light, travel slow, bring healthy snacks and a book with you always and always leave time for self directed play & fun! Seeing the world through your child's eyes and bonding through such amazing adventures are simply priceless and a gift that will last a lifetime! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn9rDTZj-m4 Thanks for tweeting me about this post & I am flattered that we inspired it. I agree 100% that any place can be great for family travel! Love those places and what a cute kiddo!

As you know we are into our 3rd year of an open ended world tour & have been to 4 continents, 29 countries & over 75,000 miles, most of it by land or sea and we have not found one place that was not wonderful!

My daughter did her first travel and stayed in her first hotel at just 2 weeks old, but we mostly did road trips in the early years as there is much to see in our beautiful state of California. We took her to Tahoe at 3 months just to see the snow ( oh and a grandparent lives near by so we got two for one!). San Diego is a great place for kids and we have spent lots of time there and all around our state.

My daughter did not take her first plane trip until she was 5 when we started our open ended world tour. We prefer slow travel and really immersing so take few flights ( which also saves us a lot of money).

My daughter walked well at 6 months and was running faster than me by 9 months and absolutely hated the car seat so we had plenty of challenges, but found ways around them like driving at night once she was in a deep sleep. We never used a stroller with her and her high energy really works well on our world tour as she can out walk and out bicycle both her parents!

I think the key to traveling with kids is always pack light, travel slow, bring healthy snacks and a book with you always and always leave time for self directed play & fun!

Seeing the world through your child’s eyes and bonding through such amazing adventures are simply priceless and a gift that will last a lifetime!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn9rDTZj-m4

]]> By: Jackie http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/5-interesting-destinations-for-flashpackers-who-have-started-a-family/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Jackie Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:35:22 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1286#comment-351 Wonderful article! Too many people look at me so strangely that we actually travel with our children. It really is what they are used to and how the parents deal with us. We plan ahead of time but are laid back too, realizing that plans may change. I can't even count how many times our three year old has flown, let alone the older one! And yes, at 16 months, she slept from security in Honolulu until we got off the plane in Newark, and there have been so not so wonderful 2.5 hour flights to Florida. What can you do? I always tell people if we want to go places, when you choose to have kids, they're part of the deal. And as for them being little and not remembering....it's amazing what they actually do remember, they love looking at the pictures and I love seeing that light go off when they see something in a magazine or on tv and they can say "I've been there!" or "I've seen that." And, I remember their enjoyment and expressions through theses great family experiences!!! Memories.... Wonderful article! Too many people look at me so strangely that we actually travel with our children. It really is what they are used to and how the parents deal with us. We plan ahead of time but are laid back too, realizing that plans may change. I can’t even count how many times our three year old has flown, let alone the older one! And yes, at 16 months, she slept from security in Honolulu until we got off the plane in Newark, and there have been so not so wonderful 2.5 hour flights to Florida. What can you do? I always tell people if we want to go places, when you choose to have kids, they’re part of the deal. And as for them being little and not remembering….it’s amazing what they actually do remember, they love looking at the pictures and I love seeing that light go off when they see something in a magazine or on tv and they can say “I’ve been there!” or “I’ve seen that.” And, I remember their enjoyment and expressions through theses great family experiences!!! Memories….

]]> By: Melanie http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/5-interesting-destinations-for-flashpackers-who-have-started-a-family/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Melanie Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:05:38 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1286#comment-350 Great article! Recently we took our daughter to Brisbane Australia on our Australia trip. We loved walking around the city together, taking the ferry at night along the river to Southbank and wandering through the market, watching the Wheel of Brisbane (like the London eye) being built (should be done by now)and having Chinese dinner in Wangs. We also loved our 2 day trips to Moreton Island and Whalewatching. Brisbane is a beautiful city and we did it in the winter - so I can imagine how great it would be in the summer! Great article! Recently we took our daughter to Brisbane Australia on our Australia trip. We loved walking around the city together, taking the ferry at night along the river to Southbank and wandering through the market, watching the Wheel of Brisbane (like the London eye) being built (should be done by now)and having Chinese dinner in Wangs.
We also loved our 2 day trips to Moreton Island and Whalewatching.
Brisbane is a beautiful city and we did it in the winter – so I can imagine how great it would be in the summer!

]]> By: Rich http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/03/5-interesting-destinations-for-flashpackers-who-have-started-a-family/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Rich Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:01:23 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=1286#comment-349 My #1 tip is to make sure your stroller has a tray for meal time. My #1 tip is to make sure your stroller has a tray for meal time.

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