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         Tips, advice and insights for travel with your baby, toddler, or young child

USA & Canada     Europe      South America      Caribbean / Mexico / Central America    

 

Africa     Australia & New Zealand     Asia / Southeast Asia / India

Start here for advice on visiting destinations around the world with your baby, toddler, or young children. For general baby travel gear advice (what to buy or bring, logistics) see FAQ and Popular Topics and also Great Products & Gear. For more travel planning help see Guidebooks and Travel Planning.

 

Also, don't miss our "5 Best with Kids Under 5" features

Sydney... Paris... Santa Teresa (Costa Rica) ... Oahu

 

 

USA & Canada  

 

California -

 

Anderson - Anderson River Park: Great pit stop for family road trips on I-5

 

Big Trees Calaveras State Park - Tips for camping at Big Trees

 

Bodie State Historic Park - The road to Bodie

 

Klamath - Gray whale in the river! (a Photo Fave)

 

Long Beach - Budget travel/Live large in Long Beach

 

Los Angeles - Cheap and Free L.A.: A Stroll through the canals of Venice (with video)

Los Angeles - Review of the Inn and Venice Beach

Los Angeles - A visit to the Arlington West Memorial at the Santa Monica Pier (photo fave) 

 

Monterey - Dennis the Menace Park

 

Oakdale (en route to Yosemite) - Road Stop: Oakdale Cheese & Specialties

 

San Diego - Balboa Park with kids

San Diego - Stretch your vacation dollars

San Diego -  Old Town San Diego

San Diego - Review of Homewood Suites Liberty Station

 

San Francisco - Driving loop for north central SF - Golden Gate Bridge, Park, Beaches & More

San Francisco - The Palace of Fine Arts

San Francisco - Exploring the Exploratorium with kids

San Francisco - Most beautiful beach to visit - Crissy Field beach and picnic area

San Francisco - Go Dutch in Golden Gate Park (at the Wilhelmina Windmill)

San Francisco - To the Lighthouse: Point Bonita (north end of Golden Gate Bridge)

San Francisco - Fun at Fort Funston - Dog and hang glider paradise

San Francisco - Bay Area on the Cheap for budget travel to SF

 

Sonoma Coast - Bodega Bay with kids

Sonoma Coast - Review of Bodega Bay Lodge & Spa

 

Yosemite National Park: Tips for biking Yosemite with baby, toddler, little kid

Yosemite National Park: The celebrated jumping frogs of Birch Lake

Yosemite National Park: Review of Evergreen Lodge

Yosemite National Park: Review of Curry Village Tent Cabins

Yosemite National Park: Review of the Wawona Hotel

Yosemite National Park: Ask Shelly: What to do with car seats at Yosemite?

Weed - One good reason to stop at Weed (road trip tips)

 

Hawaii -

Oahu - Oahu's 5 Best Beaches for Kids Under 5 (baby- and toddler-friendly beaches)

Big Island - Hiking Kiluaea Iki Crater, Volcanoes National Park - pregnant

 

New York -

NYC - Tips for taking the New York City subway with a stroller

NYC - New York City taxi services with car seats and boosters

NYC - Hire private car service

NYC - How to get around NYC with a baby

NYC - Car seats laws and taxis in New York and beyond

 

Oregon -

Ashland - A most unlikely duet: Pit stopping at Lithia Park, Ashland

 

Bend / Central Oregon - Newberry National Monument / Lava Lands

 

Gleneden Beach - Review of  Salishan Golf Resort & Spa

 

Newport - Coast through the Oregon Aquarium - with tips for your family's visit

Newport - An Ode to the Nye Beach Chowder Bowl

 

Salem - Enchanted Forest children's story land and amusement park

 

Silverton - Fall in love with Silver Falls State Park

Silverton - Seven reasons to visit Silverton, Oregon

 

 

Pennsylvania -

Lancaster - Traveling unplugged: My ah-ha moment in Amish Country

 

Washington -

Centralia / Grand Mound - Review of Great Wolf Lodge

San Juan Islands - The ferry from San Juan Island (photo fave)

San Juan Island - Review of Best Western Inn & Suites Friday Harbor

 

Washington, D.C. -

Tips for planning a trip to D.C. with a baby

 

Wyoming -

Cody - Moms Around the World: Cody, Wyoming

 

Vancouver, British Columbia -

Tips for visiting Vancouver Aquarium

Eat in the easy (and gourmet) way on your family's Vancouver Vacation

Visiting Granville Island with little kids

Hooray, hooray for Sophie's Cosmic Cafe

Moms Around the World: Vancouver

 

Montreal, Quebec -

Moms Around the World: Montreal

 

Toronto, Ontario -

Toronto: Moms Around the World

 

 

Caribbean / Mexico / Central America  

 

General Central America travel tips - Adventure travel tips from Author Pamela Voelkel (with Q&A)

 

Costa Rica - Alajuela (San Jose), Review of Buena Vista Hotel

Costa Rica - Alajuela (San Jose), Review of Hotel Villa Dolce

Costa Rica - Alajuela, Tips for Visiting Zoo Ave with kids

Costa Rica - 5 ways to ease your arrival in Costa Rica with kids

Costa Rica - Traveler beware: Car seat laws in Costa Rica are stricter than in the U.S.

Costa Rica - Tips for traveling by ferry from Puntarenas to Nicoya Peninsula

Costa Rica - Nicoya Peninsula: 5 Best with Children Under 5

Costa Rica - Review of Blue Batik villa, Playa Hermosa (Santa Teresa), Costa Rica

Costa Rica - Review of Casa Vista family vacation rental on the Nicoya Peninsula

Costa Rica - Dinner with our Private Chef in Costa Rica

Costa Rica - 5 things I wish I'd known before moving my kids to Costa Rica

Costa Rica - Photo Fave: View from (the toilet at) Casa Vista

Costa Rica - Photo Fave: Sunset at Playa Hermosa

Costa Rica - Photo Fave: DIY beach hut, Playa Hermosa

 

Guatemala - Let's go fly a kite: Guatemala's families celebrate the Day of the Dead in high style

 

Jamaica - Review of Franklyn D. Resort (FDR)

Jamaica - Vacation Nanny 411 (FDR Resorts)

Jamaica - Tips for Visiting Dunn's River Falls with Young Children

 

Mexico - Flying to Mexico with a baby in his own seat - without a car seat

 

 

South  America 

 

Brazil: Moms Around the World: Rio

Argentina: Argentina's tradition of the The Three Kings... and their thirsty camels

 

 

Tips for visiting the Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces at Granada, Spain.Europe  

General - One very good reason to fly British Airways with your baby or lap-held toddler

General - Best stroller for travel to Europe with a toddler

General - Which twin stroller is best for travel to Europe?

General - Follow-up to "Which twin stroller best for travel to Europe?"

 

Denmark - Christmas in Copenhagen - tots flock to Tivoli

 

England - How to take a London taxi cab with your stroller (and your child still in it)

England - Tips for visiting London's Natural History Museum with young children

England - Cat mummies at the British Museum

 

France - Car seat advice for Paris airport shuttle with baby

France - Paris: 5 Best with Children Under 5

France - Best baby-friendly cafe in Paris

France - Finding diapers in France

France - Tips for juggling toddler naps while visiting Paris

France - The captivating carousels of Paris (with some free in December)

 

Germany - Moms Around the World: Weinstadt, Southern Germany

 

Italy - Tips for travel with toddler in Italy, plus a senior and car seat

Italy - When in Rome in October, take the family on "Gite fuori porta"

Italy - Rome's tradition of the Befana... and her trouble-shooting small broom

 

Spain - Thanksgiving in Andalucia (Costa del Sol)

Spain - Review of vacation rental apartment Carabeo 2000, Costa del Sol

Spain - Exploring the Nerja Caves

Spain - Nightfall at Nerja

Spain - Granada: Tips for visiting the Alhambra and Nasrid Palaces (shown above)

 

 

Africa

Kenya - Moms Around the World: Nairobi

South Africa - Moms Around the World: Johannesburg

 

 

Asia / Southeast Asia / India

 

General - Advice for travel to Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand with two babies?

 

India - Advice for flying to India with a 2-year-old

India - Advice for flying to India with twins and handicapped mother?

India - Moms Around the World: Bangalore, India

 

Indonesia - Moms Around the World: Jakarta, Indonesia

 

Nepal - Travel to Nepal with a 4-month-old baby?

 

Taiwan - Celebrating Chinese New Year in Taipei, Taiwan

 

Thailand - How to ride an elephant with a baby

Thailand - Breastfeeding in Bangkok

 

 

 

The 5 best places to visit in Sydney, Australia with young childrenAustralia & New Zealand Zealand 

 

General - Important tips for using child safety seats during travel in Australia

General - Would you take the Sit N Stroll on my Air New Zealand flight?

Cairns - How to see the Great Barrier Reef with a baby or young child

Cairns - Moms Around the World, Cairns, Australia

Sydney - 5 Best with Kids Under 5: Sydney (activities, restaurant, beach & more)

 

 

 

 

 

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