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Traveling with Kids

January 28, 2019

By: Courtney Byrne People often ask me if traveling with kids is worth it: will they remember it? Is it totally exhausting? Does it even slightly feel like a vacation? I asked my girls if I could share the gift they got for Christmas this year because I think it helps explain why I think travel is important and why… Read More

Florence Italy with Kids: Bardini Gardens

January 7, 2019

When I was planning our trip to Italy with kids, Florence was the city I knew we would stay in the longest. It’s where I lived when studying abroad and where I knew I’d feel very comfortable with this kids. While I was comfortable getting around the city and knew many spots to take the kids, I also knew there… Read More

Family Travel: Where to Stay in Venice with Kids

August 17, 2018

I’m going to be totally honest, I did not want to add Venice to our Italy itinerary. I was there many years ago and remember it being hard to navigate and I didn’t have 4 kids in tow. I also heard it was VERY hot and VERY crowded in the summer. But when I asked my husband one spot he… Read More

Family Travel: Best SE Asia Stopover Cities for Families

August 3, 2018

By: Keri Hedrick Welcoming back as a guest Keri Hedrick – an Aussie expat mom of three. She is the blogger behind Our Globetrotters – Adventurous Family Travel and also the co-founder of city travel planning tool Little City Trips, a great new website established as a go-to planning resource for all things CITY TRAVEL with your kids! After extensive… Read More

Florence Italy with Kids: Where to Stay

July 29, 2018

It’s been a week since we “moved out” of our Florence apartment and we still miss it so much. Maybe because it’s the longest we ever rented one HomeAway vacation rental, but it really started to feel like home! It was one of the best rental experiences we’ve ever had and I would highly recommend this family vacation rental in… Read More

Italy with Kids: A Family Friendly Tuscany Rental

July 7, 2018

First off, the reason I left Tuscany off the itinerary was that it seemed unreachable without renting a car or hiring a car. Second, I underestimated how crowded and hot the cities would be in the summer. Don’t get me wrong, we are loving Florence (it will always be my favorite city!) but the kids… Read More

Ciao from Roma: Italy Part 1

June 30, 2018

Can you believe I am writing about our Italy trip now and not 8-10 months from now? I promised myself I would write and share photos along the way because a month long trip would have way too many details to remember if I don’t write them down. I’ll share some memories and photos along the way with some info… Read More

Italy Books: Books for Kids & Travel Books

June 2, 2018

It’s June 1st. That means we leave for Italy THIS MONTH. Tonight I’m sharing a list of Italy books: travel books and kids books we’ve been reading all the time. I am so excited and also getting really nervous: how on earth am I going to pack for 4 kids for a month? Have I planned enough? Have I planned… Read More

Adventure Checklist Printable for Kids & Travel Favorites

April 19, 2018

I’ve been traveling with kids for the better part of a decade but this past year has been different. I am traveling with a couple “big kids” and it’s really cool. The boys are still very much “little kids” but the girls can read, write and have all kinds of opinions and input into our trips. I can remember trips… Read More

Family Travel: Harbour Island, Bahamas

April 9, 2018

Hi everyone! Thanks to Courtney for having me. I’m Ashley from sparkle sense blog and I’m so excited to tell you about Harbour Island in the Bahamas! We went with my family in January and loved every minute of it. It was my daughter Harper’s first vaca at 5.5 months old 🙂 We stayed in a villa on the property… Read More