The holidays are over, and now is the time to consider your 2018 family travel plans… where to next? As someone who loves traveling with their family, a new year means new adventures and places to see. I like to start fresh in January and look at the year and places we’d like to go, what’s feasible and best times… Read More
Ciao! If you’re new here, be sure to visit Lezione 1, for an intro to these lessons and to print the first sheet. The first lesson has a free printable Italian flag and coloring sheet. It also has a fun worksheet that shares some intro words like hello, goodbye, my name is, etc. Today we are continuing our Simple Italian… Read More
Ciao ragazzi! Fun fact: I studied Italian in college and finished my minor in Italian while studying abroad. Besides to help me get around while traveling in Italy, I haven’t used that college minor for too many other things. Before I had kids, I had grand plans of raising bi-lingual children who spoke Italian fluently when they were young. Those… Read More
By: Thass of Family Off Duty Budapest is an extremely child friendly city. The capital of Hungary has a lot to offer for families including parks and tourist attraction that not only the parents but the children will enjoy too. We had a great time visiting this beautiful city and it has become one of our favorite cities in Europe… Read More
I have always loved the Christmas season. I enjoy all of the hustle and bustle and excitement of the season. I enjoy the lights and trees, the songs and the parties. I know what you’re thinking: those are not the important parts of the season. All of the Christmas events and activities for kids and families should not be the… Read More
We have our friend Marta, from Learning Escapes, back on the blog today to share tips on visiting Ireland with Kids. I visited Ireland with my kids about 5 years ago. It was a wonderful, welcoming country to visit with young children. Marta lives in Ireland with her 2 children and has great information for families planning to visit the… Read More
This time seven years ago I was planning a trip to Italy with a baby. Maggie was 6 months old and I told Tom I really wanted to show him Italy and bring our little babe along with us. It was actually a great age to bring a baby abroad because she was still small enough to be totally content… Read More
We love traveling with the kids. It can be very tricky at times but being together as a family, seeing new things, is a joy for our crew. I always enjoy the questions we get ahead of the trip about the destination. They vary so much by age. Their questions about a destination also give me a lot of insight… Read More
I’ve been shopping Tea Collection for the kids for years. Each season, I love to see where Tea has traveled to and what new destination has inspired the line. Family travel is something that is very important to me and I like to teach my children about the places we are going to visit and places we hope to visit… Read More
We love to travel as a family and we have just about outgrown a hotel room. Typically we now have to get two rooms and given how young the kids are, connecting rooms or a suite are the only option. This summer we decided to try a HomeAway vacation rental. We hesitated in the past, mainly because I was always nervous… Read More