Travelling the World with Kids
Travelling with kids is as rewarding as it is challenging. The experience you have depends largely on the type of trip, the length of time, your children’s age and temperament, family dynamics, and many other factors. I was a single parent for the first 6 years of my older child’s life, and I did quite a bit of travelling solo around the world with her.
I later married and had a second child. Having an age gap of almost 9 years between my kids, I have been taking kids on trips for over a decade. I’ve been on more flights with kids than I can count, and there’s no end to the number of tantrums I’ve calmed. I love travelling with them and I relish the time I have left to still do this before my oldest is grown up and before they’re both grown up!
Here are the countries I’ve specifically visited with kids: Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Bahamas, Denmark, Ecuador, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sweden, UK and USA
Family Travel Guides
Here are articles based on your family’s specific needs. Whether you’re a single parent, travelling on a budget, or have a newborn or toddler in tow, I have tips to help make your trips a success!
Travelling while Pregnant
Travelling with Babies and Toddlers
- How to Travel with a Newborn: The Ultimate Guide
- Should You Travel with a Toddler? Honest Advice
- Lap Infant, Car Seat, or Bassinet? Choosing How to Fly with Under-2s
General Family Travel
- Family Travel on a Budget: Tips and Tricks
- Single Parent Travel Tips
- Ultimate List of Vacations with Childcare
- Mother Daughter Trip Ideas in North America
Countries That We’ve Visited + Written About Travelling with Kids
Canada
Canada is such a large, vast country with a lot of diversity in terrain, climate and culture. There are big cities, rocky mountains, old-growth forests, and prairies that go on for miles.
- Toronto – with kids
- Also check out family-friendly restaurants in Toronto
- Ottawa with kids
- Niagara Falls – with kids, and/or toddlers
- Banff – with kids, and toddlers
- Quebec City – with kids or toddlers. Also check out my suggestions on friendly restaurants in Quebec City
- Tobermory, Ontario – with kids, and babies.
- Special feature on boat cruises with babies and toddlers
Ecuador
United States
Similar to Canada, the United States is also a geographically huge country with a lot of diversity. While the big cities are exciting, I love visiting places that offer the chance to get outside. There’s a lot of beauty in the US that doesn’t always get the credit it deserves.
- Lake Tahoe (California and Nevada) – with kids, and with toddlers
- Virginia City, Nevada with kids
- Crater Lake, Oregon – with kids
- Florida Keys with kids, with a special mention of Key West
- Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral with kids
- Scotland with Kids, or specifically, Edinburgh with kids
Ireland
Want to decide whether Scotland or Ireland would be a better family trip for you? Read my post on Ireland vs Scotland
Italy
Italy is such a family-friendly and oriented country, with fresh foods, amazingly beautiful medieval cities and scenery.
Read my post on what to do all over Italy with kids, or my destination-specific articles to plan a trip as a family:
Iceland
Denmark
- Copenhagen with Kids
Netherlands
- Amsterdam with kids
Costa Rica
- Costa Rica with kids, or with a baby
- Also check out my recommendations for family-friendly hotels in Costa Rica
Disney Cruises
- Disney Cruises are the ultimate family-friendly vacation. We’ve been on two of the ships so far, (soon to be 3!) Find out the best Disney Cruise ship here
- See our other interesting content to help plan a Disney Cruise