Favorite Family Travel Articles This Week

The SoulTravelers3 family has been traveling through Europe for over a year. In their latest article: How to Do You Do Extended Travel and Mini-Retirements they describe how they make it all work, from planning to budget to some of the logistics to arranging a trip like theirs. If you dream about traveling for more than a few weeks with your family, head over and check it out. You might also want to watch the popular YouTube video of their daughter playing Violin around the world.

You have probably read by now that United and US Airlines have joined American Airlines in charging customers to check even one bag. American Airlines is taking their fees even further by weighing carryon bags This news is disappointing, but not surprising, and checked bag fees can really add up for a family of four. I've seen lots of hacks on-line, from wearing your coat and heaviest shoes, to attaching things to your bag with carabiners. At the end of the day, though, the best solution is to travel light. You'll have more energy to keep your kids from kicking the seat in front of them and to enjoy your destination if you haven't worn yourself out carrying mountains of baggage through the airport. For our past few trips (4-5 days each) we've fit everything pretty easily into two carryon bags. One of the best rewards is not having to wait in baggage claim after we land! Check out our Top Tips for Packing Light and our Packing Lists. We also like this Handy Reference to Domestic Airline Fees

SimpleMom has a great step-by-step article about keeping track of your online recipes on del.iciou.us. Del.icio.us is website that lets you bookmark and organize your favorite web pages and articles, and it is a great way to keep track of all the activities, restaurants, and ideas you've found when you are planning a family vacation. SimpleMom's instructions work just as well for travel as recipes, so if you are looking for a better way to organize the information you find online, give it a try.

I have written before about what a great resource MommyPoppins is for families traveling to NewYork. The site's new New York City Neighborhood Guides for Families just made it even better!

I always enjoy Chitlins and Camembert, a blog by an American woman who married a Frenchman, moved to the French Countryside, and had two (adorable) kids. This week's post Chocolate For Breakfast reminded me of how I loved browsing the baby food selection on our first trip to Paris with 6 month old E. After reading countless times in US baby books not to give chocolate to small babies, I was simultaneously shocked, delighted and amused to see chocolate flavored formula and chocolate rice cereal!

Want to do more camping or outdoor activities with your kids? Parenthacks is collecting family camping tips and hacks and will publish them for us all to read. Want more? Head over to OutdoorBaby and learn from a family who has done just about every outdoor activity I would care to imagine with their child. (by way of TravelSavvyMom

Thank You:
Thanks to Blog-Friend Sheila at Perceptive Travel (and Family Travel) for mentioning me in her list of travel bloggers on Twitter. As she points out, Twitter is a great place to ask friends and other twitterers for travel ideas and recommendations. My twitter name is @deliciousbaby, and if you're on Twitter, I'd love for you to "follow" me.

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