Comments on: Travel with kids: 10 major differences https://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/travel-with-kids-10-major-differences/ Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:53:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 By: Jackie https://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/travel-with-kids-10-major-differences/#comment-328 Sat, 15 Apr 2017 06:23:51 +0000 http://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/?p=337#comment-328 Thank you for the nice post – I can agree on most of the points. We are just started 3 weeks ago with our two daughters (aged one and three) for a long-term travel across South East Asia. At the moment we explore Vietnam from South to North. We are not planning much in advance and do not want to see all the sights which might be possible and we travel slowly at their pace. Regarding food – we have a fussy one and the other one nearly tries everything. A big challenge so far is sometimes to find nappies, especially the right size as our daughters are quite petite and small. #MondayEscapes

]]> By: Lisa https://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/travel-with-kids-10-major-differences/#comment-186 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 19:47:02 +0000 http://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/?p=337#comment-186 In reply to Lisa (Travel Loving Family).

Haha, that’s me too! I’m not too comfortable going out at night by myself either. I think Mau misses this part of traveling more than I do.

]]> By: Lisa (Travel Loving Family) https://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/travel-with-kids-10-major-differences/#comment-171 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 23:26:56 +0000 http://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/?p=337#comment-171 Oh I definitely feel you!! I love the way you describe dinners as more ‘interesting’! My husband will sometimes pop down for a drink in a hotel bar once our boys are in bed but there is no way I would ever do this to be honest, I would feel ridiculous being in a bar on my own so I’m happy for him to go and I often just watch movies whilst attempting not to wake my boys up! #MondayEscapes

]]> By: Baby Loves Travel https://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/travel-with-kids-10-major-differences/#comment-170 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:37:15 +0000 http://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/?p=337#comment-170 I can relate to lots of these differences. I have loved travelling with my baby and am now looking forward to seeing how she experiences the world as a toddler. #fearlessfamtrav

]]> By: Travelling With Our Kids https://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/travel-with-kids-10-major-differences/#comment-169 Sun, 05 Feb 2017 16:20:38 +0000 http://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/?p=337#comment-169 Oh yes travelling with kids is completley different to prekids. However we love it and our days are packed full of things to do with some downtime before our evening meal. Works well for us #fearlessfamtrav

]]> By: Lisa https://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/travel-with-kids-10-major-differences/#comment-166 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 20:21:31 +0000 http://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/?p=337#comment-166 In reply to Claire at Tin Box Traveller.

Haha, brave new world indeed! We always notice that in Asia not only the older, but also the younger people are so friendly and happy to meet our son. Back home, it seems teens and tweens often find interacting with small kids a bit awkward.

]]> By: Lisa https://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/travel-with-kids-10-major-differences/#comment-165 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 20:17:26 +0000 http://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/?p=337#comment-165 In reply to Bumble Bee Mum.

Exactly! We never would’ve seen all those playgrounds in Vienna and Berlin if it hadn’t been for our son 😉 The cool thing is though that they were all in local neighbourhoods. Neighbourhoods we most likely wouldn’t have explored if we hadn’t been looking for those playgrounds. So definitely different, but still fun!

]]> By: Claire at Tin Box Traveller https://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/travel-with-kids-10-major-differences/#comment-163 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 13:24:36 +0000 http://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/?p=337#comment-163 Ah yes, most of this applies even for local travel with kids which is what we find ourselves doing the majority of the time. One of the things that has struck me the most is about how friendly people are when you have kids with you. Family travel is definitely a brave new world, but it’s actually OK 🙂 #fearlessfamilytrav

]]> By: Bumble Bee Mum https://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/travel-with-kids-10-major-differences/#comment-162 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 18:20:51 +0000 http://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/?p=337#comment-162 I agree with you on all these points! Travelling with kids is SO different from pre-kids travel. But it’s not in a bad way at all. I love exploring places that I would never have thought of exploring if I didn’t have kids with me. #FearlessFamTrav

]]> By: Corey with fifi + hop https://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/travel-with-kids-10-major-differences/#comment-161 Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:13:10 +0000 http://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/?p=337#comment-161 I think the planning is the most life-changing thing when you travel with babies. It’s never-ending and you really do have to budget yourself so much more time. Took me a while to get used to that! #fearlessfamtrav

]]> By: Jonny (Daisy the bus) https://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/travel-with-kids-10-major-differences/#comment-160 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 21:16:52 +0000 http://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/?p=337#comment-160 Very interesting list, and we relate to most (actually pretty much all) of it! In particular, we love the additional contact with locals; we have four kids and they nearly always find some buddies to play with (and we get to chat with their families) 🙂 #FearlessFamTrav

]]> By: Nanouk | Digital Nomad with Kids https://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/travel-with-kids-10-major-differences/#comment-159 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 16:08:20 +0000 http://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/?p=337#comment-159 I totally agree! I think lots of newbie parents forget that the nursing continues while on holiday or during a long term travel trip. Traveling with kids has its downsides but I wouldn’t miss it!!

Being home at 8pm sounds familiar. And when they nap during the day it is also being home at noon. Oh well, it’s a good thing little kids can be so adorable 😉
#fearlessfamtrav

]]> By: Erin Gustafson | Oregon Girl Around the World https://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/travel-with-kids-10-major-differences/#comment-158 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:10:55 +0000 http://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/?p=337#comment-158 It sounds like you have created a “new travel normal” to accommodate life with toddler in tow. It is all about expectations and better when you realize that travel with kids is just different (not necessarily better or worse, depends on the context!) and then you can appreciate what it has evolved into now. Does that make sense? It sounds like you have done it well. And it keeps evolving as the kids grow. Speaking as a mom of two teens and a tween – they don’t just come along anymore – they want to engage in each step. Which was an adjustment for me, but I’m enjoying it now! Cheers from Copenhagen, Erin #FearlessFamTrav

]]> By: Wandermust mummy https://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/travel-with-kids-10-major-differences/#comment-156 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 05:35:20 +0000 http://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/?p=337#comment-156 I completely agree with everything you say! We have found both in qatar and abroad a lot of people want to take photos of our lo. Not had anyone grab out of her pram though!

We have found we eat our big meal at lunch as it is so much easier than at night.

Thanks for linking to #fearlessfamtrav! Hope you can join next month

]]> By: Tania @ Larger Family Life https://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/travel-with-kids-10-major-differences/#comment-154 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 12:24:49 +0000 http://www.flipflopglobetrotters.com/?p=337#comment-154 We now travel with ten of our children (the three eldest have moved out/have work commitments) and don’t remember travelling without kids. Am looking forward to the day I get to try that side and compare! For now, it’s (mostly) great fun. Mostly. #MondayEscapes

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