Christmas tree at the Brandywine River Museum

Family travel tips: Planning holiday fun

So we're all in the thick of it now, preparing for the holidays. Whatever and however you and your family celebrate, you are likely headed for some vacation from school and work next week, an ideal time for some fun family outings. Better still, with …

Airline breakfast

Family travel tips: Traveling with a food allergy

This post is part of an new not-quite-weekly series at The Mother of All Trips focused on the “how-tos” of family travel. Rachel Alembakis is an expat American living in Melbourne with her husband and two daughters (you may remember her posts …

Travel for Free e-book cover

Family travel tips: How to save money while traveling with kids

This week I'm happy to bring you an interview with Shelley Seale and Keith Hajovsky, inveterate wanderers (they were in Thailand the last time I heard from them) and authors of the e-book How to Travel for Free. Although not intended specifically for …

Reading Runaway Ralph outside Charles de Gaulle Airport

Family travel tips: How to pack only carry-on bags for air travel

There comes a time in the life of every blogger when they are forced to reveal something about themselves that they've never done publicly. I'm no exception. So here it is: Hi, my name is Mara, and I am a heavy packer. For years the fact that I …

Sean Greene of the Dallas Zoo

Family travel tips: How to take your kids to the zoo

This week I'm starting a new weekly series of posts focusing on the "how-tos" of family travel where I will cover everything from packing light to saving money to dealing with peak-season crowds. I'll draw from my own experience and also will seek …