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Sheila Scarborough (About her, Twitter, LinkedIn) has developed one of the top family travel blog franchises out there, previously at http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Seafarer/ on BootsnAll. On August 18, she moved out of her comfy old home and into a fresh new domain called FamilyTravelLogue. Frankly I can’t think of a bigger stressor for a Website owner or blogger than moving your domain! I know, cause we just went through with this at UpTake.

Sheila told me that she is focused on independent family travel for “non-Martha Stewart” parents! Not sure what that means, but I have loved the independent, can-do, spirited, “grab life by the horns” feel of the blog.

The blog has the following areas of focus:

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FamilyTravelLogue Accomodations include:

  • All-inclusive resorts
  • Hotels for Families
  • Resorts

Theme parks:

  • Six Flags
  • Walt Disney World

Vacation ideas:

  • Beach vacations
  • Road trips

Destinations

  • all over the place!

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This last category is something that many of us feel strongly about here at UpTake. Some of Sheila’s thoughts:

For the enjoyment of travel with kids to outweigh the aggravation, you must thrill to the demands of teaching and the delights of discovery. You must be willing to make up your own lesson plans and be able to appreciate having the entire planet as a classroom.

Finally, you have to enjoy being a teacher even when your student doesn’t grasp the lesson immediately, or even that day/month/year….

Patience has never been one of my virtues, but through my travels with two very different children, I have learned that things sink in when you would least expect, and that’s why you must gently persist, sometimes even in the face of intractable opposition….

Kids learn that there is no substitute for actually being there. There’s nothing more magical than being able to say, “I’ve stood on that spot and met those people and eaten their food and learned about their history.” Every continent becomes your children’s neighborhood.

With enough travel and exploration, they are at home in the world.

As a parent, that is the finest reward.

Amen. As a dad with a 2-year old and a 6-year old, I know it can be a PITA to take the kids along. But equipping my kids with a global perspective is one of the best things that I think I can do as a dad. And, by the way, I’m not going to let them stop me travel anyway, so they might as well come along!

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