Vacations Blog

Kangos Picks again, top 5 blogs about travel with toddlers this time.

So, Kango has picked the best family friendly lodging in a dozen California cities (San Francisco, San Diego, Monterey, Pismo Beach) and Hawaii (Honolulu, Kailua Kona …) . We think dads and moms also want to check out the blogosphere about family travel, especially when they travel with toddlers.

Kango Elliott Ng was just back from a “travel with baby” and “are we there yet?” Bahamas vacation with his family, including 2 boys: 12 months and 5 years old. He shared with me that “we had a comprehensive packing list, but we don’t have enough time to pack them all.” So, let’s see what else we can learn from the blogs about travel with toddlers we picked.

#1 : Baby Travel 101: Baby girl in this blog flew with her parents for the 1st domestic trip when she was only 7 weeks; later, she took another 5 weeks trip to Southeast Asia when she was 4 months old. Besides the practical tips of flying with baby and toddlers, I found this post Baby Travel In Less Developed Countries reflects the Kango spirits very well: baby can go, toddler kango, know, and then go!

#2. Traveling Family: The Traveling Family is from London. They have been to 46 destinations around the world in less than 6 months (telling from the blog entry date). “I thought I’d try to relate my hints and tips for traveling around the world with young children. It’s a hard one to do, I can only go on my experiences with a 2 year old and a “under 6 month” old. I put “under 6 month” as when we started our baby Lloyd was 7 weeks old, and when we returned home he was over 5 months!” Travelling Family shared all the hints and tips with us in this great Top 10 Tips for Travelling with Young Children post. Their other travel journals are gems for baby/toddler travel research too.

#3: Suburban Oblivion is in fact a parenting blog rather than a travel blog. I was laughing to death when I read the post: Reasons Not to Take Your Toddler Out in Public. Blogger Sara is a stay-home mom to 3 kids. I like the design of her blog and her writing style. I believe parents who travel with their toddlers can make the list to 100,000 reasons!

#4. Family Travel by Sheila Scarborough is the No.1 family travel blog in Google search. Sheila has taken her kid to see the world and there are so many travel stories and tips about what to do, where to stay and what/where to eat in this blog.

# 5. Mommy Poppins “ is dedicated to the strong belief that NYC is the best place for kids ever. Whether it’s because of the cultural riches, the diversity, …, the lifestyle, or just all the fun stuff you can do, there’s no place for kids like New York. And this site is the place you’ll find out why, with museums, …, day trips and more….much more”. Taking your toddlers to NYC? Mommy Poppins is a must read!

During my research for this post, I also found some resourceful website for busy parents:

• Baby Center Travel With a Toddler
• Suite 101 Toddler Travel
• Dr. Green Toddler Outdoors
• Guide to Select Toddler Toys

The following are updated on Aug. 14, 2007:

Family Travel recommended this post flying with a toddler — how not to get kicked off a plane by Wendy Perrin.

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