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Traveling is expensive.  This is not news.

Traveling with kids can be an exercise in restraint.  It happens.

Kids need a moment to run, stretch and yell.  And possibly air out. You know, kid stuff.  What kids don’t need, however, is something that costs a lot of money.  Sure, they’d be pleased as punch to stop at an arcade or amusement park, and maybe you will, but don’t underestimate the appeal of a rest area hill and a piece of cardboard.

Granted, you may not have a piece of cardboard in the family truckster, but you do have imagination and a road open with possibilities.

After all, it’s the trip, not the destination.

For more family-friendly travel photos visit DeliciousBaby’s Photo Fridays.

Photo by W. Honea

Are you traveling with children?  Do they stink?  It happens.

Why wait until the next hotel to rinse them off?  That body of water you’re passing?  Throw them in it.

It’s like a bath.

For more family-friendly travel photos visit DeliciousBaby’s Photo Fridays.

Photo by W. Honea

Innovation Analysis Group does a bunch of cool stuff, but that didn’t stop them from hosting yours truly in their ongoing series of travel-related podcasts.

Listen to the patient Addison keep me on track as I discuss the perils and benefits of traveling with children.  Really, there are benefits!

It’s only 14 minutes of your life that you’ll never have back. And yes, sadly, that is my real voice.

Traveling With Children