Traveling with Kids [Paperback]

Leslie Forsberg (Author), Michelle Duffy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2009

Whether visiting family, exploring other cultures, or simply having grand adventures, this comprehensive guide includes practical information on how moms can make the most out of traveling with their kids. Mothers will find useful tips on safety, economical travel, eco-friendly trips, and the benefits of technology. Combining anecdotes and experiences from nearly 50 mothers, this positive and inspirational guide reveals how to overcome some of the more difficult barriers to traveling with children with ease and convenience in mind. This handy travel reference also includes up-to-date recommendations for helpful gadgets and tips on using the internet for planning and booking. An appendix features more than 100 essential websites for further research.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Michelle Duffy is an IT professional who has traveled extensively in the U.S., Europe, and South and Central America with her family. Leslie Forsberg is a writer, editor, and photographer whose stories and photographs have been published in numerous publications, including Alaska Airlines Magazine, Going Places, Home and Away, Journey, the Los Angeles Times, and Seattle Woman. They both live in Seattle, Washington.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Dispatch Travels; 1st edition (April 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0978728076
• ISBN-13: 978-0978728076
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #757,074 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michelle Duffy is an IT professional living and working in Seattle. She spent 8 years working at Amazon.com before breaking out on her own as an independent contractor - mainly to allow more time for family and travel. She's currently working with Virtuoso as a software project manager with a dash of social media consulting on the side.

With her natural passion for travel, she and her husband left Dublin, Ireland in 1995. After exploring much of the Western U.S., they settled in Seattle with their two boys. Parenthood did not preclude Michelle's intent to wander far and wide. She has traveled extensively in the U.S., Europe, South and Central America with her family. Her children have so far: visited Machu Picchu, explored Mayan Mexico, enjoyed the view from the Acropolis and marveled at the kangaroos in South Australia - as well as visiting many other fun destinations worldwide. Michelle is currently planning 15-month round-the-world trip with her family.

Michelle blogs as WanderMom (on www.wandermom.com) and is co-author of Wanderlust and Lipstick: Traveling with Kids.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Can Be Done, June 2, 2009

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Candice K. Broom "The Can Can" (an American in Laos) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Traveling with Kids (Paperback)

A great resource full of tips for traveling with your children no matter if you are making a short trip to visit family, or doing something adventurous in a strange land!

Wanderlust and Lipstick: Traveling with Kids covers all of the bases with practical advice concerning safety, budget traveling, eco-friendly trips, and how to best utilize technology when you are on the road.

Very specific suggestions about what to pack (and what not to pack) are a wonderful reference for parents of little ones! Take the advice from someone who has made a few mistakes about over packing in the past.

I think this book is especially informative for new parents and will help them gain confidence for that milestone: Baby's First Trip!

I also enjoyed the "in the trenches" stories from 50 mothers to inspire you in conquering the sometimes frightening pilgrimage of parenting on the road.

2.0 out of 5 stars A book stating the obvious., August 16, 2010

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Raquel - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Traveling with Kids (Paperback)

I was really disappointed with this book. As a traveller and mum of two I found this book did nothing but state the obvious with interjected personal stories. I was hoping for some really useful tips, but didn't find them here!

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Resource, June 8, 2010

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Deborah Dubrow "DeliciousBaby" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Traveling with Kids (Paperback)

This is a thorough, well researched guide to traveling with kids of all ages. Michelle and Leslie's interviewed countless moms about their experiences traveling with their own kids, and that gives the book a broad perspective, especially when it comes to dealing with different personality types and challenges on the road. Short stories from real moms, sprinkled throughout the book, also make what could easily have been a dry and pragmatic handbook more engaging.

Traveling With Kids does a good job of covering the basics (while delving in deep on the important topics like surviving a plane flight). Where appropriate it provides links and references for more information.