The children are delighted by it (especially in London where you must sit in the front on the top row of the double decker). Instead of Mona Lisa, we sent the children into the market with a little bit of French, a little Euro, and watched them re-emerge with satisfaction (and a baguette). Picnicking became our activity, sport, and destination in its own right with a trip to the market built into a walking tour that ended in a garden, lunch in tow. Near Shakespeare & Co., we lallygagged in a delightful little park with a view of the now-compromised Notre Dame, feeding pigeons and chatting with a lovely teenager from Sacramento who spent upwards of an hour braiding the girls’ hair with daisies. Or: get on the bus and head to the Luxembourg Gardens.) The nice thing about this is that we were able to go with the flow and experience the smaller diversions that popped up along the way.
(Walk through Kensington Gardens toward Buckingham Palace. Honestly we didn’t really have a schedule other than picking one kind-of major thing or sight to get to at some point. Letting ourselves go off schedule by enjoying the little things. It sort of squelches the whining (or whinging as they say in England) from everyone involved, parents included. This sort of goes without saying but vacations are immensely better when shared with other children and families and parents who are in the thick of it just like you! Perhaps this is a personal preference, but my husband and I have quickly learned that this is our preferred way of traveling and vacationing. Staying with friends who have kids the same age. But I’d like think there were a few things we did get right. (In Paris, this should be a crime.) Packing too many sights into that last day in London. (A meltdown from our youngest party ensued.) Ordering a pizza a few too many times. Staying up until 10 PM to see the flickering lights of the Eiffel Tower. (OK, it was sometimes roses and candy floss.) What I mean to say is that there were a few parenting mishaps made along the way. The experience of adventuring in England and France with my husband, children, and friends has since coalesced - in hindsight from the comforts of my little writing desk - into one of those trips of one lifetime because when I think of it, just a week or so out now, I get a little knot of that feeling of nostalgia or home-sickness or wabi-sabi, that feeling of immense gratitude and joy for having experienced it. You could also keep one large expandable folder for the whole family! Each adventure can be labeled and your family treasures filed safely in one place.įamilies who are on the move need ways to remember and record the journeys.Īs we begin another big year of travel, I’m excited to give a few of these ideas a try.My family recently returned from our first intercontinental trip as a foursome.
And let’s face it, the more you read and write, the more intelligent you become and the brighter your future.” Expandable Folder Collections – These colorful letter sized folders would be a great place to store tickets, pamphlets, postcards, papers, maps and other collectables from each destination. The more you read and write, the deeper your thoughts and the deeper your understanding of the world.
Kids Travel Books gives us a great reason for travel journaling and says, “The reason being, I concluded, is that when you read and write, your life is truly enriched. And, making sure to have a journal on hand when you need it can also be challenging. Travel journal ideas that will spark their interest, build their creativity and give them a memorable way to keep track of each family journey.įamily travel journaling is something we’ve done on and off over the years.įinding travel journal ideas is not always the easiest thing to do. Whether you homeschool on the go like we do sometimes or are going on vacation and want your kids to have a way to jot down the details and memories of their days, you need a format, a guide, a journal of sorts made just for travel. As families who travel a lot, finding ways to remember the fun means finding some travel journal ideas.
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