Off Like a Herd of Turtles: Family Travel Blog

Waianapanapa State Park Maui Feb 2019 One of the HK pools This was a trip I had been hoping to take my parents on for many years as a ‘thank you’ for raising me and helping raise my kids. My mom in particular spends a lot of time and effort with my kids and just making our lives work. We traveled every year as kids so they’ve been to most of the continental US but neither had been to Hawaii so this was a one week trip to give them a feel for the state. It was my 2 nd  time to Maui, and 4 th  time to Hawaii. My 5 yo daughter has been with us to Kauai and this was my 1 year old son’s first time to Hawaii. One of the HK Pools Generally, with littles (<7 or so), I’d recommend Maui or Kauai as they are small and easy to navigate and there is plenty to do with kids without much driving. The Big Island is fantastic and we plan to return there next. I have never been to Oahu. For a one time (my parents) trip with littles too I felt Maui would be the best...

Flam, view from our Air BnB Buddy and me in Flam We travelled to Norway in mid June of 2019. 2 adults, 1 well travelled 6 yo (Zooey) and a traveler in training at 1.5 yo (Oliver). Norway was as promised a very toddler and little kid friendly destination. All lodging offered kids cots, folks were friendly and open to children and some trains have playground cars for the kids.  For a variety of reasons if I had to pick between this itinerary and our Switzerland trip I would choose Switzerland - slightly better in terms of ease with kids, ease of travel in general and perhaps I just crafted a better itinerary for that one. However I would definitely recommend Norway overall. 9 nights, 2 adults, 2 kids. Minimalist packing is the best! Flam Our preferred style of travel is to spend as much time outside as possible. With young kids, we are not huge fans of eating out and prefer as much food on t...