LP Family Travel Pathfinders: What did you write this month? [February]

Title: First backpacking with kids – an unforgettable experience

Destinations covered: Fitz Roy Base, Argentina
Theme: two-day hike with kids for the first time

Style: informal storytelling

Synopsis: After day-hiking several years in national parks at home (USA), we finally ventured into the world with our children to start backcountry hiking. This is the story of our first time backcountry hiking to Fitz Roy base at Argentinean Patagonia as a family. Children bring their unique perspective to the travel as well as adding many colors to the ordinary stories making them last forever. This is a fun story of our 5-year old son adding such a color of our first family backpacking experience.

URL: https://www.aspeckintime.com/fitz-roy/

Title: Visit the 7 Modern Wonders of the World with Kids

Destinations covered: 7 locations around world - Central & South America, Europe, Middle East & India

Theme: How to travel to famous worldwide, but often remote locations with your kids

Style: informative, how to as well as inspiring

Synopsis The 7 Modern Wonders of the World as chosen by the public were revealed in 2007, but how easy are they to visit with your kids? We asked 7 experienced travelling families to share with us their tips for getting to, and getting around some of the most famous and historically important sites in the world

URL: http://ourglobetrotters.com/seven-modern-wonders-of-the-world-with-kids/

Title: Why We Travel with Our Kids

Destinations covered: Worldwide

Theme: 7 Benefits our kids have experienced from travel

Style: Reflections on family travel

Synopsis: So often people question the value of travel with kids, especially young kids. This article attempts to combat that by discussing 7 key benefits for kids and families from travel. With lots of examples from our family's travels, we discuss a range of benefits from strengthening family connections to fueling curiosity and learning. While travelling with kids isn't always easy, there is no doubt that travel provides a wealth of benefits to kids and families.

URL: https://www.5losttogether.com/why-we-travel-with-our-kids/

Title: Bristol Zoo Gardens Review and Visiting Tips

Destinations covered: Bristol Zoo Gardens

Theme: Family day out in the UK

Style: Informative Review with Visiting Tips and plenty of pics

Synopsis: summary of our experience at Bristol Zoo, tips for planning a visit and many pictures of the animals to be found.

URL: http://travelbetter.co.uk/Family-Travel/Bristol-Zoo.html

Title: Sacred Valley Peru With Kids

Destinations covered: Peru

Theme: Activities and experiences for children in the Sacred Valley, Peru.

Style: Insider tips and recommendations for a successful family holiday to the Sacred Valley in Peru.

Synopsis: With towering mountains around, lush gardens and quaint villages, there are a lot of reasons to spend a few days in the Sacred Valley Peru with Kids. Not only are there lots of kid-friendly activities but there is an eminently practical reason as well. Spending a few days in the Sacred Valley helps with acclimatization to altitude.

URL: https://worldoftravelswithkids.com/sacred-valley-peru-kids/

Title: Our Families Experience Traveling with A Drone

Destinations covered: Non-Specific but does mention experiences in Fiji.

Theme: The Pros and Cons of traveling with a drone in your family travel kit.

Style: Personal experience on the benefits and short comings of using a drone to document family travel.

Synopsis: We’ve been traveling with a Mavic Pro Drone for about 6 months now and here is our families experience traveling with a drone. It is time for us to share the pros – and cons – of having a drone in your family travel kit. If you are like this mama, I wasn’t that enthusiastic. Without being a spoiler, I was totally wrong! The drone is Awesome!

URL: https://worldoftravelswithkids.com/traveling-with-a-drone-family-travel/

Title: Morocco - I Love it, I Hate it

Destinations covered: Morocco

Theme: Pros and cons of traveling through Morocco

Style: Informative

Synopsis: Despite my love / hate relationship with Morocco, it’s a country I would love to visit again! There’s something enchanting about this destination and its unique set of smells, sounds and sights. I road-tripped around the country for two weeks and the memories I cherish are wonderful – sleeping under the stars, riding camels in the desert, drinking tea with locals and exploring medinas in-between.

However…it can be a really tough country to travel through. I’ve never been harassed so much and aggressively in my life and it’s exhausting. At some point, every time someone started talking to me I felt like running away and hide (I even did run away twice), which is not something I’d normally want to do.

URL: https://laurewanders.com/morocco-i-love-it-i-hate-it/

Title: Himalaya Trekking: Ghorepani / Poon Hill with kids

Destinations covered: Himalayas NEPAL

Theme: trekking the Himalayas with young kids

Style: route description and tips for the 5 day Poon Hill trek with young kids

Synopsis: Trekking the Himalayas with young kids is indeed possible! With the help of porters carrying our two boys (aged 2 and 4) in dokos, we completed the 5 day trek to Poon Hill, reaching a height of 3210 metres. This post details our route (hint - we trekked the other way round to what most people do), how we coped with altitude, how we kept the boys happy, where we slept, our kit list and much much more. This is a complete guide for any other families looking to do the Poon Hill trek with young kids.

URL: https://travelynnfamily.com/poon-hill-kids/

Title: Short walks for young kids in the Peak District

Destinations covered: Peak District UK

Theme: short walks for young kids

Style: descriptions and maps for short walks in the Peaks

Synopsis: There’s nothing better than a long walk across the Dales, over drystone walls, towards a good old English pub for lunch. Pre-kids we used to grab an Ordnance Survey map and hike for a good few hours before drying off and warming up in front of a cosy log fire with a pint. When the boys came along it was fine doing these walks with them in the back carrier, but since the age of two we have wanted to encourage them to do a walk all on their own. In collaboration with the Ordnance Survey as part of their #GetOutside program, this is a selection of our favourite short walks for young kids in the Peak District, UK. Walks are between 1 and 2 km long and the majority are circular.

URL: https://travelynnfamily.com/short-walks-for-young-kids-in-the-peak-district/

Title: Wild Winter Fun in Latvia – Slide Down the Olympic Bobsled Track in Sigulda

Destinations covered: Sigulda, Latvia

Theme: Olympic winter sports action with your kids

Style: Informal and fun description of experience with video

Synopsis: How to get from the Latvian capital of Riga to the gorgeous winter wonderland of nearby Sigulda for some seriously swift family fun. Take a slide down the Latvian Olympic Bobsled, Luge and Skeleton track in a soft-bob or soft-skeleton. Sharing our Olympian athletic experience in the lovely Latvian countryside.

URL: https://oregongirlaroundtheworld.com/latvia/wild-winter-fun-in-latvia-slide-down-the-olympic-bobsled-track-in-sigulda/