Thinking about taking an adventure with your little one? You’re in the right place!
We’re sharing tips, encouragement, advice, and what has personally worked for us on our travels with a baby.
Whether you’re getting ready for your first ever trip with a baby, or you’re a parenting pro just looking for a few extra tips, we hope these resources are truly helpful for you.
Family Travel Articles
Japan With Kids: Don’t Plan a Family Trip Without Reading This!
We’re breaking down exactly how to plan the perfect family trip to Japan so you’re prepared and have the best time possible. This guide is full of practical tips and advice that’ll make planning a breeze!
26 Healthy & Easy Travel Snacks for Toddlers and Babies
This list of snacks is full of healthy, portable, and mess-free choices for travel days with your baby or toddler.
Survive Toddler Jet Lag (tips & tricks)
Changing time zones can be tough, especially with a little one in tow. These tips will help you survive toddler jet lag so you can make the most of your family vacation.
28 Best Travel Toys for Toddlers & Babies
If you're traveling with a little one, you'll want to bring a couple of toys, but you don't want to overdo it. This list will help you choose travel toys for toddlers and babies that are actually worth bringing on your trip.
Nervous about traveling with a baby? These tips will boost your confidence!
Whether you’re an experienced parent or dreaming of someday traveling with a baby, these tips will help you feel confident to plan the family trip of your dreams.
32 Tried & True Tips for Flying with a Baby
If you're planning on flying with a baby, these practical and encouraging tips will make you feel confident to board that plane!
Practical Tips for Traveling with a Baby or Toddler (to save your sanity!)
Adventuring with a little one can be overwhelming, but these practical tips for traveling with a baby will make it feel much more manageable.
Traveling as a family? Don’t book a hotel until you read these genius tips!
We're sharing how to choose the perfect hotel or Airbnb with a baby so you both get a great night of sleep! (Packed with tips and examples!)
Tips for Flying with a Car Seat
If you're flying with a baby or toddler, this guide will help you decide whether to check or carry their car seat on the flight. Plus, we're sharing lots of tips and things you should know about flying with a car seat.
Birth Story: Becoming a Family of 4
We welcomed a brand new baby on January 24th, and we’ve been in a (mostly) blissful newborn bubble ever since. It has been a wild — and simultaneously slow — few weeks for us. But I finally have a chance to sit down at my computer and write (since my...
30 Memorable Babymoon Destinations for 2025 (+ tips!)
With so many ideal babymoon destinations, it can be hard to choose just one. This guide will help you plan your babymoon from start to finish, including where to go, things to do, our top recommendations, and helpful tips to make your babymoon special.
Our story
As full-time travel bloggers, traveling is one of our biggest passions, and it’s also both of our jobs. So when we found out we were expecting, we knew that travel wouldn’t just stop for us once the baby arrived (like many people warned).
We’ve known for a long time that we’d want to start a family, eventually. So over the years, we (almost subconsciously) took note of all the people we saw traveling with their kids.
- On our 4-day Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu, there was a family with 4 kids, the youngest of whom was 8 years old.
- In Thailand, we saw countless families living nomadically or traveling with kids of all ages.
- We met a family on the west coast USA, living out of their campervan with two little boys (before it was common!).
We stored up all these acquaintances as “evidence” that traveling with a baby is not only possible, but it can still be adventurous.
We saw it as inspiration and started to dream of all the adventures we could take our little one on. Together, we dreamed about how we could open their eyes to the endless beauty and kindness around the world. And we talked about how traveling with a child would create core memories and forge a bond between us that we just couldn’t replicate at home.
We were excited about this new chapter, and confident we could forge our own path despite what anyone said.
That mindset came in handy because soon after announcing we were expecting a baby, we got a mixed bag of responses:
- “Can’t wait to hear all your advice for traveling with kids!”
- “You’re definitely going to be slowing down and traveling less now.”
- “Travel while your baby is young, because as soon as they can walk, traveling will be over!”
The good, the bad, the well-meaning… we got it all.
We expected people to say how difficult it would be. And if I’m completely honest, those “you won’t be able to travel anymore” comments encouraged us to prove to ourselves that we could in fact travel with a baby. And thrive while doing it.
The truth is, we were prepared for people to tell us we couldn’t travel with a baby. Remember, we had stored up all that “proof” that we weren’t the only ones with these dreams.
Why trust our advice about traveling with a baby?
For years, whenever we saw people traveling with kids, we’d look at each other and say, “Wow, that’s badass. Someday I want that to be us.”
And now we’re doing it, which feels both surreal and like we’ve been training for this for years. Because we kind of have.
Prior to having a baby, we traveled to more than 50 countries together and built a business around the travel industry. So travel is something we are not only passionate about, but it’s something we feel very comfortable with.
We made it a point to bring our daughter on some epic trips during her first year of life. And we have so many more family trips planned for the future!
In our daughter’s first year of life, she:
- took 19 flights
- traveled to 9 countries
- visited 14 US states
- explored 4 US National Parks
- went on 2 overnight backcountry camping trips
- lived in a campervan for 4 months
Juniper went on countless hikes, slept in many different places around the world, and made more friends than any other other 1-year-old we know!
She is growing into a very adaptable little human, and we feel so lucky for all of the memories we have already created together.
If you, too, want to travel with a little one, we’re here to share all of the things that have worked for us along the way.
We hope you take the advice that resonates with you and feel empowered to plan and execute your dream family trips!
Why are you here?
I imagine you’re here because you want to know more about traveling with a baby. Ding, ding, ding!!!
Okay, that was obvious. But the rest is a little harder to determine…
- Perhaps you are already a parent, and you want to start adventuring more with your little one but you don’t know where to start.
- Maybe you already travel with your baby a lot, but you’re constantly seeking new tips and advice. Everything helps, right?!
- Maybe you’re expecting, and you want to get a head start on planning some epic trips for when your baby arrives.
- If you are expecting, be sure to check out our list of the best babymoon destinations!
- Or perhaps you aren’t even sure you want to be a parent, and you’re trying to figure out how much, exactly, having a baby would impact your lifestyle and dreams.
You might be feeling excited about the prospect of traveling with a baby. Or confused about how to even get started.
Maybe you’re skeptical about the whole idea of traveling with a little one. Or you’re feeling defeated after being told many times that traveling with a baby is hard, and you’re just looking for some encouragement.
Feel all the feels. They are all valid.
Wherever you’re coming from and whatever you’re feeling, my hope is that you’ll be able to find some nuggets in this article that will speak to you.
Everyone’s journey is different
In these articles, we’re sharing family travel tips that have worked for us, personally.
I used to ask myself, “How do I give all parents advice about traveling with kids?”
And then I realized I didn’t need to. I just needed to share what has worked for us.
Everyone’s parenting journey is different. And every child is different.
I will say that we have been privileged that we haven’t had to deal with any major health issues. Our daughter Juniper is (for the most part) very easygoing and adaptable. Some of this we can attribute to things we have practiced and experiences that we have exposed her to. But I also know that some of this is pure luck.
Plus, we all have different priorities and goals and dreams and lifestyles. (Remember, traveling is not only a hobby for us, but also a big part of our job, so things may look different for you.)
You know your child and your comfort level better than anyone.
Some of these suggestions may not work for you or your child. Pick and choose the tips that feel good for you and your family. Ignore the ones that won’t.