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A Jersey Girl’s Ode to the Jersey Shore

“’Cause down the shore everything’s all right.” ---Tom Waits, JERSEY GIRL Some see the Jersey Shore as a travel destination, a place to take the family for a couple of...

Join In Our Instagram #TMOMphoto Meme

This month we are hosting our first Traveling Moms Instagram meme and we would love to have you join in the fun!

Alaska and the NW Passage: Armchair or on-the-Water Journeys

Family travel when it might mean the demise of all is no figure of speech for two brothers and a sister who maneuvered their 57-foot boat through the Northwest Passage...

Stress-Free Travel is Right Under Your Nose

Air travel can be stressful nowadays with long lines, flight delays and cramped seating.  Add luggage, children, strollers and even pets to the mix and you have a veritable powder...

Best Advice for Planning Your Summer Vacation

Planning your family vacation can be overwhelming--where to go, what to do, how to get there, you name it. There are a lot of details to planning a summer vacation....

5 Summer Vacation Ideas for Teens

Teens sometimes get a bad rap. People think they’re hard to please and harder to travel with. But the key to traveling with teens—and keeping the whole family happy—is to...

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Captain Your Own Adventure at Disney's Yacht Club Resort
Standby TravelingMomCaptain Your Own Adventure at Disney's Yacht Club Resort

Polished wood, burnished brass, a giant globe of the world and a gentleman Sea Captain in a navy blue blazer greet you as you enter the foyer of Disney Resort’s Yacht Club at Walt Disney World.ou’ve now entered Disney’s version of turn-of-the-century Nantucket complete with a lighthouse and  [ ... ]

3 Summer Travel Ideas for Toddlers
Traveling Mom with Toddlers3 Summer Travel Ideas for Toddlers

Parents of toddlers – stop limiting your vacations to staycations. This is coming from a mom who has raised a ddler into a traveler once, and is doing it all over again. If you have a toddler, you have anarchy on your hands … trust me, I know! But you don’t have to stick close to home if you [ ... ]

Lincoln Lives on in Central Illinois
TravelingMom with TeensLincoln Lives on in Central Illinois

It may not be Daniel Day Lewis walking the streets of Springfield, Illinois, but there’s likely someone who looks a lot like him. OK, it will be someone who looks a lot like Daniel Day Lewis when he looks a lot like Abraham Lincoln.
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Paradise Point Resort- Tropical Island Escape in San Diego
Midwest TravelingMomParadise Point Resort- Tropical Island Escape in San Diego

Looking for the perfect summer vacation? Dreaming of something tropical and exotic, yet Tahiti just isn’t in your budget? San Diego’s dise Point Resort feels like it’s a world away, yet there’s no passport required. Paradise Point sits on a 44-acre island on Mission Bay, just minutes fr [ ... ]

South Dakota: Where Imagination Guides a Family Vacation
World TravelingMomSouth Dakota: Where Imagination Guides a Family Vacation

Great summer vacations start with planning. Where are we going to go? Where are we going to stay? For my kids one of their all time favorite trips was a road trip through South Dakota.

Our first trip to South Dakota was going to be a quick drive through on our way to somewhere else. Fortunately, we  [ ... ]

Stay Aloft Before Going Aloft at the San Francisco Airport
Pets and Service Dog TravelingmomStay Aloft Before Going Aloft at the San Francisco Airport

It's always refreshing to see a new choice of hotel property near the San Francisco Airport -- and the options have gotten even better recently. Just a half mile from the airport, the hip and ultra modern new Aloft hotel is a great choice for a comfortable stay before or after flying or when vi [ ... ]

Summer Vacation Ideas in Massachusetts
Finance TravelingMomSummer Vacation Ideas in Massachusetts

Although summer vacation in Massachusetts will start later than usual due to many snow days, it's time to start planning those summer family vacations in Massachusetts! For a small state, Massachusetts boasts some fabulous summer vacation spots - here are a few of the best, along with some insider t [ ... ]

How a Traveling Dad Formed a Traveling Mom

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meandmytravelingdadLast year for Mother's Day I wrote about travels with mom. And last week about raising a happy traveler. Now it’s Father’s Day and it’s dad’s turn. My father was a huge influence on my becoming a happy traveler.

Despite being a native born American, he’s always considered himself a bit of an alien. Growing up in Mexico to missionary parents created a multi-cultural sensitivity that he passed on to me both through his character and through our own travels.

Much of how we traveled would probably terrify the child safety experts, but boy was it fun. The motorbike that took us in and out of the village in Nepal. The orange VW we sometimes literally lived in on the road (sleeping on a mattress in the back while Dad drove!). 

My dad made every trip fun. He recently recalled a trip where I was up much during the night thoroughly enjoying looking outside at the deer and other animals. And how my big brother was jealous he slept through it. 

We played games. We stayed with their friends, and made new ones of our own. Because of this and so much more, I developed the ability to adapt easily and enjoy traveling to strange new places. And I hope I am passing this on to my own children.
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Author Profile: China TravelingMom  - Website

Jenny Lin lives and works as a writer and editor in Beijing, where she met her husband and is now raising three young boys. Her writing has appeared in a wide variety of media. You can follow her on Twitter @twinlins and follow her China adventures at beijingmom.blogspot.com

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#4 China TravelingMom 2012-09-02 19:31
love your blog D and what you're doing. Thanks for stopping by! Have you checked out our "brother" site at travelingdad.co m?
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#3 D Beall 2012-06-22 13:21
I'm doing something similar with my kid right now..keep up with us at meriwethertrave lsociety.com we're at day 18.
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#2 Kim Orlando 2012-06-20 13:22
Such a sweet sweet story. My dad always fixed a "bed" in teh backseat of our oldsmobile. He would lay a piece of plywood over the backseat and cover it with a few blankets so my sister and I could crawl around, play dolls, lay down, etc. We weren't intern'l travelers but we did a lot of road trips and camping.
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#1 Working TravelingMom 2012-06-11 09:33
Sounds like you had a wonderful time traveling with your dad! I hope my kids grow up with such fond memories of traveling with me - although maybe not on a motorbike!
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The Players Championship - Free for Military
The Players Championship - Free for Military

When the PGA tour heads to Ponte Vedra Beach, in Northeast Florida this May for The Players Championship they will once again be hosting multiple events for military memb [ ... ]

The Classic Road Trip with a Modern Twist!
The Classic Road Trip with a Modern Twist!

As the price to fly continues to rise, and the inconveniences rise, more and more people, and especially families, are turning back to the good, old-fashioned road trip.

My pa [ ... ]

Kid's Free Fishing in Missouri
Kid's Free Fishing in Missouri

There is nothing like casting your line in and fishing away your worries….okay, I seriously can’t say that, because I am not much of a fisherman. Yes, I go fishing, but mo [ ... ]