37 | Our European Adventure

Play

IMG_5250 IMG_5419

 

I took a four week break from the podcast to spend a month traveling in Europe with my family. This was our first international trip and it was a fantastic adventure for our little crew.

In this week’s episode my husband, Rob, and I talk about what we learned, what we enjoyed and what we might do differently next time. Enjoy!

32 Responses to “37 | Our European Adventure”

  1. Tracy Heathcote says:

    I always enjoy your podcasts, but I was excited to hear about your trip and how it went. Our family has always prized travelling, especially with our kids. A few things that struck me about your recollections of your trip were in how much pictures effect your memories and the way children change how you travel. First, in my family we say that something has not occurred if a picture of it wasn’t taken… It is, of course, a little tongue and cheek, but I have been surprised at what our children did forget as they got older. We have traveled across the country, by car and plane several times throughout our 2 kids lives (they are now 10 & 11) and have gone to Europe twice. In that time, they have been touched and enthusiastic about so many things, but now that they are older, when I bring up some of the memories and things that were special to them, they have sadly forgotten. That is not the case for anything that we have photographed, though. So, pictures are really important. We have also always gotten post cards everywhere we go (if they sell a post card, we buy it). The girls then write about the experience. It is a short but great way to maintain those memories and get a snapshot of what the girls were like when we went somewhere. Also about traveling. We would agree that kitchens are SO important (even a fridge is helpful)! The one thing that I thought was interesting that you brought up was space. Possibly since my family has always traveled in small quarters (when we drive across the country, we have a very tiny a-frame camper that ways less than 2K lbs), we don’t notice it as much, but we have always given up about half of our daytime travel to spending time in parks and other open spaces. That has involved us carrying kids through naps (we gave up traveling with a stroller pretty early on) or just sitting on a bench while the girls ran in circles on an open grassy spot, but it was always worth it. We have usually only used our room (typically a room in a B&B) for sleep or to get out of the elements. Finally, I agree wholeheartedly that planning is really necessary for successful travel with kids. My husband is our master planner and that makes everything better. We are always flexible with our sightseeing schedules as we travel, but we have found that, especially in Europe, it is not easy to get rooms for 4 people if you don’t plan ahead. The one time we needed to find a room in London without planning ahead involved a lot of cranky walking kids and a huge price tag once we finally found something. I know this was long….. but I just wanted to say that I’m glad you are enjoying the fun of traveling internationally with children- I think it makes kids and their parents better people!

  2. Ryan says:

    Very interesting episode. Your son is so articulate!

  3. 時間かなり かなり。私は間違いなくきっとになります戻って。その後、洞察力の記事はるか ビアを介して私は行くことができることを願っています。 仲間そう、私のすべてのあなたの知恵を共有します!

  4. You made various fine points there. I did a search on the
    subject and found the majority of people will go along with with
    your blog.

  5. あなたの場合にあなたがすべき来て表示されています通常 L出発点、生活| とのほとんどのAlterとアップ。 A。カロリープラットフォームを減らし軽量化を達成するあなたの最も議題の一部として広い階段です。減量

  6. ありがとうあなたがする必要があります私はに追加することができ、任意のウィジェットを知っていましたブログ。かなりの時間のために、このようなプラグインにと多分期待していたあなたは、このような何かを持ついくつかの経験を持っているでしょう、私は してきました。何に実行する 私に知らせてください。私は本当にあなたの読書を楽しむブログ、私は表示されますあなたの新しい更新を楽しみに。

  7. ちょっとそこ| 機能作業Anwaysは、私はあなたに感謝します! 非常に良い投稿!すべてのフォローアップを見ることができるしてくださいときに!ビジネスベンチャーを開始しそう

  8. のテーマは、私はあなたが本当に良い出会いは私たちの娘がブログを見て経験したものを認識するようにする書いています。彼女は、数多くの作品を見つけるようになったのは、本当に簡単に完全に問題のある主題の数を理解する多くの人々を持っている素晴らしい指導ムードを持って好きなものを含みます。あなたは本当に読者の期待を超えています。私はジャネットのトピックにこれらの良い、信頼できる、説明と同様にユニークな考えを配布するためにあなたに感謝しています。ファンタスティック記事を

  9. Thomasfut says:

    производство шевронов нашивок – нашивки на заказ, брелоки пвх.

  10. GregoryEagep says:

    Зачем нужно чистить салон автомобиля – Очистить от грязи салон автомобиля, Нанопокрытие лобового стекла автомобиля.

  11. GordonRic says:

    Bet On Markets – Online Financial Index, Run Bets.

  12. RaymondCiz says:

    пруток медный купить – медный лист купить, алюминиевая проволока 1.

  13. Walterjes says:

    интернет магазин продажа кастетов – боевой кастет, отпугивание собак.

  14. WilliamBuids says:

    техническая помощь на дороге – грузовой легковой эвакуатор Дмитровский район, вызвать эвакуатор недорого.

  15. Scotticece says:

    you’ve an excellent phorum here! would you like to make some invite posts on my wephorum? https://storify.com/GradyKrebs59/accompagnatore-per-donne-gigolo-rimini-riccione-fo

  16. DarrellNem says:

    Услуги по взлому – Услуги по обналичиванию, Услуги по соц. сетям.

  17. PabloNeilk says:

    чехов щебень – купить пгс в серпухове, купить опилки в серпухове.

  18. CharlesDar says:

    песок серпухов – доставка асфальтной крошки серпухов, торф в серпухове.

  19. LloydLouNk says:

    Широкоформатная печать в Хабаровске – Прайс Раскрой материала, Прайс Сверхтонкие световые панели в Хабаровске.

  20. Jamesrep says:

    диванные механизмы – чехол на диван универсальный купить, универсальный чехол на диван.

  21. Robertfaple says:

    Представление интересов в суде – Адвокат по уголовным делам, Адвокат по уголовным делам.

  22. Charlestak says:

    hOur company provides a wide variety of non prescription products. Look at our health website in case you want to look healthier with a help health products. Our company offers a wide variety of non prescription drugs. Visit our health portal in case you want to look healthier with a help of health products. Our company offers herbal pharmacy. Take a look at our health contributing website in case you want to feel better. Our company provides herbal pharmacy. Visit our health contributing website in case you want to improve your health. Our company offers a wide variety of non prescription products. Take a look at our health site in case you want to look healthier with a help generic supplements. Our company offers herb-based pharmacy. Visit our health contributing site in case you want to improve your health.
    Our company provides a wide variety of non prescription drugs. Take a look at our health site in case you want to feel better with a help health products. Our company offers herbal healthcare products. Look at our health contributing portal in case you want to look healthier. Our company provides a wide variety of non prescription products. Visit our health contributing portal in case you want to feel healthier. Our company provides a wide variety of non prescription drugs. Look at our health website in case you want to look better with a help health products. Our company offers supreme quality supplements. Look at our health contributing website in case you want to feel better.

  23. GeorgeKem says:

    справка 86у купить – справка в бассейн купить, водительская медсправка

  24. EduardoGon says:

    мостбет зеркало – мостбет зеркало рабочее, мостбет вход зеркало

  25. Hectortrete says:

    обшивка буса – переобладнання мікроавтобусів в Бердичеві, переделка микроавтобуса из грузового в пассажирский

Leave a Reply to EduardoGon Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *