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Family Travel Essentials from a Family That Travels.🛫🌏
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items We love a good world adventure. We've been travelling with our kids every year since they were born and have picked up a few tips and tricks along the way. Destinations have included; Iceland, Portugal, Thailand, Indonesia, Hawaii, Italy, Croatia, Me...
A good fanny pack or side bag is your best accessory when travelling with kids. Sure you may also need to carry a backpack for diapers and water but the fanny is always right there and ready. This bien aller one has been with me everywhere. Perfect f...
Fanny Pack - Tango
🃏 We always travel with playing cards. You can play so many games and they are super compact. We've used them while waiting at the airport, in the plane, during delays, in hotel rooms during bad weather and even at a restaurant or two. You're kids a...
Playing Cards
When I first heard of packing cubes, I thought they were stupid. Why would I need that. But with kids they are a must have. Its nice to know where all your kids underwear is. All the swim stuff in one. All the socks in another. It's such a game chang...
Travel Packaging Cubes
This little thingy is so easy to forget but definitely a travel essential when you have toys and phones to charge in Europe. This one is all we have ever needed and when we are not travelling we store it in our suitcase. A great way to remember!
European Travel Plug Adapter
This is the Rolls Royce of hiker/traveller baby carriers. Full disclosure: we bought ours secondhand. It has incredible support and sits on your hips. It was well worth bringing with us to Italy with our little guy. He loved the view, was tucked in n...
Deuter Kid Comfort Pro Child Carrier and Backpack
This was a must-have for Iceland. I really enjoyed a firmer fabric and the hold around the eye-socket. Also great on the plane.
100% Blackout Sleeping Mask
Our kids are past the diaper stage but we still love traveling with these wipes. It's just the best way to clean faces after having gelato, picnic tables to snack on or little fingers that touch everything. I love these ones from honest company becau...
The Honest Company Clean Conscious Wipes
Looking for a lightweight stroller to travel with? This Maclaren was awesome for us. No fancy bells and whistles. Just a sturdy, light, foldable, functional piece that you can toss on to the plane and let your little one pass out in while you enjoy a...
Portable Folding Lightweight Baby Stroller
Water, snacks, sunscreen and anything we pick up along the way gets put in this backpack from MEC. We've had the same backpack for years and it doesn't disappoint. It's the right size and support for a day of adventure.
MEC Journey Daypack
This isn't the only sunscreen we bring with us on vacation but it is one of our favorites. It's compact, has a light banana scent and it's easy to rub on little faces. I bring it with us everywhere we go on hot summer days. It's easy application is m...
Sun Bum Sunscreen Face Stick, SPF 30
Traveling by car? These books are great for long rides. If your ok with it being slightly outdated, you can always find them in thrift stores. They are illustrated and always spark fun conversations.
Guinness World Records 2024
💧Bring a water bottle! It's better for the environment and cheaper. The best thing about this one is it's super light. It's also leak proof and I like the carrying cap and drinking spout. Funny story: while in Thailand, ours was on the side of our b...
YETI 1L Water Bottle
I usually buy a couple of boxes of hearty protein bars with me. Something the kids like and these for my partner and I. Whether you're travelling for 1 or 2 weeks it's nice to have something quick and easy you can grab. They come in handy when you; m...
Protein Bars or Breakfast Bars
🧣 A SCARF. First let me just say you don't have to splurge on this one. I've included it here because it's pretty and when 500 of these limited-edition scarves are sold, all the gross profits are used to dig a well for clean water in a community in ...
Solid humanitarian scarf