After spending the past 15 years travelling with our girls, we’ve noticed they often learn more from travel than they do at school (plus, we’ve learned a thing or two from travelling with them…!). Here are some fun things we have all learnt from travelling.
- Talking to other kids in the hotel’s swimming pool has been great for our girls to make new friends and learn about other countries and cultures all on their own.
- Make sure all the family’s electronic devices are fully charged before any flight. Plus, bring other non electronic things to do, as well.
- You’ll feel much better if you can poo before going on a long plane trip.
- Free welcome drinks in the hotel lobby are never as delicious as they seem.
- Getting lost in big cities is the best way to discover the hidden gems.
- No matter where you take your children overseas, it’s an eyeopener to how other people live and gives them a broader perspective on life.
- Extra patience required… weirdly, kids generally take longer to do absolutely everything.
- The swimming pool is king. It seems kids prefer to spend the afternoon in the pool than visiting another museum, temple complex or cultural centre.
- If you can put a theme park in your itinerary, your children will be very appreciative!
- Its OK to have some time apart on a family holiday. Wherever possible, split up and separate for a while. When you get back together you will each have different stories of your adventures to share.
- Involve every family member in the planning of the day to day activities on your trip. The kids will get more out of it if they know and have a hand in what is going to happen.
- Schedule in rest days.
- Not every tropical fruit is tasty.
- Buy souvenirs that whenever you look at them back at home they make you smile.
- Be aware of panda-eye. (Sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen)
- Doing activities outside everyone’s comfort zone is a great way to experience a new country.
- It’s fun to visit local supermarkets to see what the locals are buying and eating.
- Mixing up the modes of transport is a great way to change things up a bit.
- Having the kids be in charge of their own money (even if you carry it for them) – it gets them used to foreign currency and working out the price of things compared to home to see if it’s a good buy or not. Plus, you’d be surprised that the number of souvenirs that were absolutely die-if-I-don’t-have necessary, are really not that necessary when they need to pay for them out of their own money.
- Ensure a careful balance of culture, fun activities and down time.
- Pack earplugs to block out noisy fellow travellers. (… Sacha, this one’s for you…)
- Don’t be afraid to splurge on those professionally taken photos on cruise ships or theme parks as they make fantastic souvenirs and the best memories.
- Travel makes you think outside the square and become a good problem solver, and has definitely made our girls more independent.
- There is no such thing as over researching or over planning a holiday – either with or without the kids.
- Getting your kids tattooed gives them a souvenir for life. (… Just joking…)
- The joy of discovering new music together.
- Always pack a sweater (prepare for the unexpected).
- Travelling helps you see the humorous side of life.
great 28 points ( especially the poo one ) keep enjoying your travels together because it is over before you know
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Thanks frankie
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