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Jul 18, 2025

Must-Have Travel Apps To Use When Traveling in Europe With A Family

Must-Have Travel Apps To Use When Traveling in Europe With A Family Last updated: October 26, 2026. This update checks current features and terms for selected travel apps; the family’s app preferences and examples remain historical. Date information added October 28, 2026. Our original family video: 8 Countries. 10 Days. 1 Amazing European Roadtrip With

Jul 11, 2025

Best International Travel Apps When Traveling to Asia with Kids

Best International Travel Apps When Traveling to Asia with Kids Last updated: October 25, 2026. This update clarifies selected travel-app, fee, and activity details and qualifies venue claims; the family’s Asia trips remain historical. Date information added October 28, 2026. This guide was published on July 11, 2025. Its screenshots and captions illustrate the apps

Feb 13, 2025

What to Pack for a Transatlantic Cruise With Kids (Full List!)

Packing for an extended cruise with five kids – including young ones, tweens, and teens – is no small feat! I’ll be upfront with you. My schedule was so packed and busy before our recent transatlantic cruise that I delegated a lot of the packing to the kids and grandparents, and we left without some

Jan 17, 2025

Schengen With Kids: The 90/180 Rule, EES and ETIAS

A rocky Italian coastline and waterfront terrace at dusk

Planning Europe with kids? Here is how Schengen days, family passports, EES and ETIAS fit together—with the lessons our family learned along the way.

Nov 26, 2024

Travel Tip: How To Claim a Flight Compensation In US – New Rule by 2024

Ah, the joys of air travel – the thrill of soaring through the sky, the excitement of new destinations, and, of course, the occasional… well, “unexpected surprises.” If you’re a seasoned jet-setter like us, you know that delays, cancellations, and lost baggage come with the territory. We’ve traveled over 1,000,000 miles as a family, mostly

Sep 06, 2024

How to Claim Flight Compensation in Europe: 6 Steps

How to Claim Flight Compensation in Europe: 6 Steps Last updated: October 30, 2026. Updated the route and carrier conditions, compensation and care distinctions, claim steps, and insurance and card-benefit wording. The family’s past claim and travel experiences remain historical. First published September 6, 2024. This article includes Leslie’s past family experience and a general