Travel with Children (How to)
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| |||||||||||||||
 Trade In this Item for up to £1.40
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in Travel with Children (Lonely Planet How to Guides) for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £1.40, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
Our team of parent-authors gives you ideas and advice about every aspect of traveling with your kids, from planning to packing to getting along on the road - and what to do when things go wrong.
Tips on choosing the right kind of trip for your family
How to stay healthy, keep safe and keep them happy
Special advice for solo parents and parents with teenagers
Travel games to while away long car, train or plane trips
With Hundreds of ideas for where to stay and what to do in the world's best family-friendly destinations
Toy shopping in Tokyo
Swimming with dolphins at Kaikoura, New Zealand
Climbing the rock towers of Meteora, Greece
Counting mountains and spotting bears in the Canadian Rockies
Riding an ostrich at Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Tips on choosing the right kind of trip for your family
How to stay healthy, keep safe and keep them happy
Special advice for solo parents and parents with teenagers
Travel games to while away long car, train or plane trips
With Hundreds of ideas for where to stay and what to do in the world's best family-friendly destinations
Toy shopping in Tokyo
Swimming with dolphins at Kaikoura, New Zealand
Climbing the rock towers of Meteora, Greece
Counting mountains and spotting bears in the Canadian Rockies
Riding an ostrich at Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you are new to travelling with children or feel a little unsure about how to approach trips on a practical level, then this guide is ideal. It covers everything from how to prepare, what type of holiday to embark on and where, as well as how to keep safe and happy.
Although generally this is a resource that you will dip into for inspiration and ideas, there is also a great selection of short Travellers' Tales interspersed throughout, which I particularly enjoyed.
Although generally this is a resource that you will dip into for inspiration and ideas, there is also a great selection of short Travellers' Tales interspersed throughout, which I particularly enjoyed.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
39 reviews
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Good Book ... If You're New To This
15 Oct 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Vine™ Review
(What's this?)
If you're a new to traveling with kids, this book provides a good overview. If you've made several trips before, you really don't need this book.
My own personal experience has been flying with kids from NY to Hawaii (10+ hours each way) and from NY to Hong Kong (15+ hours each way). I was hoping for additional tips to make things smoother in flight but there wasn't anything earth shattering here.
The book is broken down into a few key sections:
- Trip Preparation (52 pages, 8 of which is dedicated to air travel specifically)
- On the Road (20 pages on routines while traveling)
- Types of Holidays (21 page overview on camping, resorts, tours, etc)
- Destinations (155 pages on different cities to visit around the world with about 1/2 page dedicated to each city)
- Travel Games (4 pages)
So it's not a "complete resource" as the full book title claims. More than 1/2 of the book is a travel guide of various cities. And each city is only given 1/2 page of coverage. I would suggest buying a few travel books focusing on the cities that you are considering instead. (There are many travel destination books with a focus on kids. And most travel books have at least a small section for kids). I feel this book could have been a lot better if it used the ;ast half of the book for more travel tips rather than an overview of cities around the world.
GOOD POINTS
===========
+ Good overview of air travel with kids (if you've never done it before). Also consider the CARES, Child Aviation Restraint System harness in place of lugging a car seat. You can buy this harness for kids 2+ and it's FAA approved for use in flight. But this wasn't mentioned in the book.
+ Good tips on trip preparation like immunizations, medical kits, etc.
BAD POINTS
==========
- This book is more of a destination guide and each destination is only covered with 1/2 page of information on average.
- Not really needed if you've traveled with kids (successfully) before
SUMMARY
========
I love Lonely Planet guides and this was not the among the best. It's good for an overview for the inexperienced. It is not the "complete resource" that it claims to be.
My own personal experience has been flying with kids from NY to Hawaii (10+ hours each way) and from NY to Hong Kong (15+ hours each way). I was hoping for additional tips to make things smoother in flight but there wasn't anything earth shattering here.
The book is broken down into a few key sections:
- Trip Preparation (52 pages, 8 of which is dedicated to air travel specifically)
- On the Road (20 pages on routines while traveling)
- Types of Holidays (21 page overview on camping, resorts, tours, etc)
- Destinations (155 pages on different cities to visit around the world with about 1/2 page dedicated to each city)
- Travel Games (4 pages)
So it's not a "complete resource" as the full book title claims. More than 1/2 of the book is a travel guide of various cities. And each city is only given 1/2 page of coverage. I would suggest buying a few travel books focusing on the cities that you are considering instead. (There are many travel destination books with a focus on kids. And most travel books have at least a small section for kids). I feel this book could have been a lot better if it used the ;ast half of the book for more travel tips rather than an overview of cities around the world.
GOOD POINTS
===========
+ Good overview of air travel with kids (if you've never done it before). Also consider the CARES, Child Aviation Restraint System harness in place of lugging a car seat. You can buy this harness for kids 2+ and it's FAA approved for use in flight. But this wasn't mentioned in the book.
+ Good tips on trip preparation like immunizations, medical kits, etc.
BAD POINTS
==========
- This book is more of a destination guide and each destination is only covered with 1/2 page of information on average.
- Not really needed if you've traveled with kids (successfully) before
SUMMARY
========
I love Lonely Planet guides and this was not the among the best. It's good for an overview for the inexperienced. It is not the "complete resource" that it claims to be.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Definitely worth it for new parents, decent for experienced travelers...
8 Oct 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Vine™ Review
(What's this?)
Summary: An excellent resource for new parents (5 stars) who haven't traveled with small kids before. A decent value for more experienced parents (3 stars). Targeted at the "Lonely Planet" type - those who prefer traveling off the beaten path.
I have to admit I was somewhat jaded when I received this book to review from Amazon Vine - My wife and I have taken two toddlers (including a terrible two) to Taiwan and had three kids five and under to the Virgin Islands, Utah, Puerto Rico, Maine, and on planes more times than we could count. What could this book tell me I hadn't already lived?
For one, more than half the book (~185 of 275 pages) is dedicated to telling you which places are good for given activities (Beach, camping, cities, adventure, etc) while being kid friendly. It also gives a few pages on travel games you can play to keep the kids occupied. There is also advice on older children, up to teenagers.
I admit that much of the advice in he first two sections ("Before you go" and "on the road") seemed very basic, but I expected that given my experience with our kids. There are some good tips on how to address issues like schoolwork while you're away. Very little is rocket science, but it's a thorough resource for covering all the bases.
We have several extensive travel checklists - one for overnight road trips, others for week long trips by plane. A sample checklist for different scenarios would have been a good add.
In fact, I'd recommend anyone traveling with kids adopt this approach - it's not like you can easily go get the right kind of pacifier or lovey at 11 am in a foreign country....
Full disclosure: I received this item through the Amazon "Vine" program
If you've found this review helpful, please let me know!
I have to admit I was somewhat jaded when I received this book to review from Amazon Vine - My wife and I have taken two toddlers (including a terrible two) to Taiwan and had three kids five and under to the Virgin Islands, Utah, Puerto Rico, Maine, and on planes more times than we could count. What could this book tell me I hadn't already lived?
For one, more than half the book (~185 of 275 pages) is dedicated to telling you which places are good for given activities (Beach, camping, cities, adventure, etc) while being kid friendly. It also gives a few pages on travel games you can play to keep the kids occupied. There is also advice on older children, up to teenagers.
I admit that much of the advice in he first two sections ("Before you go" and "on the road") seemed very basic, but I expected that given my experience with our kids. There are some good tips on how to address issues like schoolwork while you're away. Very little is rocket science, but it's a thorough resource for covering all the bases.
We have several extensive travel checklists - one for overnight road trips, others for week long trips by plane. A sample checklist for different scenarios would have been a good add.
In fact, I'd recommend anyone traveling with kids adopt this approach - it's not like you can easily go get the right kind of pacifier or lovey at 11 am in a foreign country....
Full disclosure: I received this item through the Amazon "Vine" program
If you've found this review helpful, please let me know!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Very useful guide for a globe-trotting family (with young children).
29 Sep 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Vine™ Review
(What's this?)
This is a great buy for a travel-loving family with young children. My husband and I travelled extensively before we had kids but have stayed closer to home (mainly travel within the lower 48 and Canada) since our two kids were born. They are now, 5 and 2 and we're ready to start globe-trotting again but we're a little overwhelmed at travel planning with young kids in mind. This book does a terrific job of outlining all of the planning that needs to be done beforehand regardless of the tyoe of trip you plan on taking - they address road trips, train trips, plane trips, local and international travel, etc. There is a section devoted to travelling with teenagers but the book's true audience are parents with toddlers or elementary school-age children.
In addition to all of the prep and planning in the early parts of the book, the second half goes into great detail on ideas for "destinations" for travel with kids. These chapters are organized by continent and then by country and address all of the major areas of the world with insight into interesting things to do and see that would be great for the whole family. This is by no means a replacement for a guidebook geared to the particular country or region you plan to visit but it's a great starting point to help you decide where to go and what to think about for the travel to and fro and what to plan for while you're there.
In addition to all of the prep and planning in the early parts of the book, the second half goes into great detail on ideas for "destinations" for travel with kids. These chapters are organized by continent and then by country and address all of the major areas of the world with insight into interesting things to do and see that would be great for the whole family. This is by no means a replacement for a guidebook geared to the particular country or region you plan to visit but it's a great starting point to help you decide where to go and what to think about for the travel to and fro and what to plan for while you're there.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
