Reasons Why Traveling with Kids Creates a Better Experience

in travel •  6 years ago  (edited)

Kids force you to SLOW down
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My number one travel tip I generally give people is to SLOW DOWN and spend more time in fewer places. When you travel with kids, you basically have no choice but to plan for a slower pace than you might usually attempt if traveling solo or as a couple.

They force you to be realistic about what you can and can’t do in the time frame you have. They don’t allow you to cram too much in to your itinerary (if you do you learn that lesson pretty quickly), and for the most part, I recommend you set the pace of your trip to what your youngest child can handle.

Kids force you to MEET PEOPLE
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Kids are incredible ice breakers for conversations, and they can be best friends with total strangers within 5 minutes. Us adults, well, we can stand distant from others for hours, even days minding our own business without ever saying hello.

Kids, they just look at each other and they’re off playing like long lost cousins.

When our kids start playing with other kids, of course, we then engage with their parents, it’s rude not to right? And it’s an easy conversation starter.

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