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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the trick to traveling with young kids is to adjust your expectations.  Our best trips during ages 2/3/4/5 were often to places I knew and loved already, and was happy to simply be in one of my favorite places with my daughter.  We spent a good amount of time in playgrounds, children's museums, science museums, urban farms and farm parks.  But we also visited fun street markets, went hiking, and to afternoon tea, and to churches and castles and exploring somewhere new on foot. I had a wonderful time and she learned to love travel, new places and new experiences. One of her greatest complaints about the first year of the pandemic was that we didn't go anywhere. She's in high school now, and not only remains an eager traveler but is planning to apply to universities in the UK and Europe.

So my advice is to pick somewhere you know you love, figure out what are the kid-focused things to do there, and get your tickets.  Jet lag is temporary, and the kids might not remember the trip in much detail, but it will be well worth the effort.[/quote]

I agree with this advice.  Little kids are going to have meltdowns anywhere (we recently came back from Disney and it is not all magic, haha) and unless you go to a Caribbean resort with a kids club that accepts kids that young, I don't know how much relaxation you would really get there either.  You need to be on guard around water with kids that young and that alone is tiring.  It will get easier when they are a bit older, but that doesn't mean travelling with little ones isn't worthwhile.
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