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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If traveling to Europe, try to get the latest possible flight you can.  Air France has a 10.30 pm flight to Paris, Virgin had an almost-midnight flight to London.  Try for these so you're ready to sleep when you board.  Take a light sleeping aid to force sleeping.

Research your destination plan as much as possible.   Book tickets ahead of time if available.  Don't spend your vacation time waiting in lines if it can be avoided.

Don't worry about the food so much.  A piece of bread with cheese bought off a market stall is an okay lunch.

Kids can walk much longer than you think.

Try not to check a bag.  I tell the kids that every pair of pants is worn at least 3 to 4 times, a top at least twice (if not soiled).  Carry 2 pairs of shoes always.

It's ok to forget stuff at home.  Nothing is truly irreplaceable.

Take public transit at your destination. Don't be afraid.

When booking your flights, it helps to be flexible to save money. Most airlines will now have a calendar where you can see what your flight will cost across several months.

It's ok to miss a few days of school in elementary, and even middle.

Don't not travel if you cannot have your perfect trip.  My DH cannot travel overseas right now so I travel with two older kids as much as I can.  When it's time to travel all five of us, we will, but I won't let this hold me up.  Don't not travel.

You can immediately tell a traveled person from a non-traveled one by their conversation.

Don't waste foreign or long travel on a young child.  I say confidently, nothing much they will see before age 8 will be remembered, and if they do, it will be inconsequential stuff. [/quote]

I agree with all of this except the last one; my daughter is 6 and has been to Europe several times and she remembers a lot of the trips and when we were there she enjoyed the trips she doesn't remember. She's a remarkably easy traveler now. [/quote]

I took my oldest to Paris when he was 6.  He enjoyed it at the time, and it was fun, but he's now 14 and remembers nothing of it except the climbing structure in Parc Monceau.[/quote]

I'm taking my 4 year old to Paris next year because I myself miss it and want to go. However, I am now only booking hotels that are near fun playgrounds and things for him to do. So, I'll take a hotel next to Luxembourg gardens over one near Eiffel Tower.[/quote]

We lived abroad in Europe with toddlers. We referred to our weekend and longer trips as “pigeons across Europe”. Didn’t matter where we went, mostly our toddlers wanted to feed and chase pigeons.  We did have one great afternoon at a Munich beer garden that had an awesome play ground. They also enjoyed French supermarkets for some reason. Also the ice cream trucks in Germany. [/quote]

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