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[quote=Anonymous]I have loved traveling with my kids at different ages.  I definitely feel that there are benefits and cons to traveling at different ages.

Baby: Obviously, for you but they are pretty easy to travel with and you can still have adult convo's sooo nice.

Toddler: worst time to travel, we didn't actually fly during this time but did some road trips and it was hit or miss but we had some special times: Road trip through Quebec and seeing my child chow down on a huge croissant and scream out for joy - whale! whale! and then us all singing baby beluga (quietly) lol was a travel highlight.  Also fun to find the awesome playgrounds and play areas and expose them to new things, but also we didn't fly between 13 months-3 years.

Preschool-early elementary: Hard at times but a fun time to travel.  There lots of young child-specific activities that are SO special at that time.  Ex: certain Christmas markets---lots of activities geared to young kids and lots of santa stuff. Finding terrific playgrounds with coffee shops, exploring fun zoos, cool castles that are so magical, trying all the yummy foods with your kids and seeing their willingness to try new things grow, reading the sweetest picture books from different places in the world, and watching your kids form relationships and play with others of different cultures - really special.  Also hard because kids are unpredictable and they can get overstimulated, they fight, they might get sick or get tired of walking. Some places we've really loved with kids of this age:

European Christmas markets (depends which one you go to but many have lots for kids).
-London
-Paris
-Copenhgen
-All over Portugal
-Quebec city was nice 
-of course camping/hiking/easy backpacking/lots of lakes/kayaking, beaches, etc. are also well-enjoyed. 
(that's all I can speak to).

I can't speak to older ages but I've heard that the BEST time to go on trips is elementary school when they actually want to still be with you lol.  I can't speak to older kids but we'll see. I do feel sad thinking about how quickly my kids are growing and my oldest is rapidly growing beyond some of the sweet magic of childhood. [/quote]

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