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How Much Does It Cost to Travel for a Year With a Family
How much money do we actually need to travel for a year as a family?
What Happens If Your Child Gets Sick Abroad?
If there’s one question I hear over and over from parents who are thinking about traveling, it’s this: “But what happens if my child gets sick?”
Do Traveling Families Ruin Their Kids’ Education?
When you tell people you are traveling long-term with kids, one of the first things they usually ask about is education.
The Real Reason Most Families Never Leave for Full-Time Travel
I’ve come to realize that most families don’t avoid full-time travel because they hate the idea of it.
What’s the Best Age to Travel With Kids?
If you are wondering what the best age is to travel with kids, especially for long-term travel or a family gap year, I want to start by saying this: I understand why this question feels so big.
How We Prepared Financially Before our Gap Year
When people hear that we travel full-time with our two kids, they usually assume we must have massive wealth, passive income, trust funds, or some magical online business that was already making money before we left the United States.
How to Convince Your Partner to Travel Long Term With Kids When They’re Not On Board
I was the one holding us back from wanting to travel long term in the beginning. And what I’ve learned is that when one partner wants to take a family gap year, travel full time with kids, or leave their job to travel, the disagreement is usually about much more than travel.
How to Travel Long Term With Kids Without Income
Because the worst-case scenario was that we would come back and reapply for the jobs we had already been doing for 10 years. And now, looking back, it feels wild that our “worst-case scenario” was just returning to the life we already knew.
How to Plan an Affordable Family Vacation with Kids (That’s Still Full of Fun)
I used to believe family travel had to cost a lot. That you had to pay top dollar for perfect weather, perfect resorts, perfect everything. Like most of us, I thought if it wasn’t expensive, it wasn’t worth it. I thought travel meant big hotel packages, all‑inclusive deals, and a price tag that screamed “I pulled this off.”
Slow Family Travel: 10 FAQs Parents Ask Before Taking a Gap Year
If you’ve ever found yourself daydreaming about ditching routines, grabbing your kids, and actually seeing the world without racing through it all, you’re not alone. This post is for you.
We started our slow family travel journey in September 2024 because we were craving something different. My husband and I wanted more time together. We were burned out from fast-paced jobs and fast-paced vacations that left us needing a break from the break. We weren’t looking for another bucket list trip, we were looking for a full reset.