Benefits of Family Travel: Episode 247 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

It’s a stormy morning in wintry Perth, and my 11-year-old son is home from school with a cold. He’ll be fine; the book he reached for to amuse himself for the morning is a compendium of fabulous information about different cities around the world. We can’t travel too far at the moment – in fact right now, our state border is closed to most of Australia, and we absolutely can’t leave the country either – but we can still daydream about it. He and I have had so many wonderful trips together and they have shaped his personality so much.

Show notes: Episode 247 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

Benefits of Family Travel

I’ve been raving about the benefits of travel with kids for many years now (almost my whole life!), and I loved putting together this episode about the benefits of family travel. The benefits run in all directions – both for the children and the parents, and beyond.

My first guests are Kath and Howie of The Museum of Us, who have travelled for many years with their daughter. We discussed their three-month stint in Thailand when she was two years old, and how having her with them opened up all kinds of doors to local society.

I then chat with Kaitlyn Jain who decided that having kids (four of them) wouldn’t stop her pursuing her love of travel, and it hasn’t – it’s just changed it, and for the better.

Finally, I speak with Deborah Haile and her son Jonah about what travel teaches kids and why it’s beneficial for both them and us to go travelling with them.

Links:

• Kath and Howie – The Museum of Us –  
• Kaitlyn Jain – her book is Passports and Pacifiers – Traveling the World, One Tantrum at a Time 
• Deborah Haile and her son Jonah – Tiny Global Footprints 
• Previous episodes on travelling with kids:
• 19 – Travelling with Kids is Good for Everyone  
• 54 – Benefits of Travelling with Kids  
• 66 – On Taking Your Kids Travelling  
• 94 –  How Travel Changes Kids  
• 164 – Please Travel With Your Children!  
• Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers   
• Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers

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The Thoughtful Travel Podcast: Episode 19 – Travelling with Kids is Good for Everyone The Thoughtful Travel Podcast: Episode 8 – Travel with Kids and Kids on Travel Benefits of Travelling with Kids – Episode 54 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast How Travel Changes Kids – Episode 94 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast