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Rosalyn - This Is Me Writing's avatar

It’s not a holiday, it’s a family trip. Perhaps a bit depressing but it’s helped me through some tricky moments when I’ve forgotten that it won’t be like a pre child holiday- it just can’t be.

It always helps us to go back to places we know and love (loads less to figure out so it is more relaxing), to write a shopping list for the supermarket before I go (again, less to think about) and to budget for as many nice things/treats as we can. Oh and we still take the push chair even though the 4 year old would never use one at home. Holidays often involve a lot more walking and he’ll doze off happily, leaving us to have a mid afternoon cocktail. Now that is a holiday!

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Rich Bolus's avatar

Hi Brad,

The best travel tip I have is to listen to the Harry Potter audiobooks (read by Stephen Fry) when on long journeys with the family. The kids (and even my wife—who was never a HP fan) were rapt for hours.

Rich

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