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A VERY Comprehensive List of Travel Tips

Posted by Kelly Mills
travel kidsMy recent plane experience seemed to scare some folks, and I hate to leave things like that. I want you to go on your next trip saying, "Hey, that Strollerderby blogger what's-her-name has got my back." So here's a list of tips for traveling with kids that is about the most comprehensive thing I have ever, ever seen. And did you know some airlines are now charging for pillows? Ugh. Soon we'll be paying a premium for those crappy little tray tables too.

I like the idea of giving your kid a disposable camera--I can just imagine a vacation through my child's eyes. But let me also say that after reading through this, I realize that even a highly organized, chronic overpacker like myself has been missing a few things. Now I feel like my prior trips were the equivalent of taking a three-day camping trip in the wilderness armed only with a penknife and a copy of Walden. Oh, and FYI: no penknives on the plane, folks.  


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fortunecookies said:

Did you notice that they don't seem to be handing out fresh cleaned pillows and blankets these days?  We always fly the red-eye and the blankets and pillows have hairs and other smegma on them.  I always bring my own now.  Remember the days when they used to have a piece of fabric that would velcro onto the headrest and was changed for each flight/person.  It was to protect us from lice and germs from the previous people seated.  How come they don't do that anymore either?

August 5, 2007 7:59 AM

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