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5 places I've never been (and want to go to now)
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5 places I’ve never been (and want to go to now)

By Heather on April 9, 2013

How many countries have you been to? 5? 50? 100? Do you count? I don’t.

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Posted in Adventure, General | Tagged dreams, family travel, RTW, travel, wishlist | 31 Responses

MiniTime: New Family Vacation Planning Site
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MiniTime: New Family Vacation Planning Site

By Heather on April 4, 2013

If only there were a way to find out what a family just like yours did and enjoyed on their vacation? Enter… MiniTime!

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Posted in Family Travel, Great Stuff | Tagged family travel, kids, MiniTime, planning | 5 Responses

We're among the winners featured in this issue on newsstands December 4.
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Watch: National Geographic Live! Travelers of the Year

By Heather on April 1, 2013

The February 2012 presentation at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C.

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Posted in Family Travel, Life Lessons | Tagged family travel, National Geographic Society, National Geographic Traveler, travel, Travelers of the Year, washington dc | 7 Responses

Don't lose your children when you travel
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Don’t lose your children when you travel

By Heather on March 29, 2013

The tricky thing about family travel is that there seems to be some expectation that you won’t only take the kids with you on that fabulous adventure but bring them back as well!

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Posted in Family Travel, General | Tagged family, family travel, safety, travel | 5 Responses

5 people who should just stop travelling
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5 people who should just stop travelling

By Heather on March 17, 2013

As much as I’d like to encourage everyone to get up and get out there, there are those people who as soon as you meet them, you realize they really should never leave their home country again.

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Posted in General, Life Lessons | Tagged extended travel, family travel, pet peeve, travel | 12 Responses

Thank you for joining us Mr. President :)
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Family Fun in Washington D.C.

By Heather on February 2, 2013

We’re in town for the National Geographic Live presentation by Travelers of the Year (of which our family is one!) on February 5. And we decided it was time to get to know the city a bit better.

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He's curious about everything.
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5 Steps to better family travel in 2013

By Heather on January 10, 2013

If you’ve been trying to make your family travel experiences less like a three-ringed circus and more like those ads they show on TV, I’ve got news for you!

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Posted in Family Travel, General, Life Lessons, Parenting | Tagged family, family travel, globetrotting kids, RTW with kids, travel, travel with kids | 7 Responses

Keep Calm and Carry On - Travel Light with Kids
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Keep Calm and Carry On – Travel Light with Kids

By Heather on December 27, 2012

Sharing tips on how to travel light with the family on the Marilyn Denis Show

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Posted in Family Travel, Parenting | Tagged family travel, marilyn denis, packing, tips | 1 Response

USA Today: Spring Break Travel for Families
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USA Today: Spring Break Travel for Families

By Heather on December 13, 2012

We’re one of several families in this USA Today piece weighing in on where you should spend your Spring Break.

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Posted in Destinations, Family Travel, General, Great Stuff | Tagged family travel, Philadelphia, spring break, travel with kids, United States, USA Today | 1 Response

They couldn't join us (school night!) but the Globetrotting Kids were there in spirit.
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Meet Plan Go Toronto

By Heather on October 17, 2012

Last night, Ish and I had the pleasure to be a part of a panel at the annual Meet, Plan, Go event in Toronto.

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Posted in Couples Travel, Family Travel, Great Stuff, The World Trip | Tagged Career break, family travel, great stuff, meet plan go, toronto, travel | 2 Responses

We found teachers all along the way. The learning never stopped.
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7 Ways to Prepare your Kids for Longterm Travel

By Heather on October 9, 2012

If you’ve been thinking about around the world or long term travel with your kids, you’ve likely considered whether your kids are the right age or if it will be too difficult to re-integrate them when they’re home. We’ve been there and back. Here’s what we did and what worked well.

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Posted in Family Travel, Parenting, The World Trip | Tagged extended travel, family travel, globetrotting kids, long term family travel, parenting, round the world, RTW, RTW with kids, travel with kids | 4 Responses

Trying new things in China
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Five Things: Don’t travel the world without them

By Heather on September 29, 2012

If we’d brought nothing but these five things we’d still have had an amazing trip.

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Posted in Family Travel, Great Stuff, Life Lessons, The World Trip | Tagged family travel, life lessons, long term family travel, RTW with kids, what to pack | 5 Responses

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Where are they now?

May: First up is a visit to The Mom 2.0. summit in California, then a journey to explore the cultural side of Hong Kong and finally getting to know the gourgeous city of Glasgow, Scotland. It's going to be a great travel month! Click here to see articles from The Greenwood Davis Family's travels around the globe.

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