Category: Travel

Air travel with kids

A few months ago, I flew internationally with my 5 kids and no other adults…do I qualify as an expert at this – or maybe just crazy?! It was home to the US for a family wedding, so a really good trip. But over 24 hours door to door, 3 flights, and some serious time …

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More tips for traveling with small kids

So I just flew internationally with my 5 kids and no other adults…do I qualify as an expert at this – or maybe just crazy?! It was home to the US for a family wedding, so a really good trip! But over 24 hours door to door, 3 flights, and some serious timezone jumping makes …

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Food to go…

We’re off on another plane trip. This one is about 24 hours from door to door, and I haven’t been able to get our meals confirmed. So I’m planning to bring our food (sigh…another thing to pack and carry!) It’s a little tricky because we don’t have access to heat things up and I don’t …

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Planning your trip to Israel (part 3: logistics)

So far in this series, we’ve flown to Israel, gotten ground transportation, and arrived at our housing. We’re all ready to go out and explore – but hold on, that’s part 4! Today we’re going to talk about the logistics and little pieces of the trip that make it better / easier / homey. Cell …

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Planning your trip to Israel (part 2: Where to stay)

Now that you’ve got flights to Israel, let’s talk about where to stay. Wherever you go in Israel, there are several options for where to stay: with friends or family hostels hotels apartment The first option is something that you’ll have to find for yourself. If you have friends and family in Israel, and they …

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Planning your trip to Israel (part 1: flights and ground transport)

Planning a trip to Israel can be tricky. Since I just did it, I’m sharing the resources I found with you! Most of us who live outside of Israel have to get on at least one plane to get there. The main airport is the Ben Gurion airport just outside of Tel Aviv, Israel, airport …

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Traveling with kids (Part 6: Away for Shabbat)

This post is part of the traveling with kids series. Check out part 1 (airplane travel), part 2 (your in-vehicle bag), part 3 (packing), part 4 (while you’re gone and making unpacking easy), and part 5 (safety). Sometimes, people go away to someone else’s house or a program or Shabbaton where Shabbat will be prepared by the host. Yay! …

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Traveling with kids (part 5: safety)

This post is part of the traveling with kids series. If you missed it, here are the links for the traveling with kids series. Check out part 1 (airplane travel), part 2 (your in-vehicle bag), part 3 (packing), part 4 (while you’re gone and making unpacking easy), part 5 (safety), and part 6 (away for Shabbat). Our children are precious …

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Traveling: leaving the house checklist

Do you ever get halfway to where you are going and wonder if you locked the door – or more scary, if the stove is off? Or heard a horror story from someone who arrived home from a trip to find their entire freezer of expensive meat defrosted? I have a checklist for leaving the …

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Traveling with kids (Part 4: while you’re gone and making unpacking easy!)

This post is part of the traveling with kids series.If you missed it, here are the links for the traveling with kids series. Check out part 1 (airplane travel), part 2 (your in-vehicle bag), part 3 (packing), part 4 (while you’re gone and making unpacking easy), part 5 (safety), and part 6 (away for Shabbat). OK, you’ve packed and …

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