Travels with Baby: The Ultimate Guide for Planning Trips with Babies, Toddlers, and Preschool-Age Children (Paperback)
July 22, 2009 by Destination Guide
Filed under Travel Switzerland Guides
Review
“… what differentiates Rivoli’s book are the extra details, like comparison charts of different airlines and cruise lines.” — The Oakland Tribune
“This guide is chock full of useful tips for traveling with babies and toddlers, what gear to bring (including specifics about car seats and a travel kit for carry-on), childproofing your accommodations, healthy travels, managing baggage on trains, and more.” — Travel for Kids
“Travels with Baby by Shelly Rivoli… is a valuable book for families.” — The Mercury News
“Travels with Baby by Shelly Rivoli… is a valuable book for families.” — The San Jose Mercury News
“Travels with Baby is an indispensable guide for parents wandering the world with kids, from infants to preschoolers. Its comprehensive advice on useful gear and different modes of transportation (car, taxi, train, plane, ship) will smooth the way on any trip, and I especially liked the insightful advice on matching your travel plans to your child’s individual temperament.” — Cynthia Harriman, author of Take Your Kids to Europe
From the Publisher
Winner of the NAPPA Gold Award for Parenting Resources from the National Parenting Publications Awards
This is a must have book for everyone that has a baby or a toddler and intends to travel with it. It is full of extremely helpful information that will make your journey easier and cheaper. I have a 5 year old and we have been traveling with her a lot abroad during the last 3 years and I deeply regret that this book was not available at those travels to ease my trip planning and organizing. It will definitely reduce the expenses for my next trip substantially – with the information on rail tickets in Europe and the cruise lines. Not to mention all the helpful hints in all the nesessary things to pack for your child, which you alway forget to.
The book is also very easy to read with lots of humor and nice photos.
I aintend to give it to some of my friends as a present too.
A great resource for families who love to travel– whether it is to the next town over or across the globe. The author has great checklists, comparison charts, travel tips, ideas for gear & helpful websites. She throws in funny & touching stories (& pictures!) of her own family’s travel adventures.
I work with new moms & read MANY of the baby books– this one is DEFINITELY a keeper! It answers pretty much every question a traveling family might have (or points you in the direction of someone who can).
This book has some great suggestions for different types of travel (overseas, on a cruise ship, camping, etc) with recommendations for the type of travel that is best for different ages.
I found several products recommendations very helpful, and saved myself from disaster by reading about the documentation my baby will need when we go to Peru without my husband. Other gems were about airline fares for babies and how they vary by carrier.
She doesn’t mention the Ergo baby carrier, which I would vote as the best because of its front, back or side options. The number of suggestions that I do pass along to friends that are taken from this book speak to its strengths.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must Have for Anyone Who Travels!!!
This book is a gold mine! Do your self a favor and buy one for yourself and a few more to have on hand for gifts in the future!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must-read before you travel overseas with a baby!
I recently purchased several books on traveling with children, and this was by far the best. By the time I finished the book, I had several pages of notes written down, including…
5.0 out of 5 stars
For Families on the Go!
A must-have resource for families on the go. Interesting reading and packed with helpful tips. Easy-to-use charts to help families find the best airlines, ships, etc.
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book ROCKS!!!
Seriously, this is a travel bible for new parents. What a huge help this book has been from selecting a good stroller (wished we would have found this BEFORE we had our baby for…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great help for parents traveling with children
I’m flying to Europe alone with my 18 mo old daughter next month and I found this book to be a great help in preparing for the trip.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely worth the money!
If you have kids, and like to travel… you need this book. There were so many ideas there that I would have never thought of.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A better guide for baby than toddlers
Ok I know the title of the book is Travels with Baby, but it also says toddlers, and children. And truly did not tell me anything I didn’t already know.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great advice!
I am about to travel to Europe for 2 weeks (cruise for part of the time) with my 7 month old and I found this book to be very useful.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Informative read….gives you good advice and ideas!
We love to travel and travelled often before we had kids. We would like to continue to travel, but are hesitant with infant twins.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredibly helpful…. and I don’t really like to travel
I was given this book as a gift. I didn’t think I would get much out of it because frankly, I’m a bit of a homebody–didn’t love to travel before kids and certainly don’t love it…