Carnival of Travelers Celebrates Family Travel

Welcome to the March 7th, 2008 edition of the Carnival of Travelers. 

This month our theme was Family Travel.  All of these contributions share tips, destination suggestions, ideas, and perspective on the issue of traveling with or as a family. 

Thanks to all of these wonderful bloggers for making the Carnival a success!  I urge you to click on over to each and every one of these blogs for some of the best travel blogging around.

• Jeet presents Lumbini Garden, Bangalore posted at bangalorebeats, saying, “Check the beautiful lake front leisure and entertainment park in Bangalore. A great kids, family and love birds destination alike.”
• Chris Christensen presents Episode 92 – Around the World, Family Style | The Amateur Traveler Podcast – travel for the love of it posted at The Amateur Traveler Podcast – travel for the love of it, saying, “The Amateur Traveler talks to the Anders Family (who were recently featured on the Oprah Winfrey show) about their trip around with world with 4 kids ages 4 to 14.”
• Mary Jo Manzanares presents Have a Ball at WhirlyBall posted at The Seattle Traveler, saying, “it’s fun for kids, adults, and families.”
• j blu presents 7 Family Activities to do in Honolulu posted at Local Kine Hawaii, saying, “Planning a family trip to Oahu, Hawaii? Here’s a few great things to do that the whole family will love.”
• Sarah presents Directory of NYC museum free/pay-what-you-wish days posted at SARAHSPY, important money saving information when you’re traveling with a family.
• poetloverrebelspy presents The Art of Being a Gracious Houseguest posted at Less Than a Shoestring, saying, “Staying with friends or family is a simple way to save money on vacation. But it’s not easy being the perfect guest! A few guidelines for behaving yourself and honoring your host, in this post.”
• Kendra presents Ship Your Baby Gear Ahead posted at AreWeThereYet?AreWeThereYet?, with helpful tips to make traveling with baby easier.
• Kara Williams presents Kids and Casinos posted at Traveling Mamas, explaining how the two really can be combined.
• James Brausch presents Costa Rican National Parks posted at Costa Rica HQ. with lots of family friendly ideas.
• The Innovative Traveler presents Terrified of Traveling with Children? posted at The Innovative Traveler, and after reading this post you won’t be.
• Mary Jo Manzanares presents Back to Basics: Checking & Claiming Strollers at the Gate posted at Flyaway Cafe, saying, “make traveling with kids and their strollers just a little bit easier.”
• Dave Burris presents The Delaware Beaches: A Family-Friendly Vacation Location posted at The online home of the Delaware Beaches | CoastalSussex.com, saying, “The Delaware Beaches are one of the most family-friendly beach destinations anywhere.”
• Jamie presents Roar and Snore Sleepovers at the Zoo posted at Go San Diego Card Blog, saying, “Can you think of a better place to have a sleep over than the San Diego Zoo? I bet you can’t!”
• karyn presents New Water Park Opening in Orlando – Aquatica posted at All About Orlando, saying, “A brand new water park is opening this March in Orlando, Florida. Aquatica will hold opening ceremonies in March, with it’s grand opening scheduled for early April.”
• Kara Williams presents Family Air Travel Stories: Even Young Kids Develop Brand Loyalty posted at Traveling Mamas,
• Christine presents Our Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale) Travel Plans posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France.
• AnneGlamore presents How An Eight-Year-Old Views The World posted at My Tiny Kingdom, saying, “Unusual commentary and pictures of Lisbon, Portugal”

That’s all for this edition of the Carnival of Travelers. 

The next edition will be published on April 7th, and with a theme of Local Attractions.  All submitted posts must be on the topic of a local attraction.  No overtly commercial or off-topic posts will be published.  You can submit your blog article using the carnival submission form. Past posts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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