Claudia Laroye’s book “A Gelato a Day” includes short stories from leading travel writers that show the true impact of family travel.
Type of traveller
Multi-Gen / Family
Sharing a love of travel with our children and grandchildren makes our journey even more fulfilling.
Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Mother – Daughter Travel Wisdom
Mother – daughter duos share their favourite travel experiences, lessons learned and tips to travel well together in this Mother’s Day feature.
Mother-Daughter Misadventures: Stranded in Safed, Israel
In this lighthearted mother-daughter misadventure, guest wrier Jessica Heriot shares her story of getting stranded in Safed, Israel with her daughter Anita.
Travel Diaries: Falling in Love with Hawaii Through My Children’s Eyes
After her divorce, a young Marion Broverman takes her children for a trip to Oahu at Christmas, where the family learns to express their pain and begin to heal.
Women’s Travel Inspiration: Karen Discovers South Korea
Karen was 12 when her father came homunced that the family would be moving to South Korea for his job. A year later, Karen’s family was packed up and on their way.
Solo Travel Memoirs: Sue Finds Family in Brazil
A summer in Brazil changed Sue’s life forever, teaching her about courage and taking risks.
How to Road Trip with Children – Yours or Your Grandchildren
JourneyWoman’s own Melissa Fox shares her tips to manage a road trip with small children-your kids or your grandchildren.
Solo Travel Memoirs: From Solo to Baby in Tow
This month, we share the stories of two resilient solo travellers whose adventures gifted them with the greatest love of their lives – their children. Meet Nancy C. and her son Alex, and Coralie and her daughter Carla.
Solo Travel Memoirs: The Journeys Love Takes Us On
Meet JourneyWoman Advisory Council member Dr. Mary Clark, whose father inspired a sense of adventure that has taken her on many journeys around the world.
Women’s Travel Tip: Turkey for Two!
JourneyWoman Donna travelled Turkey with her daughter – they went without a group and without a plan. Find out why they think you should too!
What a Service Trip to Kenya Taught me About Life
It’s August 2018, and I’m on a WE service trip in Kenya with my daughter, Alyx. I thought it would prepare her for life. Never did I imagine the impact it would have on me.
Travels with Mom: Tips and Advice
One day my 70-year old mom asked me to join her on a trip to Hungary. The trip was not very successful. Ten years later, we’ve been travelling together ever since. Here are my tips to travel with mom.
International Women’s Day 2020: Mothers and Daughters
In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8, we asked our JourneyWoman community to share their photos of women, mothers and daughters from around the world and share the stories behind the photos.
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Bed Bugs, Bacteria and Bad Guys in India…
The three biggest fears a lot of people have about traveling in a ‘developing’ nation seem to be bed bugs, bacteria and bad guys.
Shopping in India: Top 10 Things to Buy
India is a shopper’s paradise. You just can’t beat the combination India offers: an incredible variety of gorgeous items, most often hand-made, at temptingly low prices.
Volunteering With World Kitchen on a Farm in Puerto Rico
As JourneyWomen, we have an opportunity to create a positive impact in the world when we travel. Being in Puerto Rico post-Maria gave me the chance to do just that.
Seeing Canada’s Great Lakes by Freighter
The plan was to meet the ship in Hamilton Harbour and spend Friday night onboard in preparation for an early departure to Montreal on Saturday morning. The Algoma Strongfield would continue to Quebec City, another 24 hours of sailing.
Falling in Love at Florida’s Turtle Hospital
The Turtle Hospital is the first veterinary hospital for turtles in the world, with 2,000 rescued turtles since it was founded. The hospital helps five kinds of turtles: Loggerhead, Green Sea Turtles, Leatherbacks, Kemp’s Ridley (or Ghost Turtle) and Hawksbill.
Discovering Key West’s Literary Secrets: From Hemingway to Judy Blume
From Hemingway to Judy Blume, there’s much to explore in the rich and somewhat secret literary history of Key West, Florida.
20 Things Women Should Know Before Visiting Istanbul…
Sally Peabody specializes in advising independent travellers on how to craft memorable trips on and off the beaten path, and here she shares her knowledge of Istanbul.
Exploring the Wonders of Iceland
My 16-year old grandson, Josh and I have two big interests in common. We both have a terrific love of photography and adventure travel – the kind of travel that allows us to delve into environments and cultures different from our own.
Say I Love You in 100 Different Languages
Three little words that are spoken with great pleasure all over the world. JourneyWoman recently checked our dictionary and thesaurus for the many meanings of love.
Travel for Two–The Pregnant Traveller
Perhaps travel for pregnant females was frowned upon in our grandmothers’ time. But today, with proper awareness and attitude, women can generally travel right up to their 35th week of pregnancy.
