Join us for a special 2025 year-end review including travel with kids to 10+ destinations! Family travel expert Melissa shares her year-in-review adventures including Maui family vacation tips, Italy with teenagers, Costa Rica with kids, and budget-friendly family trips using points. Discover family travel planning strategies, traveling with kids who have Celiac disease, multi-generational family vacation ideas, and underrated destinations for families. Learn how to balance adventure travel with kids and resort relaxation for the perfect family getaway!

Episode Highlights:

• Family travel to Maui: Andaz Wailea resort review & sea turtle snorkeling with kids
• Travel with kids to Costa Rica: Best Celiac-friendly family destination
• Italy family travel: Rome with teenagers & Dolomites hiking with kids
• Budget family travel tips: Miami, St. Louis & Colonial Williamsburg with kids
• Family vacation planning: Balancing adventure and relaxation when traveling with children
• Multi-generational family travel
  
  

00:00 Welcome and Introduction

00:25 Reflecting on a Year of Travel

00:49 Winter in Maui

02:13 A Weekend in Miami

03:30 Spring Break in Costa Rica

04:19 Summer in Wisconsin and St. Louis

05:46 Italian Adventures

07:13 Quick Trips to Chicago and Boston

08:00 Colonial Williamsburg and Virginia

08:47 Family Time in Los Angeles

10:25 Year-End Reflections and Future Plans

Don't miss this inspiring, practical travel with kids podcast hosted by family travel expert Melissa Conn, founder of The Family Voyage, certified Child Passenger Safety Technician, and mom of two who proves family travel is achievable for everyone.

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