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Dry Tortugas National Park with kids

Dry Tortugas National Park

An excursions grant from Travelnitch gave Sonia the chance to spend time with her son, exploring Dry Tortugas National Park.

Holiday Lights

This holiday season is the perfect time to spend quality time exploring together. There are so many spectacular light displays to wow even the toughest critic.

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Canyonlands & the Arches

An excursions grant from Travelnitch gave Nan the chance to spend time with her daughter Veruca, exploring Canyonlands National Park.

Feeling Lucky? Pay it Forward

Travel is viewed as a luxury, but should it be? Many families dream of having something “extra” to take their little ones on that…

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Family Travel Without a COVID-19 vaccine

We realize travel during Covid can be a challenge for those who have not been vaccinated. Here are some tips to keep your family safely on the go…

The Ryan Family Road Trip

See how the Ryan family made the most of their time together exploring South Dakota.

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Finding Common Ground in Ukraine

Fifteen years ago I was living and working as a Peace Corps Volunteer, assigned to a small village in western Ukraine. At the time I saw it as an adventure⁠—an opportunity to travel the world and…

SERRV up a Meaningful Holiday

SERRV up a More Meaningful Holiday for your kids and rekindle the magic that makes this season truly special…

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Travel Can Change Your Child’s Life

While it’s true your little one may not recall every adventure, here are 5 ways you can change your child’s life through travel.

Fairy Tale Destinations for Families

Books have the power to transport us across the world. From the North Pole to the jungles of Africa, the stories we read with our children can inspire a life-long passion for travel. 

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The Storyteller’s Cottage

One of my favorite forms of virtual travel is curling up with a good book. Every page offers an escape from reality and a chance to visit someplace new and exciting.

Movies and TV to Inspire Travel

There is nothing like escaping into another world when you turn on your TV. Some of the best travel inspiration begins with our everyday exposure to on-screen entertainment.

Travel the World in One Day

Traveling the world in a single day is impossible. However, the World Showcase at Epcot in Orlando, Florida gives you the feeling of being a jetsetter without all the jet lag.

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Reinventing the Summer Bucket List

It’s that time of year, when many families are thinking about a summer bucket list. This year is different than most and, while it might seem frustrating at first, the idea of staying home could be a wonderful opportunity to reconnect in a more meaningful way—with each other and with the world.

Virtual Escape Rooms

Virtual escape rooms are offering families a new form of at-home entertainment while they shelter in place.

Travel has become a dirty word

Social media has always been a bit of a double-edged sword. It can provide a wonderfully unique opportunity to connect with those who share our beliefs, our fears, our interests…

Spend Less, Explore More

Finding fun (free) ways to get out and explore in between those bigger family adventures.

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Global Advent Calendar

This Christmas ditch the store bought calendar in favor of a trip around the world. Create a global advent(ure) calendar to learn about holiday traditions…

Travel School for Kids

Want your kids to explore their passion for travel through hands-on learning? Try travel school for your kids, with help from Outschool.com, an online educational platform…

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Traveling Through Time

Genealogy is not for the faint of heart but it’s a great opportunity to unravel family mysteries through an ancestry search with our kids.

The Dream Jar

If you’re a product of the ’80s you likely grew up with a change jar…the Dream Jar is a new twist on this old-fashioned concept…

A Family Bucket List

Creating a family bucket list can be a great way to spend quality time together. It will encourage your kids (and you) to get out…

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The Clipart Challenge

Now I’m thinking about all the great ways we can have fun with clipart, while connecting the #clipartchallenge to travel. We have started…

Transformational Travel for Kids?

What if you’re a kid and everyday of your life is about transformation? How can we use this idea of transformational travel for kids to raise…

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Travelnitch Rocks

I’m sure you’ve heard of kindness rocks, but how about travel kindness rocks? The idea is to paint a landmark, your favorite city, or a memory from your…

Travel with LEGO

There are so many ways to get your kids excited about travel and they don’t all involve leaving the house. Travel with LEGO…

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Race Around the World

A trip around the world may not be in the cards, but there are plenty of other ways to explore far off places with your kids. Kids world travel is…

Let’s Grow Together!

Travelnitch is all about connecting kids with adventure, giving them an outlet to explore the world and fulfill that travel itch…