Keep Calm and Mother On: 21 Stories from Mothers with

A mother goes through so much. Just when you think you've managed to get the world's most difficult tot to sleep through the night, he starts rejecting the bottle. As they get older, it's not about sleeping or feeding; it's about friends and values. And, how many of us feel like crushing our own skulls when we coach our children in their homework or when we have to force them to practise the piano? And let's not even talk about the dark teenage years, when your once-innocent and carefree babe, who loved to swirl around in pink dresses, now insists on wearing black only. But there's more from babe to teen to young adult to entering National Service and eventually getting married and having children of their own, Keep Calm and Mother On presents the full range of experiences a mother goes through. With contributions from 21 mums with children aged one to 21, some stories are bound to make you laugh out loud, while others may warm your heart and give you much food for thought. Through it all, the call of this book is to 'Keep Calm and Mother On'. They do grow up, and it is all worth it in the end!

Pauline Loh is an award-winning writer with more than 25 years of writing experience. She was a journalist with Singapore Press Holdings, editor of a family magazine and a corporate communications officer. After she resigned from full-time work to care for her three children, she wrote freelance for websites, magazines and corporations. As a book author, she has published 10 adult non-fiction books, two youth books and five children's storybooks. She is the winner of the First Time Writers and Illustrators Publishing Initiative 2009 and the Scholastic Asian Book Award 2012; her book Grandma's Eightieth Birthday was part of a kit that won Dr Toy's 100 Best Children's Products 2013. Pauline graduated from Singapore Chinese Girls' School, Raffles Junior College and National University of Singapore.

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Cambridge with Kids: The Essential Guide for Families

The essential guide to Cambridgeshire for families. The book contains a wealth of information on days out in the area, museums, cinemas, theatres, indoor and outdoor play. There's so much to do locally, from wildlife parks to adventure and activity centres, and it's all listed in one handy book. The book is packed with full colour photo's from around the area, and in easy to use sections. It also has interesting facts, 10 top tips on things to do, and what you can experience for free in the area. There is a childcare and schools section with listings of local providers to help with choosing the best care for your child. It has a support section with useful contacts, on parenting, teenagers, travelling, computer use, healthcare, employment and housing. The city of Cambridge is comprehensively covered, with everything from what to do on a rainy day to where to go for a family friendly meal. However, the book also includes Ely, Huntingdon, St Ives, Newmarket, Peterborough and the surrounding area. There is inspiration for what to do on a day out to London and a holiday in East Anglia too. You won't know how you lived without it!

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Brighton with Kids: The Family Guide

Brighton with kids is a great guide for families. Whether you live in Brighton or Hove, or are visiting the area, this book is full of ideas and inspiration for days out. It is in full colour with photographs and maps. It also has sections on Lewes, Sussex and a day out in London. Wildlife, gardens, historic places, playgrounds, local attractions and walks. It is all here in one handy guide.

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A Quick Guide to Travelling with Kids

"A Quick Guide to Travelling with Kids" is an essential part of the travel process for parents. Within this book, you will learn how, and what to pack, how to entertain your children, and other essential information about travelling with kids, while keeping your sanity intact.

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Cambridge with Kids: Pocket Guide: Family Guide to Cambridge (Kid

The essential guide to Cambridge for families. It is for visitors to the city as well as families who live in the area. This book has ideas and handy tips on days out, museums, cinemas, theatres, indoor and outdoor play. From cave exploring to steam trains! Find out about the University of Cambridge colleges and the beautiful stately homes around the area. Explore the area with Top 10 Cambridge Walks to take as a family. There are handy maps and directions. An annual kids event guide, arts and sports activities and much more! You won't know how you lived without it! This pocket guide has a black and white interior.

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Frommer's Northern Italy with Your Family (Frommers With Your Family

Let Frommer's show you where your family can:

• Ride a gondola
• Have a splash with the dolphins
• Go on safari and spot a red panda
• Take a cable car to the peak of the mountains
• Meet a mysterious mummy
• Look inside the mind of da Vinci
• Glam up for a masked ball

"...there's no better resource for vacationing in Italy" (ABTA Magazine, July 2007)

“…has truly family-friendly sections on eating, accommodation, activities, events and more.” (Best, Thursday 4th March 2008)

Discover a destination with:

• A chic and vibrant style

• The best gelati in the world

• A love of al fresco dining and child-friendly menus

• Breath-taking churches and historical sites

• Art and culture to enthral all the family

• Stunning mountain ranges and skiing

Let Frommer's show you where your family can:

• Ride a gondola

• Have a splash with the dolphins

• Go on safari and spot a red panda

• Take a cable car to the peak of the mountains

• Meet a mysterious mummy

• Look inside the mind of da Vinci

• Glam up for a masked ball

Nick Bruno is a freelance travel writer and journalist from North London. He has lived in Naples and Venice and spends lots of time in Italy visiting family and friends. After working as a tour guide, a translator and for an outdoor outfitter, peddling haversacks and breathable base layers to the masses, he swapped life in The Smoke for sunny Dundee and the love of a bad woman.

Shona Main grew up in Shetland and, after moving to the mainland, spent her most informative years working on magazines for teenagers. Following short-lived and rather un-momentous careers in law and politics, she met Nick and returned to writing. She now lives a double life as social work lobbyist by day and contributor to newspapers and books by night. Both love to get away almost as much as they love to come back.

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Travel with Children: The Essential Guide for Travelling Families (General

This updated version of Travel With Children offers you the most comprehensive advice for taking your family on the road, and now adds hundreds of destination ideas backed up by great photography and practical itineraries. Assembled by Lonely Planet's team of travel-savvy parent experts, family travellers can rely on insights and advice on choosing the right trip, healthy travel, travelling with teens and much more.

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Going RVing with a Baby: A Helpful Guide to Traveling

Going travelling with a little one is always a challenging task, but if you’re planning on a little getaway in an RV, then this guide was made for you. Road trips with infants and babies require a lot more planning, but with this book, the hard work is done for you. Motorhome living and RV camping is an enjoyable way to travel, to see things first hand with your family and travel wherever you want. It can be a truly great experience, but is spontaneity and a baby a possible combination? This guide explains it all, from childproofing your RV, to tips on the best car seat position and where the baby should sleep and eat in an RV. Where children are concerned safety is of the utmost importance, so included also is information on important emergency items to include when travelling by RV with your baby. This book includes all the do’s and don’ts to help make your vacation the best it can be. Travelling with kids in a recreational vehicle will soon be your go-to holiday, to repeat time and time again.

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Love this book
By DAWN
We, parents think first the safety of our babies. In fact, most of our thought is how to make them comfortable while traveling. Too good I found this book online and purchased it right away. I’ve learned so many things about different way of the safety of our baby. Must read it too, to gain some information that you can apply in your daily routine. This book I recommend to all parents out there, to be more aware and careful always. Start reading now and secured your baby safety forever. Have a happy trip always.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Enjoy travelling via RV with a baby
By Gerhald Hunt
Raising a baby is challenging but the author gave me the reinsurance that spontaneity is not something of the past, but rather a great adventure that awaits once we are prepaid well. Going on the road in and travelling with a baby in a RV can be fun and well structured. The books is filled with great tips on how to make it work and enjoying it travelling with a baby. From baby proofing to emergency guides the book gives you will need to be prepared and travel stress free.

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we're going to have a baby and we were kind of worried it might not be the best idea to use it during travels because of the ...
By Connie J.
We have an RV and we travel a lot using it but soon, we're going to have a baby and we were kind of worried it might not be the best idea to use it during travels because of the baby. Good thing I got this book to aid our dilemma. Luckily, this book suggested solid ways on how we could childproof our RV. We're starting customizing our RV now and we're very excited to travel with the new addition to our family.

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Travel with Kids: The Definitive Guide to Family Holidays Worldwide

Travel with Kids shows you how to get family holidays right - before it's too late and your children want to go on their own. The first definitive worldwide guide to family travel, it is packed with 400 pages of inspiration, advice and ideas for taking your children anywhere from Cornwall to Cambodia, Alaska to Zambia. Travel with Kids provides all the expert advice you need to start planning unforgettable family holidays, from picking the perfect Caribbean Island or Apline ski resort, to planning a malaria-free safari, from trekking safely in the Himalayas to finding the best fossil beaches in Dorset....and literally thousands of other tips and suggestions.

William Gray is a 37 year-old, award-winning travel writer, TV presenter and father of twins. Last year, he was invited by the BBC to present family travel pieces for the 2006 series of its flagship Holiday programme (attracting over five million viewers). William is also the family travel columnist for Wanderlust magazine and regularly contributes travel features to The Sunday Times and numerous other national and international publications.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Great info, shallow categorization of kids' interests
By Gringo Ric
This book has extensive information for travel with kids in almost every corner of every continent. Full of pictures, it is written in a bright, accessible style. Disappointingly, emphasis is on places they are likely to have heard of (Orlando, Italy, Australia), rather than places their parents might simply wish to take them, and on beaches and adenaline-charged activities rather than on museums and quiet activities. There is really nothing wrong with this focus, except that, to a large extent, it explains the obvious. This book also has a presumption of dysfunction about the dynamics of traveling families, and is particularly ugly in its references to teenagers. Perhaps the author is just being funny, but my wife and I read several of the descriptions and just sort of looked at each other disgustedly (i.e., we didn't laugh). The author apparently feels that the depth of a teenager's travel-savvy extends no farther than recreational shopping or finding an adrenaline-rush. Quote from the section on France: "Fashion-conscious teenage girls will enjoy browsing the shops [of Paris], and might even tolerate mum and dad tagging along-- as long as they bring their credit cards." Also, on Berlin and Amsterdam: "Of course, you probably won't get teenagers within a hundred miles of either Amsterdam or Berlin unless you tempt them with... the promise of retail heaven." On Asia: "If your teenagers are more into retail therapy than adrenaline abuse, take them to Dubai..." etc., etc., etc. The pitch of this one-note song only makes me wish for a different book geared toward families with tots/children/teens who DON'T view a family trip as an occasion to incubate brattiness. The author clearly expects much less from his readers' children than he does from his own, who are "fantastic little travelers, always happy to confront new challenges."

On a side note, it is curious how many places are simply excluded from the book, presumably because they are not as interesting to children. But isn't the purpose of the book to help parents travel with children to places where child-focused activities are more elusive? For example, there is nothing about the American Midwest -- never mind Chicago with its Sears Tower and world-famous aquarium and science museum. While several countries (such as France, Italy, Greece, and Turkey) get detailed chapters to themselves, many countries, such as Japan and Russia, are altogether excluded.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Pretty But Very Generic
By Greg Scowen
I bought this book based on all of the very positive reviews (at Amazon.co.uk). Unfortunately I leave the purchase a little disappointed. The book is pretty, with lot's of lovely pictures to inspire you, but also very generic. A very quick scan of a Google search result for family friendly holidays will bring up all the content in here and then some.

To make matters worse, there are blindingly obvious mistakes throughout the book, but even in the opening top 10 lists. I don't know whether this is bad editing or if the author simply browsed a few websites and slapped together some lists.
Examples: pg. 22-23 list the Explora en Atacama hotel as a top 10 for pampering parents. Sure, I have to agree, it looks great and is located in the driest desert on earth, a harsh yet exciting environment. But the picture on page 23 shows a photo of the Explora en Patagonia, more than 3100km away in sub-Antarctic Chile. If I booked based on the photos I would be pretty bummed out when I turned up in a desert and not in the glorious mountains I expected.
Another example is found on the Switzerland page, where a top ten recommendation is to meet Peter the Goatherd in Savognin, a link to the Savognin Tourism website is included. There is no information on this excursion to be found on the website. Perhaps because the Peter and Heidi stories are based well north of here.
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ADDED NOTE: When information about excursions such as this are given, a direct link to a permanent URL where the actual excursion information is provided would be much more helpful. Merely giving a website address (to the home page) and leaving the reader to search for the content can lead to disappointment.
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Again, it just gives off the impression that the rest of the book is littered with the same sort of low-quality research.

As I said, it is pretty and will still make a nice coffee-table item to keep visitors amused. But I will not be relying on the content of this book to inspire my next holiday. A quick search online will yield a lot more, fresher information.

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Frommer's London with Kids (Frommer's With Kids)

• Frommer's London with Kids has been extensively updated to reflect all of the latest changes in England's dynamic capital city so you can navigate and explore its neighborhoods with ease, whether you're toting a 5 year-old or towing a fifteen year old.
• Our author hits all the highlights, from Harry Potter-related sites to puppet shows and the British Airways London Eye. This mom-in-the-know has checked out all the city's hotels and restaurants in person, and offers authoritative, candid reviews that will help you find the best choices for your kids' tastes, while being friendly to your budget.
• You'll also get up-to-the-minute coverage of the best shopping--from toys and clothes to comics or candies; kid-size walking tours; accurate neighborhood maps; tips and tricks for planning a successful U.K. family vacation--right down to which hotels offer cribs and rollaway beds and which restaurants offer high chairs; and side trips to Legoland, Windsor Castle, Roald Dahl country, and more.

Let Frommer's Show You Where Your Kids Can:

• Sleep overnight in a sailor's bunk
• Mingle with animals at real city farms
• Touch a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite
• Learn about life in Shakespeare's day
• Visit Harry Potter haunts
• Ogle the dazzling Crown Jewels
• Go biking, horseback riding, or learn to fly stunt kites

Plus Invaluable Travel Tips:

• Age ranges for each sight and activity
• Hotels that offer cribs and rollaway beds
• A complete rundown on restaurants with kids' menus
• Shopping for everything from baby booties to comic books
• A local parent's words of wisdom on safety in the city
• How to have a good time for less—or even for free

Rhonda Carrier settled in London in the mid-1990s, after studying languages and literature at Cambridge and the Sorbonne in Paris. For many years she worked as a writer and editor for leading London guides and listings magazines, as well as publishing award-winning short fiction. She currently lives mainly in Manchester, with her novelist husband Conrad William and sons Ethan, Ripley, and Zac. She is also the author of Frommer’s Brittany with Your Family, and regularly writes about family travel for Conde Nast Traveller and other magazines, newspapers, and websites.

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
GREAT GUIDE! Very clever.
By Holly Rose
What I like most about this guide compared to other guides, is that you can tell this is a REAL mother visiting these places with REAL children. And most importantly, she tells you about the places to avoid, as well as the best places to visit.
when you're a mom, with two little boys, it is sometimes just as important to actually know the places NOT to go - as well as the places to go.
I laughed out loud when I read her review of Hamleys. We must have been visiting there the same day! I too saw the scary santa. who looked like he would've rather been any where else than where he was. I wouldn't let my boys near him. didn't even want them to see him he looked that miserable. Shame on Hamleys to allow that.

Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, we went for lunch and then to the bathrooms. Where to begin? The food was deep fried and disgusting, the whole place smelled of old frying oil. It was unedible AND very expensive.
Having to change a diaper is another story. The handicapped toilet with the changing tables was dirty and the floor was wet with wet tissue all over and partially flooded. There was a line to get in as well. I had to change my baby on the floor outside the bathrooms. Everything was filthy.
I will never go back there again.
Ms Carrier was right on the money with her description of her experiences there.

So, whenever I am in London with my boys, I always read her guide - because I know she is a real mom like me. I'll go where she says is a good place to go, but I'll also avoid the places she says to avoid.
When you find another mom who's judgement you trust, it's like gold! That's how I feel about this guide.
Good advice from another mom who's been there. It's great!

Can't wait till our trip to Brittany.
Thank you Rhonda!

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Kids and London Fun Together
By Susan S. Zucker
If you like Frommer's Guides in general you will find this one of the best guide books to use before and during your trip to London with your kids. I was with a 10 year old and she and I had a great time. Start at The Tower of London (we took the Regents Street double decker bus) and had a double treat just getting there. Public transportation is easy to use, just avoid rush hours when you have children with you. This guide has many suggestions including walks through neighborhoods. There are guides for places to eat and stay as well. If you are planning a trip to London with a child, buy Frommer's early, plan ahead, do not make a strict schedule and be flexible with your plans. We found that going to one major attraction per day was quite enough. Do your homework and enjoy every day on your trip to London with kids.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
Very comprehensive and updated
By Chen Hsiang Lei
I love this book very much which contains almost everything you need to know if you want to bring your kids to London. Cannot miss it if you want to bring your kids to London.

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Profits in Real Estate Rentals: Double Your Income with Short

Profits in Real Estate Rentals: Double Your Income with Short Term Rentals [Paperback] [Dec 18, 2012] Mannarino, Evelina

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Awesome resource for all looking to make some extra income!
By DJesus
Ive been dying to get into real-estate! I have always been interested in it. Not only for the fiscal benefits of it, but for the knowledge and the overall challenge of it all. I know that to succeed in real estate, must one have a competitive edge! And I'm all about that. I just wasn't sure how I'd get started with it!

This book literally became my bible! It guided me through every aspect of real estate, and most important of all, it taught me how to profit from my investments! I recently just rented out a duplex which I'm offering as a vacation rental for tourist! And living in Orlando makes that pretty easy for me. Haha. This is a brilliant resource for all looking to make some extra income.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Profound, insightful and humorous!
By Charlie
This book is truly an excellent resource for us in the real estate market! I am a professor at Tulane University and I teach an investments and finance class. I actually purchased this book and used it for one of my classes. It's incredible how chalk-full of information this book is! I loved Evelina's profound and often humorous approach on the topic of profiting from things such as boutiques or vacation rentals, all while offering a helpful list of "do's and dont's", which my students found to be an easier way of digesting the information. I actually found it even more insightful then the textbooks here at school! Sad, but it's the honest true! Great book! I highly recommend it!

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Love it, especially the humour!
By Evelina Ortynski
This is book quite funny so if it's your first book on real estate, you will love it!

The examples are simple and it's easy to read. Its an easy guide to even make an extra couple of bucks from not doing much.

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Parents' Travel Guide - Rome: All you need to know

Family vacations are fun! Both parents and children are excited, and memories from the vacation last for life. But we all know that traveling with kids is never easy, and it is hard to find those fun family moments in between all the challenges and logistics. With Parents’ Travel Guide - Rome, let all your worries about how to travel, and what to do disappear! We provide everything you need to know to pack up your suitcases and see the majestic sights of Rome - with the entire family. This practical guide takes away any surprises traveling with a pack of children may present. Parents’ Travel Guide provides a seven days itinerary that caters to parents and children, including visits to the most important monuments, how to explain their significance to the kids, and how to avoid the long lines—so you don’t have to worry about planning a single moment! Get the most out of your family travel! More from FlyingKids • Kids’ Travel Guide – The Special Series for your kids. Your children will have their very own kid-friendly tour guide, Leonardo. He will give your children fun games, fascinating activities, important tips, and “did you know” information. Kids’ Travel Guide – Cities series: Paris, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles and more to come. Kids’ Travel Guide – Country series: France, Italy, USA and more to come. • Looking for more tips how to best plan your next family vacation? Looking for ideas how to entertain the kids during the long drive? Would you like to join our forums in various family travels issues? Visit us @ www.theflyingkids.com

We are a group of parents who have enjoyed traveling all over the world with their kids for many years. A few years ago, we started to share our experience with more parents everywhere. We have gathered many great materials, solutions, and ideas, so we decided to share it with other parents around the world. So, we can’t make hotel reservations for you, but we can definitely help making your next travel more fun, educated, smooth and meaningful, so you will have lots of great family memories for long years. Join us - www.theflyingkids.com

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
The Ultimate Traveling Companion Guide
By Emily Roller
Much like the Kids' series, the Parents' Travel Guide is exceptionally helpful in showing parents how to navigate the troubling twists and turns of traveling with children in tow. With useful maps, information to interest the kids, and lots of tips and tricks available, the Guide offers the most exhaustive and complete collection of sights and cultural experiences that no parent or child will want to miss out on. Any vacation can be improved by understanding the how-to of traveling with kids, and this series is one of the best for making that possible.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
... I must say my husband and I were very happy to have it
By Dana
A friend offered me this book just before we left for a trip to Rome with my 10 years old boy and I must say my husband and I were very happy to have it. Main attractions of the Eternal city and nearby are very nice and efficient structured in daily visits, with great tips for kids to enjoy it as much as parents. Highly recommend!

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Great parent guide for a family travel
By Anima
I purchased this parents travel guide together with the kids travel guide. As Rome is so reach with places to visit, this guide has been a great help to us when we planned our family trip. The book is full of ideas and useful information that is relevant to the traveling family at a very reasonable price!

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Florence & Tuscany with Kids

***DEAR READER, THIS BOOK WAS PUBLISHED IN 2013. WE HAVE SINCE RELEASED A SECOND AND UPDATED EDITION (2015). IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN OUR UPDATED EDITION, PLEASE SEARCH AMAZON FOR: "FLORENCE AND TUSCANY WITH KIDS 2015"*** "Florence & Tuscany with Kids" is not your typical run-of-the-mill travel guide. Rather, it is an indispensable, hugely useful resource for any family travelling to Florence and Tuscany By far the most comprehensive guide available, "Florence & Tuscany with Kids" offers: * Fun and detailed step-by-step itineraries (easy to follow!) * Unique detective missions and kids' corners, filled with fun facts and hilarious stories *The top 5 Activities for Families in all the important Tuscan cities (Florence, Pisa, Siena, San Gimignano and more!) * Lists of the best family events and activities in Tuscany, such as: water parks, adventure parks, cooking classes to horseback rides, jousting matches and summer carnivals * fascinating details about Italian, art, culture, and history, that will appeal to both children and adults * Insider tips and advice that will save you time and money * Recommendations for great family hotels, B&Bs and restaurants * The best kid-friendly museums and sights

Ariela Bankier, an award-nominated journalist and author, KNOWS Tuscany. After a decade of living in Tuscany, travelling to every corner of this beautiful region and writing extensively about Italian culture, food and art, she decided to use her expertise and write a truly unique travel guide. "I set out to write a guide that would make my readers' lives easier, and their trip as fun and enjoyable as possible", she says. "I feel that if someone buys my guide then it's my responsibility to make sure they get their money's worth", she adds. "That's why I've included things like detailed itineraries, special sections about Italian art and history, time & money saving tips, activities for kids, missions, games, recommendations etc. I am confident that this guide will help any family build a truly marvelous Tuscan vacation!"

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent book--with or without kids
By Renee D'Antoni
This is an excellent book. For one thing the author actually lives in Tuscany, so she has a deep knowledge of the area and is writing from a local perspective. The content is excellent and educational. My family and I have traveled throughout Tuscany, but just flipping through the book, I've learned a lot of things I didn't know. My daughter (12) can't wait to do the "missions", which are designed to teach Italian art and history in a fun and experiential way. I find many travel guidebooks to be dry, dense, and rather difficult to navigate, but this one is well designed and laid out, so it's a pleasure to read. Highly recommend.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Great guidebook
By Linial
This guidebook was a lifesaver on my recent trip to Italy. I'm a seasoned traveler but was traveling with children this time (8 and 10 y/o) and figured a guide would come in handy. The book was not only well written easy to follow, super informative and up-to-date but had great advice for traveling with kids-- what attractions will be sure to be a hit, interesting facts to liven up what may have otherwise been "another boring church/castle/piazza" and activities to fill in the down-time.

I especially appreciated that the book did not try to dumb down this information nor did it treat children as an afterthought or as little tyrants that need only be pacified with gelato at every turn, and in fact many sections in the book are written for the kids themselves (kids' corners). The kids I was traveling with basically grabbed the book from us adults and read it cover-to-cover (well, the kids corners and activities).

In addition to its usefulness in traveling with children the book is also simply an excellent guide, with in-depth information, great itineraries, tips etc. the itineraries were useful, and more importantly, not so rigid that I felt I had to follow them word-for-word. The book covers each site or attraction individually and explains how to get from one to the other. The sections on history, art and Italian food and life were fun, easy to read and enlightening.

Highly recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Great guide
By Shai Miriam Levi
We travelled to Tuscany using two guides, and this one was definetly better. It offered features and ideas we couldn't find anywhere else, it was very easy to use, very friendly, and filled with interesting facts (the kids missions and corners were especially good). We really liked the fact that instead of making general suggestions, such as "rent a bike and ride it along the ramparts in Lucca", this guide actually listed places where we could rent a bike, and then listed other activities for families in the area, always providing a number of options. You really got the sense that this guide was written by a local, who knows what she's talking about. The only thing we would recommend is packing a road map too, or a GPS, because the regional maps aren't enough if you plan on navigating the countryside.

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Florence and Tuscany with Kids: Florence and Tuscany Travel Guide

The #1 Travel Guide for Families Visiting Florence and Tuscany! Florence & Tuscany with Kids (second edition-2015) is not your typical run-of-the-mill travel guide. Rather, it is an indispensable and hugely useful resource for any family travelling to beautiful Tuscany. Here you will find: Detailed family-friendly itineraries, covering the entire region * The top 5 activities for Families in all the important cities (Florence, Pisa, Siena, San Gimignano, Lucca and more!) * Lists of the best events and activities in Tuscany, such as: water parks, adventure parks, cooking classes, horseback rides, jousting matches and medieval carnivals * Unique detective missions and kids' corners, filled with interesting facts and stories * Fascinating details about Italian art, culture, and history * Insider tips and top advice, from a local, that will save you time and money during your travels * Recommendations for excellent family hotels, B&Bs and restaurants * The best kid-friendly museums and sights. Here's what a few of our readers had to say about Florence & Tuscany with Kids: "This book is a must-have if you are taking your kids to the Tuscany region! It was invaluable and made our trip a great experience. We traveled with a 3 & 5 year old and the tips and activities inside were great. The restaurant recommendations proved to be helpful and delicious." Allison Neumann "Better than your normal travel guide. I love the additional information provided.... And now I have a much better understanding of Renaissance art!" W.Mason "Very good guide for Florence and the surrounding areas if you have kids. The major attractions had some kid based projects, these were fun to complete. Also, the facts based for kids were useful in keeping our child focused. We really liked the area/attraction gelato based information." C. Frears "This travel guide is detailed, thorough and full of useful information. As other reviewers have pointed out, its forte isn't an abundance of colorful photos and maps (on the contrary, it is printed in b/w), but the information it provides. The detailed itineraries (especially the Maremma and the Florence itineraries, which we followed) were very interesting and enjoyable. The reviews of Florence's best family friendly attractions and the recommendations for parks and medieval festivities were great. In fact, we found several suggestions and activity ideas here that we did not see in any other guide we consulted (don't skip the family events/ attractions section at the end of each chapter!). All in all, this is a highly recommended resource for families traveling to Tuscany" Roi "Excellent book, tried and tested in Tuscany Aug 2014 with 3 kids aged 10-11. We took a regular guide book too but always found ourselves checkin this one because it had relevant info for famiilies, like: which place sells the best gelato? Good local panini bars, cafes, child friendly restaurants?..." DC

Ariela Bankier is an award-nominated journalist and author. After a decade of living in Tuscany, travelling to every corner of this beautiful region and writing extensively about Italian culture, food and art, she decided to use her expertise to create a truly unique travel guide. "I set out to write a guide that would make my readers' lives easier, and their trips as enjoyable as possible", she says. "I've spent years travelling and testing itineraries, all to make sure that my readers get the best possible information", she adds. "I've also included easy-to-follow recommendations for the best family activities and sights in Florence and Tuscany, as well as dozens of time & money saving tips. Readers will also find several activities for kids, missions, games and other fun little surprises. I am confident that this guide will help any family build a truly marvelous Tuscan vacation!"

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excellent!
By W Mason
Better than your normal travel guide. I love the additional information provided.... And now I have a much better understanding of Renaissance art!

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Invaluable
By A Customer
We spent a week traveling throughout Tuscany with our extended family which included four kids under four. We had several different guidebooks but this was used the most. The tips and recommendations for children were invaluable! The only thing I'd change is to see more maps within the book.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
recommended
By T. C. Huber
great tips for traveling in Tuscany with kids; helpful historical summary of towns too; give great 'treasure hunt' style games for the kids.

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The Rough Guide to Travel with Babies and Young Children,

From pre-trip planning to pre-empting and dealing with challenges when away, The Rough Guide to Travel with Babies and Young Children is the ultimate comprehensive guide to hassle-free family travel. With the low-down on everything from planning your itinerary and accommodation to what to bring and how to pack it, the guide is packed with tips on painless travel by plane, car, bus or train, as well how to deal with delays, queues and travel sickness. Insiders’ tips from destinations all around the globe ensure you’ll know what to expect when you arrive. You’ll find thoroughly researched and accessible advice on coping with the challenges once you’re there, from eating out with toddlers to getting enough sleep. Ideal for busy parents, the guide comes complete with listings of resources, websites and further reading, plus handy checklists, first-hand stories and advice from travel industry experts and parents who’ve been there and done it.

This guide amply makes the case that, with proper preparation, globe-trotting can have a transformative effect on the whole family. --Chicago Tribune

This down-to-earth resource for traveling with tykes offers the ultimate blueprint to plan a relatively snarl-proof trip...[D]e Francisco s commonsense, psychologically insightful narrative is an A-to-Z list of travel suggestions and to-dos, from planning, paperwork and packing to tips on traveling by jet, car or train. This guide has you covered from the moment you settle in for your holiday to daily activities and challenges parents face when shepherding children. --Book Page

With a doctorate from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fawzia Rasheed worked as research scientist with the Medical Research Council (UK) before working in the UN as a Senior Policy Adviser. In the course of her travels and work, Fawzia has taken her children along wherever possible. Her eldest son started his travels at 6 weeks and celebrated his first birthday on his fifth continent.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
Finally--a great guide for real family travel
By Tim Leffel
As the author of several travel books, I often get asked for recommendations on books covering the very different world of traveling with young children. Until now, I've usually sent people to blogs or websites on the subject because none of the books available really covered the subject with any depth. Way too much of the practical advice deals with either car trips to grandma's or well-worn paths to Disney World and Hawaii. What about the people looking for a richer experience?

This book is different. Rough Guides are geared to travelers who want to do more than skim the surface of a destination and this family travel guide goes beyond the simplistic advice about keeping your little ones occupied on the road. Travel with Babies and Young children convinces you that almost anything is possible, but is not afraid to point out the hurdles and sensitivity issues you will encounter along the way. After its 209 pages of advice, rundowns, and stories from other travelers, your family will be ready for whatever the world throws at you all. As someone who got his daughter a passport when she turned three, I found the tips here to be right on the money.

This will be my de facto gift to new mothers and fathers from now on.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Nothing special
By B. Santaro
I've traveled, sans, with, and as a child, and have a multicultural international family so that might bias me, but I didn't find this book to contain any advice that was extraordinary. For those who are visiting someplace far and unfamiliar, some of the information regarding basic customs might be useful, but do parents really need to be told to bring items to entertain kids, or that trains and airports can be interesting place for kids to explore within reason and supervision. This has more common sense broad advice, not detailed from the trenches this is what to do in this location information, and it glazes over broad areas. If you desire something more specific or hidden ideas for actual situations and products look elsewhere.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
None of what you need, and everything you don't
By One Less Road Kill
I guess I was looking for a book with more travel ideas and locations than one that lists the obvious essentials of traveling with a baby. We have a nine month old baby and were hoping to get some ideas on specific baby family destinations, and instead we have a book that lists all of the obvious things you already take with you on a trip to the grocery store. Thanks for the tip on taking diapers and formula on my next trip to Asia?? I have no idea where to stay or what to do once I get to "Asia" but at least I will remember to take my stroller. If your looking for a book full of tips you could easily get in a magazine article this is for you. If you want something more specific I guess for now my best suggestion is google.

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