Big Trips. Little Traveler.
Firsthand guides to taking young kids to places you thought you had to wait years to visit.
We started with road trips, state parks and national parks. Then the trips got bigger—riding with sled dogs in Alaska, exploring UNESCO sites, traveling internationally and eventually sleeping in a Great Wall watchtower with our 6-year-old.
I share what actually worked, what my daughter could handle, what didn’t go as planned, and what I’d do differently to help you decide whether a big trip will work for your family.
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Where We’ve Roamed
Firsthand guides from places we’ve actually visited.
Family travel with young kids can go farther than you think.
Big trips change when a young child is coming with you. That doesn’t always mean giving up the big trip. Sometimes you just need to change how you do it.
These guides cover the things parents actually need to know—walking and difficulty, transportation, where to stay, what kids can realistically handle, what to pack, and when it makes sense to slow down or skip something.
Keep the big trip. Adjust the way you do it.
UNESCO Sites With kids
The Great Wall of China. The Taj Mahal. Mt. Fuji—and more. We’ve visited them with our daughter and share what the experience was actually like with a young child.
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We Actually Went There
Every SheRoamsMiles firsthand guide comes from somewhere we’ve actually visited. If we did it with our daughter, I’ll tell you what she could handle, what was harder than expected, what worked, what didn’t, and what I’d want to know before taking my own child.
If we recommend something we haven’t personally experienced, we’ll tell you that too.
No perfect-trip version. Just what actually happened.
Oh hi there!
I’m the Texas-based mom behind SheRoamsMiles, and my daughter has been roaming with me since before she could walk.
Our trips started close to home with road trips and parks. As she got older, we started going farther.
Now I use what we’ve learned to help other parents answer one question:
Can I actually do this with my kid?
Sometimes it makes sense to wait.
Sometimes you don’t need a different destination. You just need a different way to do it.
Your adventure doesn’t have to stop here!
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