In this Epic Education Radio interview, I talk with Tamara about the origins of her passion for travel and what she considers important for raising traveling kids. We talk about raising good travelers, as well as the resources she uses for planning family vacations and other family travel tools.
Tamara and I talk about luggage, online resources and a few of her favorite family travel destinations. Listen in if you’re interested in raising good travelers!
IN THIS EPISODE
- 02:55 Intro
- 4:56 Origins as a traveling family
- 8:00 Raising good travelers: Start early
- 16:56 How she researches
- 21:32 Raising good travelers: Involving them planning
- 24:10 I mentioned wild swimming
- 25:54 Travel Planning Resources
- 28:46 What Tamara carries with her
- 33:36 Recommended destinations
ABOUT
- Names: Tamara Gruber, her husband and daughter Hannah (12 y/o)
- Hold passports from: USA
- Type of travel: Family vacations during work & school holidays
- A few places they’ve been: Iceland, Italy, Spain, Costa Rica, Mexico, and multiple locations in Canada, and the United States
IN THEIR BAGS
- Wipes & sanitizer
- Snacks like Cliff bars and Luna protein bars
- Olympus OMD E-M10 Mirrorless Camera
- Bose Noise Canceling Headphones
- Hard Case suitcase by Travelpro
- Anatomie Travel Clothing
LINKS & RESOURCES
- Good Reads
- Lonely Planet “Not for Parents” Series
- The “Mission” Kids Scavenger Hunt books by Catherine Aragon
- Rick Steeves
- Lonely Planet
- Trip Advisor City Guides
- AirBnB
- Open Table
- Yelp
- DuoLingo
- Coffee Break Spanish
- Google Drive
- M Trip Itinerary tools
- Umapped
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