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Today I’m welcoming guest authors, AJ Ratani and Natasha Sandhir from The 2 Idiots Travel Blog. They’re sharing their favorite tips for embarking on car trips with toddlers.  How to Survive a Long Road Trip with a Toddler When we spent our year traveling with our son, most of our travels were spent in a car, including long drives around Iceland, traveling through Patagonia, and exploring Southern Spain. What did we learn? Boredom leads to tantrums when traveling with kids. And, what could be worse for a child than being strapped into a car seat for hours in a car? Being the parents of the child who is throwing a tantrum in a car. Here are five tips for traveling with toddlers that we learned the hard way on our around the world journey: Plan Your Route with Multiple Stops to Break up Long Drives with Toddlers Taking a long drive in Australia   Find small attractions, or even just a rest stop where kids can take a break from the car and let out some ener...

So you’ve got a trip planned for two weeks in Australia. Now what? Well the good news is you have arrived at the right place. Having grown up in Australia and spending a lot of my life exploring my home country, I’ve got an endless list of suggestions to make your trip a memorable one. While two weeks isn’t long enough to see it all, it is certainly a good amount of time to see the highlights. In this post you will find everything you need to know to plan your visit to Australia. This is a highlights tour of the country and will show you how much you can fit in with just two weeks. If you have more time to spend in Australia, consider some of these great destinations as extensions to your trip. Two Weeks in Australia While you could easily spend two months exploring all Australia has to offer, this trip is designed as a highlights itinerary to see the country for the first time. Days 1-4 in Australia Sydney (Day trip to the Blue Mount...

A couple of weeks ago an email landed in my inbox inviting me on the “adventure of a life time” to drive 40 hours to the Arctic Ocean in Canada. I deleted it as spam. It was not spam. Part of my job sharing my travels online is that I get these crazy opportunities to go and do these once in a lifetime trips which often take place days or weeks after the invitation is sent. In this case I would be travelling to Northern Canada with Mazda, alongside a team of journalists, photographers and professional race car drivers – here’s what that looked like (including my impressive spin off in to a ditch that you may have already seen on my instagram ). I’ll also be documenting the trip in a short video on my Youtube channel , so keep an eye out there for my twice weekly videos in 2019! Turn on your JavaScript to view content Road Tripping to the Ar...