Global Family Travels dedicates this blog post to our wonderful tour Chinese tour guides, who became our extended family while were traveling in China. We were very fortunate on this tour to have a fabulous primary guide, David Qi, who accompanied us to each destination and shared his in-depth knowledge of China’s history, and we also had three different local guides in Beijing, Xi’an and Chengdu who provided detailed information about their respective cities and the sights w

Our family was very excited to be going on the Pandas, Warriors and Cities tour in June of 2013! Months prior to the trip, I was already thinking about what to pack and looking into tips for traveling to China with kids (ours were 6 and 8 years old when we went). Here are a few travel and packing tips to get you started. Food & Beverages: Chinese Food is not very sweet, so if your kids have a sweet tooth, you may want to take along some of your favorite candy. Tip: Most

Our family adventure to Nicaragua with Global Family Travels was above and beyond what we expected – what an amazing country it is and so many fun things to do! Homestay and Service Learning Adventure on Omtepe Island After spending the night in Managua near the airport, our stay began with a lovely homestay with the Alvarez family on Omtepe Island, a beautiful, serene island that offers a little of everything that Nicaragua has to offer, from pre-Columbian history, two beaut

The recent article about the UK couple that got fined over $1,500 for taking their children out of school to go on holiday got me thinking about how their reasoning was no different from most – travel for a lot of families is not affordable, both in time and money. Fitting travel into a family budget is challenging for many. As a mother of two kids myself, travel is important to our family because we want our children to learn about other places and cultures so they will b

Global Family Travels prepares travelers who are going on our India tours with a pre-trip orientation which includes information on the culture and history of India, helpful words and phrases, and cultural tips or “do’s and don’ts.” This preparation helps travelers quickly get over any culture shock that can happen upon arrival. In this week's blog post, we share 4 cultural tips for travel to India. In future posts we will discuss other cultural tips for India such as the