BONUS: All The Ways We Travelled With Kids

BONUS: All The Ways We Travelled With Kids

Author: Mamamia Podcasts December 27, 2023 Duration: 24:03

It's the Summer holidays and a lot of parents are travelling right now, so we've put together an episode full of tips and tricks for travelling with your family.

Hosts Leigh Campbell and Tegan Natoli from This Glorious Mess, our sister parenting podcast that discusses all the disasters and delights of parenting, also share their favourite travel stories to get you inspired for your next trip.

Plus, they confess their Nails and Fails in trying to keep their kids calm during flights.

This episode is brought to you by Disney Magic at Sea.

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