Comments on: From Flash to Trash. Will Kids Enjoy Budget Travel and Cheap Hotels? https://worldtravelfamily.com/kids-adjust-to-a-lower-standard-of-accommodation-flash-to-trash/ | The Best World Travel Blog for Families | Tue, 22 Sep 2020 07:54:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.2 By: Jackie https://worldtravelfamily.com/kids-adjust-to-a-lower-standard-of-accommodation-flash-to-trash/#comment-25100 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 06:24:21 +0000 https://worldtravelfamily.com/?p=12687#comment-25100 In reply to Suzanne Fluhr (Just One Boomer).

To true Suzanne. Our son started backpacking around SE Asia before he was one, at least one trip a year if not more. In 2001 we travelled for most of the year and not one complaint. 20 hours on a train? No problem. Wading through floods in the middle of the night in Northern Thailand? An adventure! Around 14 he lost interest and didn’t want to come anymore. I stupidly convinced him to travel to Sumatra last year and the photos of the looks on his face….hated it. I’m hoping he’ll come back to travel later on. Meanwhile I have my 2 daughters 5 and 11 to drag around and luckily they love it as much as me…for now 🙂

]]> By: gabi klaf https://worldtravelfamily.com/kids-adjust-to-a-lower-standard-of-accommodation-flash-to-trash/#comment-16635 Sat, 08 Feb 2014 17:37:40 +0000 https://worldtravelfamily.com/?p=12687#comment-16635 do you know how much i love you dear one? your kids are great and either way with or without the perks of the ‘extras’ they want a happy mom and dad who want to spend time with them, right? all the rest is just details. you rock. gabi

]]> By: alyson@worldtravelfamily https://worldtravelfamily.com/kids-adjust-to-a-lower-standard-of-accommodation-flash-to-trash/#comment-8384 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 00:54:15 +0000 https://worldtravelfamily.com/?p=12687#comment-8384 In reply to Victoria.

I know Victoria! People stress about taking kids on long car trips, even. They go out and buy them tablets and DVD players and stuff to keep them busy. It’s TOTALLY unnecessary and I don’t think it helps the kids at all

]]> By: Victoria https://worldtravelfamily.com/kids-adjust-to-a-lower-standard-of-accommodation-flash-to-trash/#comment-8367 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:50:28 +0000 https://worldtravelfamily.com/?p=12687#comment-8367 So true. My 11 year old son and I took the coach from Berlin to London in January this year. It’s not cheaper than flying of course but we booked with a “youth” group travel company and it included a 2 * en-Suite hotel too that was just fine and made the whole trip extremely cheap.

I couldn’t believe how well he coped on a 23 hour coach that also did a loop picking people up in various cities too. I was so worried that he would whine or get bored, but he loved having his blanket, pillow and all his things that I took from home, to make him more comfortable!

]]> By: Suzanne Fluhr (Just One Boomer) https://worldtravelfamily.com/kids-adjust-to-a-lower-standard-of-accommodation-flash-to-trash/#comment-8273 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 05:19:06 +0000 https://worldtravelfamily.com/?p=12687#comment-8273 The key is that they are still at ages where they think you know what you’re doing. As long as they’re with you, they’re happy. (This is not to say you don’t know what you’re doing!) At some point they will think you are the lamest beings on the planet (typically between ages 15 and 25—for boys anyway—other than Nancy (bike)’s twins.) Later, you’ll all enjoy reminiscing together about “…..Remember the time our Crocs were washed away in the flood and then Mum ate that worm she discovered because half of it was missing in her mango.”

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