My grandson John and I flew to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to join a tour with Overseas Adventure Travel (oattravel.com). I had always wanted to visit Mongolia, imagining big skies, horses, great scenery, and interesting people. It was all of this and more. We were 12 all together and John, at 22, was by far the youngest.
10 days, 9 nights. “Moderately challenging.” Departures June-Aug. 2022. Age range for kids (9-17) varies by tour.
In Britain, the kids are all right
Imagine being a kid forced to spend a big part of your summer vacation with robo-tourist Rick Steves (alias Dad). My kids, Jackie and Andy, did that a lot when they were young. I always considered it a great education for them, but they also had a lot of fun.
One of their favorite destinations, Great Britain, enthralled them with colorful pageantry and evocative historical sights. Here’s what impressed them the most.
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I’ve read with interest the articles in ITN about traveling with grandchildren. One appeared in the November 2013 issue.
While planning the trip on which I would be taking my grandchildren in late 2010 (we left right after Christmas), I found that the most important consideration was not how old they should or should not be or how many children I should take at one time but whether the trip’s activities would be exciting enough to hold their interest.
Nine-day/eight-night cruise-tour, Dec. 20-28, 2010. (Children eight-plus.) Highlights: Tour Quito, ECUADOR/frigate birds, boobies, iguanas on North Seymour Island/sea lions and albatross on Punta Suarez/snorkel with sea lions and turtles at Santiago Island. From $10,495. Single supp., from $6,995.
Butterfield & Robinson (70 Bond St., 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, M58 1X3, Canada; 866/551-9090).
My wife, Hazel, and I enjoyed reading Chloe Winston’s article about planning and taking trips with her grandchildren (Nov. ’13, pg. 50). We have taken all seven of our grandchildren on trips to Europe, starting in 2003, because we believed they needed to be exposed to life in other countries.
by Chloe Winston; Redding, CA
