City Breaks, Summer Trips and Jeep Camping for Adventurous Kids

04/28/22 • 47 min

This episode we discover the best city breaks for families, summer getaways for all budgets and why jeep camping may just be the ultimate outdoor break for adventurous kids.

Behind The Page
Family Traveller magazine’s city break expert, Ellen Himelfarb, gives us all her recommendations for the best urban destinations for families and how to get the most out of your next trip (tip: buy them ice cream, lots of ice cream). @ellenhimelfarb
Don’t Take Our Word For it
13-year-old Cameron tells us all about his favourite family trip of all time - jeep camping in British Columbia, Canada. Picture a 4x4 with a pop-up tent on top and wild campsites beside hot springs, waterfalls and alpine lakes.
Are We There Yet?!
Summer holidays (vacations, US friends!) are one of the most precious time of year for families. But they’re also the hardest to get right because everyone is forced to travel at the same time when the kids are off school. Katie and Aaron have the solution. Get all their expert tips as they battle it out in an epic game of Holiday Top Trumps to see who comes up with the best summer trips for all budgets.
Bedtime Story
Award-winning travel writer Kate Leahy tells us a tale of surviving (just!) a camping trip with two baby twins in tow. Spoiler alert: don’t take baby twins camping. @jumbojetsetter, @kateleahy78
The adventure doesn't stop when you have kids; it's just the beginning.
Brought to you by Family Traveller magazine, the global voice of authority on family travel, each episode offers in-depth expert advice and all the know-how family travellers like you need to make the most of your time away.
Let us help you go further.

Hosted by Katie Bowman, mum and editor of Family Traveller magazine, and Aaron Millar, award-winning travel writer and dad of two.

Like travel? Have kids? You’re in the right place.
Find out more:
www.familytraveller.com
@familytraveller
Produced by Armchair Productions, the audio experts for the travel industry
www.armchair-productions.com

This episode we discover the best city breaks for families, summer getaways for all budgets and why jeep camping may just be the ultimate outdoor break for adventurous kids.

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Colorado's Wild West Adventure: In the Footsteps of Doc Holliday through Glenwood Springs

Follow travel writer Aaron Millar and his family on a Wild West adventure through one of the Colorado Rockies' most beautiful mountain towns.
Glenwood Springs is, perhaps, Colorado's best-kept secret. Located in a dramatic valley, in the heart of the Rockies, this mountain town is home to the largest hot springs pool in the world, an ancient Native American vapour cave and some of the best family adventure in the state, including a mountain-top theme park, 7,000 feet above the town.
But its true claim to fame is its heritage. Founded in 1892, Glenwood Springs was once the home of the notorious gunslinger and gambler Doc Holliday.
Those Wild West days may be long gone, but here in Glenwood Springs you can feel them still - in the red brick buildings of 7th Street where Western saloons once plied their trade, in the frontier style architecture that lines Grand Avenue with colourful facades, in the mountains that rise on all sides of this beautiful valley as they always have.
Travel now with Aaron, his wife Gillian, and two kids, Cameron, 13, and Elise, 9, for three days of outdoor adventure following in the footsteps of one of the West’s wildest characters.
Produced in a documentary style, this episode of Family Traveller is designed to immerse you in the experience and show you what it feels like to be there for real. The grown-ups loved it, but after you hear the kids' take, you’re going to want to bring your family here for sure. Saddle up, the adventure’s about to begin.
Highlights include:

· Bathing in the largest Hot Springs Pool in the world where President Teddy Roosevelt and Al Capone once soaked.

· Experiencing the towns famous Vapour Cave, filled with mineral rich steam seeping in from a super-heated subterranean river below.

· Exploring the Fairy Caves in the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park.

· Riding the Alpine Coaster on a mountain top 7,000 feet above the town

· Driving a snowmobile through the forests of the Rockies.

· Hearing the story of the notorious outlaw gambler and gunslinger Doc Holliday

· Discovering Glenwood Springs, one of Colorado’s most beautiful mountain towns.

Find out more at www.familytraveller.com, @familytraveller

This episode was brought to you by Glenwood Springs, Colorado: Where world-famous hot springs meet year-round outdoor adventures. Find out more at www.visitglenwood.com, @visitglenwood
Produced by Armchair Productions, the audio experts for the travel industry www.armchair-productions.com

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Florida Special: Secret Beaches, Jurassic Rides and Fish Rodeos

This episode we are exploring one of our favourite family travel destinations: the Sunshine State of Florida, USA.
Five local experts give us the lowdown on five Florida destinations, from exposes on lesser-known gems like Destin Fort Walton Beach (home to some of the most beautiful stretches of sand in the state) to in-depth guides to popular places like Kissimmee (balloon rides over Disney and airboats in the Everglades).
Plus, all the usual banter, fun and games ... here's what's coming up

Behind The Page
We head to Pensacola for perfect sunsets, glow kayaking (!) and the historic culture of America's oldest settlement.
Holiday Top Trumps
We battle it out in an epic game of Universal Studios Orlando Top Trumps ... which ride will come out on top? Spoiler alert: it's brand new and it packs one hell of a roar!
20 Questions
In this quick fire game, we hear about all the family fun in Destin Fort Walton Beach, one of our favourite new destinations, and find out what on Earth a fishing rodeo is
Mama Knows Best
Who knows the best family travel tips? Mum, of course. We head to St Pete and Clearwater to spend a day with local mum and get all the insider tips
Bedtime Story
Cuddle up for a bedtime story about a perfect day in Kissimmee, starting with a sunrise balloon ride over Disney and ending with an airboat adventure in the Everglades
The adventure doesn't stop when you have kids; it's just the beginning.
Brought to you by Family Traveller magazine, the global voice of authority on family travel, each episode offers in-depth expert advice and all the know-how family travellers like you need to make the most of your time away.
Let us help you go further.

Hosted by Katie Bowman, mum and editor of Family Traveller magazine, and Aaron Millar, award-winning travel writer and dad of two.