About Jody Halsted
Jody Halsted has been sharing tips for family travel on her Family Rambling website since 2005, when her eldest daughter was 3 months old. She now travels with her two daughters, ages 5 and 7, and husband as often as possible. As a family travel authority Jody writes for various online and print outlets as well as her Ireland travel site, Ireland with Kids. Follow Jody's travels on Twitter @iatraveler.Website: http://www.familyrambling.com
Posts by Jody Halsted
Celebrating National Tourism Week in the US
By Jody Halsted on May 7, 2012
While not an official holiday, National Tourist Appreciation Day is celebrated across the US on May 6 this year. Some locations, not content with spoiling their tourists for only a day, will spread their celebration of tourism across the full week, {read more}
By Jody Halsted on May 7, 2012
Traveling with Your Family on Bikes
By Jody Halsted on April 24, 2012
With summer vacation nearly upon us, many parents are looking at high gas prices and wondering if a fun family vacation is even possible this year.
Instead of thinking about where you can go on four wheels, step back and think about taking a family vacation {read more}
By Jody Halsted on April 24, 2012
Remembering the Children of the Oklahoma City Bombing with Hope
By Jody Halsted on April 16, 2012
Seventeen.
At seventeen you’re standing on the cusp of adulthood, excitedly aware of the possibilities only a few short months away; your first taste of freedom, the thrill of beginning your life away from your parents’ home. So many opportunities {read more}
By Jody Halsted on April 16, 2012
The World Remembers the Titanic : 100 Year Anniversary of the Unsinkable Ship
By Jody Halsted on April 11, 2012
Before the days of a new Disney ship every year, ocean liners were, quite literally, “ships of dreams”. They ferried the wealthy in a style still envied today, while transporting the less well-off to futures unknown where a man could make something {read more}
By Jody Halsted on April 11, 2012
Family Friendly European Destinations
By Jody Halsted on March 29, 2012
School is almost over for another year. What are your summer plans? For many families this is the time vacation ideas begin to spring forth, dreams begin to flourish and destinations are chosen.
High on the bucket list of many families is a European {read more}
By Jody Halsted on March 29, 2012
How to Choose the Right Family Vacation Tour Company
By Jody Halsted on March 6, 2012
Sometimes you want a vacation to be relaxing, a getaway, a time to rejuvenate.
And other times you want an experience, an education, and memories to last a lifetime.
Family Adventure Vacation
While I am a huge proponent of “do it yourself” travel, {read more}
By Jody Halsted on March 6, 2012
Keeping a Travel Journal
By Jody Halsted on February 29, 2012
Long after your souvenirs grow dusty and your destination branded t-shirts are turned to rags, a travel journal will take you on journeys long past, bringing memories flooding back and a smile to your face.
You Can Keep a Travel Journal No Matter Your {read more}
By Jody Halsted on February 29, 2012
Family Vacations to Ireland
By Jody Halsted on February 16, 2012
Visiting Ireland – With Kids
Rock of Cashel
I could fill a blog with why Ireland is a terrific place to take your family. Oh wait, I already do. I began writing Ireland with Kids a year ago to share my family’s passion for travel to Ireland {read more}
By Jody Halsted on February 16, 2012
Great Girls’ Roadtrip to BlissDom
By Jody Halsted on January 23, 2012
BlissDom is mere weeks away. If you’re like me you’ve begun to set things aside so they won’t be forgotten (business cards) and making notes about what you can’t live without (phone charger). Are you also making a to-do list for {read more}
By Jody Halsted on January 23, 2012
Tips for Flying to the BlissDom Conference
By Jody Halsted on January 10, 2012
BlissDom is less than two months away! Are you busy preparing? While you’re planning your wardrobe, ordering new business cards and searching for the perfect bag to carry your camera, laptop or tablet and other essential,s it’s time to get {read more}
By Jody Halsted on January 10, 2012
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