Who is a Travel Mama?

You are!  If you want to travel with your children...and stay sane, this site is for you!

This site is for mamas (and daddies!) who need a break from their every day lives, want to see the world, experience new cultures, and maybe even indulge in a spa treatment or a pina colada while away. Travel Mamas is a community of regular women and men like you who want to learn and share not only how to survive a trip with children, but also how to love exploring the world with their families.

What is The Travel Mamas' Guide?

When I became a parent I searched for a book on how to travel with a baby.

Eventually I found a couple, but they were not what I was looking for. I wanted tell-it-like-it-is advice from real moms who had traveled before me. So I started asking for guidance on how and where to travel with children from friends, acquaintances, and any other Travel Mama I met. As I continued to travel and gather tips, I began to write a book. I am working with Wolfson Literary Agency on The Travel Mamas' Guide, a book for parents who want to travel with their babies, toddlers, and preschoolers...and stay sane!

My name is Colleen Lanin. As the creator of the Travel Mamas site and author of The Travel Mamas’ Guide, I like to consider myself The Travel Mama.

I have taken many trips since I had my first baby in 2005. My travels vary from road trips, cruises, family visits, and tropical vacations to foreign tours, amusement park adventures, and more. When I am not traveling, I am reading travel memoirs and dreaming about my next vacation.

I gather information from interviews with experts in the travel and child development industries as well as from other traveling moms like you. And, of course, I learn a lot from my own travels with my family! I also find and share links with you to useful travel/parenting articles, resources, and websites. By using this site, you will learn from my research and the collective wisdom of fellow Travel Mamas.

I am a freelance writer whose articles have been published in such magazines as Babytalk and San Diego Family, and I am regular contributor to 101 Things To Do San Diego. Additionally, I have written guest posts for other blogs and travel websites. I also teach classes on how to travel with babies, toddlers, and children.

I have a master's degree in business administration with a background in marketing.

I have lived in Arizona, Minnesota, and Southern France. Now, I live with my husband, my daughter (age five), and son (age two) in San Diego.

Travel Mamas launched at the end of March 2009. The site currently has a Google Page Rank of four.

 

For additional information about me or this site, see the Travel Mama News page or read How Did I Become The Travel Mama?

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