Useful+Links

There are many other sites out there that can help you with your family travel planning.

= Travel with Kids: General blogs and information =

> Trekaroo - Great site for tips on traveling with kids, destination guides, and other information. Problem is that it is North America-centric.
 * Vagabondfamily.org - a social network for families that are doing long term travel with their children.
 * toc
 * Wikitravel's **Travelling with Children**: http://wikitravel.org/en/Travelling_with_families. Wikitravel itself is a good wiki with travel information on a multitude of topics. There are some pages within about travel with families, and some destination specific pages for kids. None for Asia though!
 * Delicious Baby Blog - A very good blog of travels with baby. It is not focused on Asia, but she has destination guides that allow users to add information on any destination if desired.
 * Traveling Mom - A central place for moms who travel. Includes specialized bloggers who focus on certain topics (China, babies, teens, etc.) and also includes tips, gadgets, and plenty of additional information.

= Travel with Kids: Destination specific travel guides =

Africa

 * Egypt - Cairo (Wikitravel): http://wikitravel.org/en/Cairo/Giza_for_Kids

Asia

 * Child friendly resorts in Asia: http://www.smarttravelasia.com/childresorts.htm List of resorts in various Asian countries that have good features for kids.
 * INDONESIA, Bali - Listing of all types of information, but specifically this is useful for finding villas, apartments, or 1-2-3+ bedroom units in various cities of Bali: []
 * INDONESIA, Bali - Baby equipment rental (high chairs, strollers, car seats, etc.) and other information: http://www.balibaby.com/
 * INDONESIA, Bali - http://www.vagabondfamily.org/blog/travel-tips/top-10-things-to-do-in-bali-with-kids/
 * INDONESIA, Bali - eBook: __Bali with Kids: Families' Guidebook for Babies to Teenagers__ by Laetitia Knight and Philippe Pero (2011). ISBN: 978-981-08-8123-5.

Australia/Pacific

 * NEW ZEALAND - Kidz Go Webguides: http://www.kidzgo.co.nz/ Awesome resources that have information about pretty much anything related to traveling to and within New Zealand with children.
 * NEW ZEALAND - Kidsfriendlynz: http://www.kidsfriendlynz.com/ Another great way to plan and prepare a family friendly holiday in New Zealand.

Europe

 * ENGLAND - London (Wikitravel): http://wikitravel.org/en/London_with_children
 * ITALY - Venice (Wikitravel): http://wikitravel.org/en/Venice_with_children

North America

 * USA - Charlotte, North Carolina (Wikitravel): http://wikitravel.org/en/Charlotte_with_children
 * USA - New Orleans, Louisiana (Wikitravel): http://wikitravel.org/en/New_Orleans_with_children
 * USA - New York City, New York (Wikitravel): http://wikitravel.org/en/New_York_City_with_Children
 * USA - San Diego, California (Wikitravel): http://wikitravel.org/en/San_Diego_with_children

South America
= Travel Info and Booking Sites =

General Travel Information

 * travelfish.org - focuses on Southeast Asia mostly. Not family specific.
 * tripadvisor.com - global and well known, of course. The discussion forum is particularly valuable. When you view rated items (places, restaurants, hotels), you can also filter the reviews to those placed by family travelers to make it more relevant.

General Travel Booking

 * ctrip.org - travel booking site for mainland China (in English)
 * elong.net - travel booking site for mainland China (in English--partners with Expedia.com)
 * Priceline.com - travel booking, mostly N. America based, but global now. Name your own price options can get excellent deals.

Accommodation Booking

 * sawadee.com - hotel booking for Thailand
 * Agoda.com - a hotel booking site

Vacation Rental Booking

 * vrbo.com - Vacation Rentals By Owner, a worldwide site for booking vacation homes.
 * Flipkey.com - Tripadvisor's global vacation home rental site
 * roomorama.com - a website for booking apartments and houses (vacation rentals)
 * airbnb.com - vacation rental or apartment/house booking site. Can rent entire homes or just one bedroom.